Are there any Gas leak detectors for domestic use?

[Speicher]

The Fire Brigade strongly recommend smoke detectors, and the Gas Board strongly recommend carbon monoxide detectors in houses. Is there a reliable equivalent for gas leaks?

I know that something is added to natural gas so that it smells. If people's sense of smell has diminished with age, could a detector be fitted? I am asking this because, very long story short, my mother could not smell the gas that the National Grid gas man released from the gas pipe, so that he could be sure there were no gas leaks. If there was a leak, she would be unaware of it.

 

[classic33]

Could she not taste the gas either?

 

[Speicher]

Could she not taste the gas either?

No, I do not think so. She is 93 years old, so her sense of taste and smell are considerably diminished.

 

[classic33]

Aware there was one, but didn't come cheap.
I'll have a gander and let you know.

 

[ColinJ]

Here is one for sale on Amazon.

 

[classic33]

There's this sort
More than one retailer.

 

[ColinJ]

There's this sort
More than one retailer.

Ha ha - the same one I found, but half the price!

 

[classic33]

Have a word with British Gas, she may qualify for a free fitting of such detectors.

 

[Speicher]

Aware there was one, but didn't come cheap.
I'll have a gander and let you know.

According to the National Grid Gas Man, they are usually only installed in large buildings with a separate boiler room. He was not aware of any for domestic properties.

The reviews of the ones on Amazon do not inspire my with any confidence.

 

[Speicher]

Have a word with British Gas, she may qualify for a free fitting of such detectors.

She has a "Homecare" contract with British Gas, so yes, that may be good idea.

 

[welsh dragon]

There are plenty on the market and they aren't expensive. As colin said above, Amazon sell them. I have one. They are as easy to use as smoke alarms.

Amazon isn't the only place to buy them. There are reputable places on the internet. Or you can phone your local fire brigade, and ask them what they would recommend

 

[ColinJ]

The reviews of the ones on Amazon do not inspire my with any confidence.

I didn't read them ... (Goes off to read them now.)

Oh!

 

[Rooster1]

I've got one of these in my boiler cupboard, I check it monthly.

£19.99 from Screwfix

 

[Speicher]

I've got one of these in my boiler cupboard, I check it monthly.

£19.99 from Screwfix

That is, as I understand it, a carbon monoxide detector. It will tell you if the fumes expelled from your gas appliances has unburnt particles or dangerous fumes in it. Gas from a mains pipe is not carbon monoxide. Please, anyone, correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Thomk]

That's a carbon monoxide detector isn't it? Not the same thing as a gas leak detector I think.