for the last few days we’ve caught a whiff of gas smell in the basement by the gas water heater and gas furnace…

today I called and was advised they would send someone out within a few hours…

the person didn’t arrive for four hours, but between only three people on shift, and dealing with a real emergency, it took a while to get here…

they always ask if it was gas that I smelled, and I always assure them that it was… I have quite an ability to smell things that others can’t… my grandson says I have the nose of a bloodhound, lol…

when they arrived, they checked the outside gas meter and the pipes for the furnace… both of which were fine…

once inside, they began checking all of the spots where there might be a problem… they came upstairs to say I did have a good nose because something in the furnace had come loose and was leaking gas…

after getting some tools and the furnace getting turned off, they fixed it and then pointed out that on this type of furnace, a piece is held together by magnets and may not close exactly as it should… so if there are future leaks, this piece may need to be replaced 🤪…

but they did say calling the emergency line was the correct thing to do…