Kitchen Gas Appliances - New gas stove leaking gas
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josee
11-17-04, 04:17 PM
I just recently bought a new house and am renting out my old house. To be nice I bought the tenant a new gas stove since the other was very old.
She is now complaining about an odor and says it has to be gas from the stove. When I bought the stove I had a couple of the neighbors move the stove in the house and then I installed the gas hoses and installed the oven.
I noticed the stove came with a small package of sealant after I already installed the hoses. I did unscrew the connection to the stove and applied a very small portion of the sealant and then threw the sealant away.
When I got the call from the tenant I went to the local hardware store to get a new package of sealant thinking that had to be the problem. The gentleman behind the counter said all I needed to do was to unhook the connectors and clean them off, then hook them back up. He said I didn't need the sealant.
Will this work?
Thanks for any advise.
She is now complaining about an odor and says it has to be gas from the stove. When I bought the stove I had a couple of the neighbors move the stove in the house and then I installed the gas hoses and installed the oven.
I noticed the stove came with a small package of sealant after I already installed the hoses. I did unscrew the connection to the stove and applied a very small portion of the sealant and then threw the sealant away.
When I got the call from the tenant I went to the local hardware store to get a new package of sealant thinking that had to be the problem. The gentleman behind the counter said all I needed to do was to unhook the connectors and clean them off, then hook them back up. He said I didn't need the sealant.
Will this work?
Thanks for any advise.
Sharp Advice
11-17-04, 08:31 PM
Hello josee. Welcome to my Gas Appliances topic and the Do-It-Yourself Web Site.
My assumption is new means brand new. Not purchased as a used appliance. Under that premise, the odor is coming from a connection you made during installation, somewhere.
Most likely at one of the connects to either the flex connector or the adapters used. New appliances are pretested at the factory to be leak free before packaged and shipped. Thus safe to assume the leak is not the stove.
Would be very difficult if not impossible for me to determine exactly where or what part(s) are not connected correctly, etc. However, the best solution is to used leak detector soap. Apply it to ALL parts you installed and ALL parts you connected. The bubbles, though they may be tiny, will appear. Just allow sufficient time for them to develope and appear.
Sealant is not the answer nor the solution. Fact is, no sealant should even be needed if the correct parts are used, installed in the correct manner and correctly installed. Adapters are some times installed backwards, in the wrong places, etc. Lots of wrong possibilities. Soap will find the leaks.
Use the reply button to add additional information or ask additional questions, if necessary, after using the leak detection soap. Doing so will automatically move your question to the top of the forums list of questions.
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My assumption is new means brand new. Not purchased as a used appliance. Under that premise, the odor is coming from a connection you made during installation, somewhere.
Most likely at one of the connects to either the flex connector or the adapters used. New appliances are pretested at the factory to be leak free before packaged and shipped. Thus safe to assume the leak is not the stove.
Would be very difficult if not impossible for me to determine exactly where or what part(s) are not connected correctly, etc. However, the best solution is to used leak detector soap. Apply it to ALL parts you installed and ALL parts you connected. The bubbles, though they may be tiny, will appear. Just allow sufficient time for them to develope and appear.
Sealant is not the answer nor the solution. Fact is, no sealant should even be needed if the correct parts are used, installed in the correct manner and correctly installed. Adapters are some times installed backwards, in the wrong places, etc. Lots of wrong possibilities. Soap will find the leaks.
Use the reply button to add additional information or ask additional questions, if necessary, after using the leak detection soap. Doing so will automatically move your question to the top of the forums list of questions.
Web Site Host, Forums Monitor, Gas Appliances Topic Moderator & Multiple Forums Moderator. Energy Conservation Consultant & Natural Gas Appliance Diagnostics Technician.
Personal Safety Reminder:
Buckle Up & Drive Safely.
"The Life You Save, May Be Your Own."