Gas Smell In Attic

Rotten egg smell could be two things.

Gas smell in attic.

Our natural gas heater is in our attic. The furnace has been working fine mostly just coming on at night as it is. Gas coming from your furnaces exhaust pipe and blowing back in through a window. If you suspect there s a sewer gas leak in your home first try to locate where the leak is coming from.

Get everyone out of the house leaving the door and windows open so that some gas can escape and call your gas company immediately to report the problem and request further instructions. Be sure to check all floor drains toilets and vents. So we called our pest guy but he told us there s nothing there and to check our plumbing. If you allow moisture to accumulate in your attic even in the form of excess humidity you re almost certain to experience mold.

Chris has been a master plumber since 1999 and lives in highland village with his wife. However if the smell is a noxious sickly smell there is probably an insect nest or a dead animal trapped somewhere in the. The propane smell may be in a location basement or attic where it is not detected by people in other areas of the building. If you re experiencing any of the above issues or smell gas or sewage call us 24 7 at 972 395 2597.

If your furnace smells like gas and you have ruled out the other more obvious options ensure that the smell is coming from your air vents called. If you notice a raunchy wild smell like a dog in need of a bath but you don t have a dog you could have rodents raccoons or squirrels in your attic. Rodents raccoons and squirrels are all prone to getting trapped in neglected parts of a home like the attic or walls. No smell in the attic or crawlspace under the house even when we could smell the foul odor.

A few days ago when i went up to the attic to take some stuff up to storage i noticed a faint natural gas odor at the top of my attic steps which are very close to the furnace. Chris edmonds is the owner of c w plumbing located in lewisville texas. The two most common sources of a rotten egg smell are a natural gas leak and escaping sewer gas. Ensure that the gas smell is coming from your air vents.

Arguably one of the most common types of attic odors is mold. Ask your husband if his dog was sprayed by a skunk. The following two tabs change content below. Odor loss can occur an unintended reduction in the concentration of the odor of propane.

Dirty dog smell in house. After a few seconds i could not smell it anymore and thought that maybe i was just being paranoid.