Gas Leak Detector
It Can Save Your Home From Fire Or Explosion
Gas leak detector alerts you when there is a dangerous gas leak in your home.
A gas leak could cause a fire or explosion so it is a very serious situation. Gas detectors
sense the presence of natural gas that is used in cooking and heating in many homes today.
Natural gas has no odor so gas companies add a compound to the gas in order to give it a
noticeable odor that most people will pick up by smell alone. However, if you are unable to smell the gas
leak, you would have no way of knowing you are in the midst of a dangerous situation unless you have a
detector in place.
When you shop for a gas leak detector, you will find they come in quite a variety of types and prices.
Some of them are complex and must be installed by an electrician and are part of an overall home security
system. Others are easy for you to mount by yourself and work similar to smoke detectors.
Gas detectors are rated according to what is called the lower explosive limit. This is the
smallest concentration of gas that would trigger the alarm. Some are set at 15 percent LEL and others at 20
percent. The lower the LEL, the more sensitive the alarm and the sooner you will be alerted to danger.
However, other things can cause a gas leak detector to alarm. This includes sensing of other chemicals, cigarette
smoke, and even high humidity levels. Therefore it is important to place your detector in the proper place. For
example, you wouldn't want to put it in a room where you and your friends smoke heavily because the unit may give
you false alarms.
It is best to place the alarm close to the source of natural gas. For example, if you have a
natural gas water heater in your basement, then it would be good to place a gas leak detector close to
it.
If your gas detector sounds an alarm, it is important that you leave your home at once. Don't flip any light
switches or light a match. Don't use your phone to call for help because it might spark and cause an explosion.
Once you are outside you can use a cell phone or call from a neighbor's house to notify 911 or your gas company
about your gas leak.
Natural gas leaks can occur because of appliance malfunctions or leaks in piping systems. Gas can even seep into
your home from outdoor natural gas leaks. A build up of natural gas is not only a fire danger; it can also cause
health problems due to the reduced availability of oxygen.
Symptoms include dizziness, nausea, irregular breathing, and even unconsciousness and death. A
gas leak detector can protect your family from these dangers by alerting you to the presence of a
higher than normal concentration of gas in your home.
Elderly people are at an even higher risk due to the loss of ability to smell that goes along with aging. People in
their seventies have usually lost so much of their sense of smell that they are unable to detect the distinct odor
of treated natural gas. For them, a gas leak detector is even more important.
For example, Safety Siren
manufactures a popular gas detector that is able to sense dangerous levels of methane and propane gas. It
has a built-in diagnostic features and samples the air every 2-1/2 minutes to assure you it is operating
quitely. It plugs into any 110-120v AC outlet and has a 5 year warranty.
Gas leaks are very dangerous. An explosion could destroy your home and cause loss of life. A
gas leak detector is an inexpensive yet effective way to safeguard your home against this
disaster.
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