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Gas smell in the house — Long Beach, California
A natural-gas or rotten-egg smell indoors is a potential emergency. Natural gas is odorless by itself — utilities add mercaptan so leaks are detectable. Even a faint whiff can indicate a cracked gas line, a faulty appliance connection, or a failing gas valve. Leave the house immediately without flipping switches or lighting flames, call your gas utility's emergency line from outside, and then contact a licensed plumber or HVAC technician for the repair.
Who to call
For this problem in Long Beach, call a: Plumber
Find a Plumber in Long BeachSymptoms to look for
- Rotten-egg or sulfur-like smell near stove, furnace, or water heater
- Hissing or whistling sound near gas lines or appliances
- Dead vegetation in a line pattern above a buried gas pipe
- Pilot light that keeps going out or burns with an unusual color
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