Gas Leak Detection Aberdare

Gas leak detection in Aberdare finds and fixes escapes from gas pipes, meter connections and appliance fittings before they become dangerous. A licensed gas fitter tracks the leak with a detector, repairs it and proves the line with a pressure test, with the price agreed first. It sits under our gas fitting service.

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Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C

Last updated September 2026

How Do You Know It's a Leak?

Some leaks are obvious and some aren't. Pay attention to:

The smell of gas near the meter box, a heater or the cooktop, or inside a cupboard, even faintly and on and off
Flames on a burner that have gone soft and yellow
A hissing noise from pipework or near the meter
A winter gas bill that jumps without a reason, which can mean a slow escape too small to smell

Never ignore the smell. A trace that fades when the wind shifts can still be a fitting leaking into a wall cavity.

What Comes First When You Smell Gas?

Make the house safe before anything else:

1
Get out
Take people and pets outside, and leave every light, fan and appliance exactly as it is.
2
Shut the meter valve if the meter is outside and you can reach it without going back in.
3
Call the gas network's emergency line from outside. Making the property safe is their first job.
4
Then call us
With the site secured, we locate the escape, fix it and prove the line tight before any burner is lit again.

How We Do It

01
Isolate
The section is isolated so the detector isn't reading gas from elsewhere.
02
Track it down
The detector is worked along the run, over joints, at the meter union and behind appliances, until it peaks at the source.
03
Repair
A corroded fitting is replaced, a failed length is cut out and new pipe spliced in, or a badly rusted run is renewed.
04
Prove and relight
A pressure test confirms the repair, then the appliances are lit again and their flames checked.

A new appliance going onto old pipe gets the same test, as covered under gas appliance installation.

How Is a Gas Leak Job Priced?

We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.

Location of the escape A weeping union at the meter is a quicker fix than corroded steel behind a wall lining
Pipe to replace One short section costs less than a new run from meter to appliance
Getting to it Pipe under a raised floor is easier to reach than pipe in a wall or beneath paving
Time of the call Leak work after dark or across the weekend is dearer, and the difference is stated before we come

Why the Old Lines Here Need Testing

Gas pipe hidden in old walls

The suburb began in 1904 as a coalfields settlement of weatherboard and fibro cottages, and their gas pipework now sits in wall cavities and subfloors that haven't been opened in decades.

Steel ages out of sight

The older fittings and steel gas pipe in these homes corrode slowly where nobody looks, and the first sign can be a faint smell or a bill that creeps up.

Clay that moves

Reactive clay under the yards takes up water after rain and dries back in drought, which can loosen joints on any gas pipe run underground to a BBQ or heater. A pressure test shows what the line is doing, and every repair ends with one.

What Customers Say

We had an urgent gas problem that required immediate attention at our home…on a Friday afternoon. … Identified the issue, fixed and tested

Lee

When We're Not the Right Call

Meter-side or street-side leaks

A leak at the meter assembly, or out past the property in the street supply, is fixed by the gas network; their emergency line reaches them.

Appliance electronics

A fault in an oven's or heater's electrical controls goes to the maker's service agent or an electrician. For water problems at night, see the emergency plumber page, and for the rest of our work, contact a plumber in Aberdare.

Gas Leak Questions From Aberdare Homes

Who should I ring first about a gas smell in my Aberdare home?

The gas network's emergency number, called from outside, with the meter valve closed first if that's safe to do. Once they've secured the site, our licensed gas fitter locates the escape, fixes the pipe and tests it.

Do you pressure-test the old gas lines in Aberdare cottages?

Yes, the line is tested after every repair. Old steel pipe can corrode through behind a wall while the appliances still light normally, so a pressure test on the repaired run is the proof that it's sealed.

Can you repair the line as well as find the leak?

Yes. The detector narrows the escape to a single fitting or pipe section, and the repair is done on that visit if parts are on hand: a new fitting, a spliced-in section, or a full renewal where the steel is too far gone.

Is a gas leak an after-hours job?

It can be. A gas escape shouldn't be left overnight, and the line is Available 24/7. Night and weekend attendance costs more, and you hear how much before a gas fitter is sent.

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Call (02) 4063 3475 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.

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