Another thing to do is compare the gas usage coming from the main pipe into the house. My mother-in-law kept having these huge utility bills and telling us that the utilities in her town were just very high. There was a faint gas smell that I was the only one who seemed to notice. I had the city guys out and they checked things out in the house and found no leek. This just did not seem right to me.
So, ironically in light of my question earlier this week, my husband stuck a shovel in the ground of her back yard in early June and about six inches down hit the gas pipe. We cut the gas off at the meter and started trying to find a plumber. The guy came out and fixed the hole and discovered that we had gas coming into the house. He checked all the appliances and pipe lines. He ended up under the house where he found the leek inside a wall. Her gas bill went way down, and her health started to improve. This is a true story, honest to God. This is even the short version that does not include the struggles of finding a plumber that would come to her small town. One guy actually laughed when I asked it they came over there. I finally found this almost ninety year old retired plumber to come out. There was no hurry to his work, but he did a thorough job. All this said though, and I still like gas heat and appliances. Jennifer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
