On Dec 18, 10:28*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Peter wrote:
> > I seem to recall that the gas we used to have, had something added to it
> > to make it smell, so if it was leaking, you knew all about it.
>
> > Would the repaiman be up for a law suit in this case?
>
> Gas does indeed have something (often ethanethiol) added to it so that you
> can smell a leak. But in this case, a gas leak wasn't the problem; the
> problem was that the fumes from an inefficiently-burning furnace were not
> vented outside the house.
>
> Yes, a very strong case could probably be built against the repairman.
>
> Bob

That's a smell here in the US that is like rotten eggs (sulphur) -

I have a new furnace, vented outside and drawing air directly from
outside, so that's not a worry, but I have a gas water heater, which
could certainly cause some problems. I tend not to worry about that
stuff.

I did read recently that a new recommendation is to replace your fire/
smoke alarms every 10 years (besides replacing batteries once a
year). That was news to me.

N.