I've moved into this home during the pandemic, and apparently it had a gas leak. I smelled it and called multiple times but nothing was found

They way in which i would small it would be once in a while not consistently I finally called again yesterday and they came last night from SoCal gas and discovered yes there's a small leak behind the stove.

I know it was a small leak but I have been smelling it for 3 years and literally like gaslighting myself no pun intended

I've been doing some reading about gas leaks within SoCal gas and how it's been a common thing recently around my neck of the woods and my concern is I've started to read about how gas is going to affect physical and mental health. I'm kind of shocked that this could have caused serious brain damage or affected my mental health which is already irratic.

Should I see a Dr? To make sure I'm ok?

  • chickentendrils [any, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Weird that it wasn't a persistent odor. If you left and came back would you always smell it? Or how frequently would you say? The odor compound added in should make up enough of the gas to make it obvious that there's a leak. If it wasn't very often then it sounds like it may have been ever so slightly more quantifiable than the small amounts that switched-off gas stoves often emit.

    Gas :\

    • JK1348 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      It was strange i would only catch whiffs of it randomly

      But they came two years in a row and nothing unt finally last night.

      It was random i would catch a huge whiff and then gone and i would ask other people

      Only once did someone else smell it

      • chickentendrils [any, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Huh, sorry that sounds frustrating. I'd be surprised if it has had an outsized effect on your health, but I'm trusting that the odor additive was being injected into the supply at the minimum quantities. It sounds like a tiny breach in the supply though, maybe only coming into play when that part of the building would shift or expand/contract with the weather or something.

        • JK1348 [he/him]
          hexagon
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          2 years ago

          You know what that makes perfect sense SoCal fluctuated between cold and hot weather this week

          And when I've smelled it it's been during really hot weather or cold