Gas Leak Detection Dudley
Gas leak detection in Dudley covers any gas fault on your side of the meter: a smell by the stove, a pilot flame that keeps dropping out, a pipe that loses pressure. We shut off the supply, find the leak with a gas detector, repair it and pressure-test before relighting. Book a plumber in Dudley, Whitebridge, Gateshead or Redhead.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated September 2026
How do you know it's gas?
Gas usually warns you first. A single sign earns a check; two or more earn a call:
- The rotten-egg odour, faint or strong, around an appliance, the meter or a pipe run
- Flames that burn yellow or ragged instead of blue
- A hissing sound near a pipe or fitting when nothing is running
- A pilot light that goes out again and again
- Dead or yellowing patches of garden over the line of a buried gas pipe
We treat any gas smell as urgent from the moment you ring. When the odour fills a room, the safety steps below come first.
What comes first when you can smell gas?
Safety comes before the repair. Before you ring us:
- Get people and pets outside if the odour indoors is heavy
- Do not flick any switch, light or appliance, on or off
- Open doors and windows as you go if it takes no time
Once outside, call the gas network's emergency number if the smell is at the meter or toward the street. For anything between the meter and your appliances, ring (02) 4063 3469. Sometimes both calls are needed: the network looks after its pipe, and the tracing and repair inside your boundary is our job.
How the trace and repair runs
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Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4063 3469 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
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A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
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Isolate, trace, test
The supply is shut off, the gas detector sweeps the line run, and a pressure test confirms both the leak's location and the repair's success.
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Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.
Each appliance is relit and checked before we leave, so every connection in the house is proven sound.
What moves the price of a leak job?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
For a gas leak, the figure depends on:
- The spot, since a loose union on the meter outlet is a quick fix and a leak along a pipe buried beneath paving is not
- The fix, since replacing a length of gas pipe costs more than remaking one joint
- Reaching the pipe, since gas lines inside cavities or under decks need opening up
- Night and weekend call-outs, priced at the higher rate that you agree to on the phone
Salt air and old copper on the clifftop
The clifftop does gas lines no favours
The older cottages carry their own risk
When we're not the right call
A leak at the meter or in the network's pipe in the street is theirs to repair, so their emergency line takes that one. An electrical fault, such as a failed ignition module, goes to an electrician to finish.
What a customer said
We had an urgent gas problem that required immediate attention at our home…on a Friday afternoon. … Identified the issue, fixed and tested
Gas leak questions from Dudley households
What does a gas leak smell like in a Dudley home?
Natural gas is odourless, so a smell is added, and most people call it rotten eggs. A faint trace by the stove may just be a pilot gone out; a strong smell inside means get out and ring for help before touching any switch.
Who do I ring first, you or the gas network?
The network owns everything from the meter out to the street, so that emergency call goes to them. Once the leak is known to be inside your boundary, we find it, fix it and pressure-test the line.
Is a suspected gas leak an emergency job?
Yes. We are Available 24/7, and a suspected gas leak should never wait. If the smell inside is strong, get everyone out first, make the call from outside and leave the rest to us.
Can you repair the leak and reconnect my appliances on the same visit?
When the fault is inside your boundary, we fix the line, pressure-test it and relight the appliances before we leave. If a part has to be ordered, that is in the quote before you agree.
Where the gas work connects
This page is the leak side of our gas fitting work. New appliances, bayonet points and heaters are covered under gas appliance installation, and water leaks are traced under water leak detection.
Need a plumber? Call or send the form
Call (02) 4063 3469 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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