Poll of the Day > Shit, I just realized something

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A week ago we got a new fire alarm. I turned it on and it went, "TESTING: WARNING, GAS LEAK DETECTED"

So naturally, I assumed it's testing its alarms, and didn't even think there might be a gas leak.

Welp

My entire backyard and basement smell like sulfur today. I've been borderline dying of the flu for the past 2 weeks.

Fuck you technology. I'm going to walk 50 feet away from my house in freezing weather to smoke my cigarette. We probably should have evacuated, but it's 3:00 AM now.
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That's fucked up. It really said "TESTING" right before that? Did it ever say it again though?
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TallTamryu posted...

That's fucked up. It really said "TESTING" right before that? Did it ever say it again though?

I don't remember. I think I left it up to someone else to set it up... and it never happened.
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Go live in a hotel for a few days.
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You have propane too? I hate that sulphur smell, but it's better than carbon monoxide.

This sounds like coincidence to me though, propane is a heavy gas, and if you didn't smell it then it wasn't there when you tested the alarm. Mine give me the same "gas detected" message when I test them.
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funbot posted...

You have propane too? I hate that sulphur smell, but it's better than carbon monoxide.

This sounds like coincidence to me though, propane is a heavy gas, and if you didn't smell it then it wasn't there when you tested the alarm. Mine give me the same "gas detected" message when I test them.

Maybe, but there is still a very funky sulfur smell engulfing the area around my house.

The smell is coming from the pipe that comes out of the back of the house. I'm a computer guy, I'm not a handyman, so I don't know.

Come to think of it, it does smell worse around the basement sink, and I do remember the bathwater being a weird color a while ago. It might be backed up sewage.

Regardless, we should have someone coming tomorrow. I feel a little less worried about spontaneously blowing up.
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Yellow posted...

funbot posted...

You have propane too? I hate that sulphur smell, but it's better than carbon monoxide.

This sounds like coincidence to me though, propane is a heavy gas, and if you didn't smell it then it wasn't there when you tested the alarm. Mine give me the same "gas detected" message when I test them.

Maybe, but there is still a very funky sulfur smell engulfing the area around my house.

The smell is coming from the pipe that comes out of the back of the house. I'm a computer guy, I'm not a handyman, so I don't know.

Come to think of it, it does smell worse around the basement sink, and I do remember the bathwater being a weird color a while ago. It might be backed up sewage.

Regardless, we should have someone coming tomorrow. I feel a little less worried about spontaneously blowing up.

Oh, if it's near a sink it could be some bacteria growing. I swear, I have these same problems. Put some baking soda down your drain and pour a cup of vinegar in and then rinse it real good.
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If you think you have a gas leak, you'd better call somebody.
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funbot posted...

You have propane too? I hate that sulphur smell, but it's better than carbon monoxide.

That smell reminds me of my dad. He delivered propane for years.
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I have alarms like that too. When ever I test them it says Warning this or that detected. It is supposed to say that. If it detected it without you testing it it will keep going off saying Warning...
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