Funny Pong in my Shed this morning.....

[Fruddy]

I went out to the shed this morning to haul my beads of the kiln.  When I opened the shed door, there was this really unpleasant smell.... never had it before, but it was a whiff of rotten eggs.... not really really strong, but definitely there and unpleasant.

Checked all my equipment, everything switched off apart from my Themotube which stays on all the time.  There is some other equipment in there, i.e. washer, dryer and upright freezer, but I can't imagine it could these that were causing the niff.   

Left the door open for 10 mins and the smell went, but I have to say that it made be a bit uneasy... thinking some kind of noxious gas build up from somewhere???  Its never happened before.

Any ideas anyone??

[sarah t]

check for gas leek would be my first port of call ...and then check electrics and appliences...and then hope nothing has died under the floor boards!

rotten eggs is sulpher i think 

[hollergrafik]

Did you bleed the pipes last time you used the torch?

[Fruddy]

Did you bleed the pipes last time you used the torch?

Yup Kay, do it every time I switch off.  Made myself get into the habit of doing it, so its pretty automatic now.

Its not a "gassy" smell at all, it wasn't even really that strong either, I didn't run out heaving.  It was just a "whiff" of bad eggs.... very strange.

I've been in there torching this afternoon and I haven't smelt it again.

Will have to see if it is there again tomorrow,

[Les]

IIRC propane doesn't have a gassy smell, and has a bad eggs smell added to it to make leaks easier to spot.... I think someone mentiones it on here ages ago .. I'd double check your pipes, etc, as propane smells of eggs and not gas

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

It may be that corpse you stashed underneath it..........you know, from the guy who said he didn't like your beads

[ScarletLeonard]

Tan you never cease to make me laugh.

Though yes check for leaks, make sure nothing has curled up and died in your ventilation and ask your OH to make sure he's not been going out there to fart.

[Lotti]

Tan you never cease to make me laugh.

Though yes check for leaks, make sure nothing has curled up and died in your ventilation and ask your OH to make sure he's not been going out there to fart.

[Blue Box Studio]

Sounds like gas to me.  I had the tiniest leak but it wasn't until I bought some of the gas leak detector from Plumb World (other outlets will be available) that I found it.  I'd not got the hose fitting compleely straight into the tank fitting.  Soapy water didn't show it up for me.

[Steampunkglass]

I had a canister once where the tap didn't turn off fully however hard I tightened it. After a few days I could smell a faint whiff of gas (even with the propane knob on the torch turned off), and found the pipes were full of gas.

The only other thing might be as Tan suggested - a dead body!  Maybe a very small one, such as a mouse that succumbed to the cold weather and is now defrosting?  Although I can't say I'm really sure what that would smell like either?!

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

Dead things smell like old drains and dead things that have been in the sun for a while smell like old drains, the back of the fridge and very bad feet.

[puffin]

It may be that corpse you stashed underneath it..........you know, from the guy who said he didn't like your beads

I thought it must be feet or alot of farting must have gone on the night before and the cold air kept it in the air . Something to freshen you up the next morning 

[jammie]

Dead things ie a dead mouse in the toaster dont smell like rotten eggs they smell ..... well.... Dead

Gas is like rotten eggs according  to info on here but my last gas  leak I posted about smelt like rotten turnips.

[puffin]

I am gonna be screwed then if it is smells like that if theres a leak.

1 child ( boy ) - stinks !!!
1 husband - farts all the time like rotten eggs
3 dogs - wet dog & farts like rotten eggs & poo
2 cats -  you know they fart secretly

& me - perfect in everyway    I smell of roses 

[♥♥Tan♥♥]