Gas Heater Safety in Endeavour Hills Homes
What to watch for on a wall furnace, and what to do if you smell gas or the heater is not burning cleanly.
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Warning signs
A yellowing or lazy flame, soot around the unit, a musty or sharp smell when the heater runs, a unit that cuts out, or anyone in the house feeling unwell when it is on, are all reasons to stop using the heater and call a licensed gasfitter. Do not 'just open a window and hope'. Wall furnaces in 1970s living rooms need a proper look at the flue, the ventilation and the gas rate.
If you smell gas
Turn the gas off at the meter if you can do it safely, leave the building, avoid switches, doorbells and flames, and call 03 8658 7175 from outside. If the smell is strong, also follow the gas emergency advice from the authority. We pressure-test and locate leaks and we will not leave a doubtful appliance in service.
Licensed work only
Gasfitting is licensed in Victoria. A general repairer without that licence should not be opening a gas appliance or a gas line. We hold the gasfitting licence, we quote a fixed price for the work, and we certificate regulated jobs. If a heater is no longer a reasonable thing to keep, we will say so and talk through a replacement that meets current clearances.
Endeavour Hills pipes at a glance
Endeavour Hills was built through the 1970s and 1980s on rising ground between Dandenong and the Lysterfield hills, postcode 3802, in the City of Casey. A lot of the original brick veneer is still on the block it was built on, often with a steep drive, a sleeper or concrete retaining wall and a stormwater pit at the low corner. Water services may be copper, with patches of later poly, and many sewers are still earthenware with tree roots from street and backyard plantings. Hot water is often a gas storage unit squeezed onto a narrow side path, which is why a replacement sometimes has to come down the front steps.
We use cameras, locators, pressure tests and acoustic leak detection so we can see the pipework before anyone cuts a wall or opens a trench on a slope.
Related services
- Emergency plumbing
- Blocked drains
- Hot water
- Gas fitting
- Hot water replacement
- Heat pumps
- Leaking taps
- Burst pipes
- Toilets
- Leak detection
- Pipe relining
- Stormwater
- Roof and gutters
- Bathrooms
- Commercial plumbing
- Backflow and maintenance
More guides
- Stormwater on sloping blocks
- Retaining walls and ag drains
- Ageing hot water in 1970s homes
- Tree roots in hillside sewers
- Choosing a plumber
- No hot water checklist
- Burst pipe, first minutes
- Leaking tap, when to call
- Gas heater safety
- Finding your meter on a slope
- Water pressure on the hills
- Hot water for split-level homes
Why hillside homes call us
Hill and slope know-how
1970s and 1980s brick veneer on sloping blocks, sleeper retaining walls, stormwater that runs downhill and ageing hot water on tight side paths: that is the work we do around Endeavour Hills every week.
Price first, work second
A licensed plumber finds the fault and agrees a fixed price with you before anything starts.
See it, then dig
Cameras, locators and acoustic leak detection show what is going on under a sloping lawn or behind a retaining wall before we open the ground.
Respect for your home
Boot covers, drop sheets, old parts taken away and the job tested with you.
Get a free quote
Tell us what is going on and a licensed Endeavour Hills plumber will call you back.
How quoting works
Ring 03 8658 7175 or send the form with a short description, and a photo if you have one. A licensed plumber calls you back and books a time. On site they find the cause, talk you through the options and give you a fixed price. Nothing starts until you agree, and larger jobs get a free written quote.
Need a plumber in Endeavour Hills?
Endeavour Hills, Doveton, Hallam, Narre Warren North, Lysterfield South and the Casey hills. Quote-only: the plumber finds the fault, then gives you a fixed price.