Petrol smell in bathroom?
  Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:15 pm
Post subject: Petrol smell in bathroom? I put my heating on a couple of hours ago and after half an hour i could smell a strong smell, wasnt sure if it was gas or what but noticed it was coming from the area round the kitchen radiator. Then i noticed that there was a plastic bag leaning against it so i thought it must be that burning. I moved it away and the smell disappeared.
But then OH comes through and says to go in the bathroom cos he could smell something. I go in and it is REALLY strong smelling of like petrol  I've never had a gas leak so dunno if thats what gas smells like or what but i turned my heating off. Its now only in the bathroom, no other room smells and it doesnt smell like its coming from the radiator I live in a 2nd floor flat so also dunno if it could be coming through the floor or ceiling from one of my neighbours.
My mum said i should phone the gas company but i dont even know if thats what it is. Has anyone had this before? _________________ 
 Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:51 pm
Post subject: Sulphur smells like rotten eggs but not normal household gas. But its a different smell again to petrol. Have you got a gas cooker? If you have turn it on without lighting it and see if that's the smell in your bathroom
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  Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:44 pm
Post subject: maybe someone was working outside on a car and the petrol smell had wafted in the window?
petrol and gas smell very different. petrol stations usually smell of petrol, (I love that smell). gas has a chemical added to make it smell, it is a sickly rotten egg sort of smell, you can almost taste it too - yak! Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:12 pm
Post subject: I thought that too but i opened the window and it was just fresh air from outside
Really baffled about what it was but it hasnt returned. It definitely had that smell of petrol, like if you go into a garage where someone has a car stored. Very strange. _________________
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:26 pm
Post subject: I thought that too but i opened the window and it was just fresh air from outside
Really baffled about what it was but it hasnt returned. It definitely had that smell of petrol, like if you go into a garage where someone has a car stored. Very strange. _________________
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:54 pm
Post subject: Nope both me and OH dont have a car or had been anywhere near one. The only thing i can think of is that it was coming up through the pipes from one of my neighbours flats cos i put bleach down my bathroom plughole and after that the smell disappeared
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