Gas leakage / 瓦斯漏氣 (solved in July)

第二個問題是瓦斯漏氣。
The second issue was gas leak.

從六月搬過來之後，在打開廚房的櫃子的時候就發現了，當地的朋友告訴我在這裡的房子聞到瓦斯味很正常，回家前與房仲及房東提過，得到的回覆是瓦斯味不是問題，學期末的時間也很急迫，因此熱水修好之後沒有接著去找瓦斯確切漏氣的位置就先回家了。
The issue was found back in June after I moved in. However, my local friend told me it is normal to smell gas in houses in Adelaide. I sent emails to both my agent and my landlord, and the response was "I don’t think the gas smell is an issue either." The end of semester was a whole series of disaster that I didn't have the chance to test where was the gas leak after the water leakage. Therefore, I went back to Taipei before solving the gas leakage.


回到台北之後，因為台灣發生過不只一次瓦斯造成的氣爆事件，對瓦斯味和瓦斯漏氣的宣導很多，看著這些新聞我對櫃子裡的瓦斯味更擔心了起來。回到這裡之後的當天晚上，就照著台灣的宣導資料，泡了肥皂水確認是哪裡漏氣。
Because there were more than one episode of exposure and fire caused by gas leakage in Taiwan, the promotion of gas safety was very serious in Taiwan. After reading this news, I was getting worried about the gas leakage in my place in Adelaide. On the night I was back to Adelaide, I tested the gas pipe with soap water.

漏氣的地方其實很明確也不難找，查了SA政府網站，瓦斯漏氣的處理方式和台灣一樣，關掉瓦斯總開關之後請有執照的瓦斯安裝人員來維修。
The leaking point was very clear and easy to identify. Searching on the Internet, the SA gov website of gas leaks gave the same instruction as Taiwanese government: turn off the gas supply and contact a licensed gas fitter.

把冒泡的照片傳給房仲之後，詢問這裡的瓦斯總開關在哪，隔天收到瓦斯總開關的位置並且接到瓦斯安裝人員的電話，約了再隔天的中午過來檢查。在等待維修人員過來的時間，我自己先把總開關關掉，因為這裡的熱水是另外的系統，不使用瓦斯，因此等待的時後除了不能用瓦斯爐，生活沒有受到影響。
After sending the photo of bubbling pipe and asking him where the gas supply was, I got his text message in the coming morning and also the gas fitter contacted me to confirm when he will come to check the issue. While waiting for the gas fitter, I turned off the gas supply as my common sense. The hot water system was separated from the gas system so my life was not affected.

維修人員來之後，把瓦斯開關打開，同樣噴肥皂水檢查漏氣的位置，把連接的螺絲鎖緊之後，漏氣的問題就解決了。他也檢查了瓦斯管路的另一端，確認沒有漏氣才離開。
It only took a short period of time for the gas fitter to fix the problem. He turned the gas supply back and then tested with soap water. He identified the leaking point and tighten the junction of the pipe. He also checked the other end of the pipe before he left.


所以，在Adelaide的家裡聞到瓦斯味道底正不正常呢，至少從SA gov 的網站上看不是。
So, is it normal to smell gas in houses in Adelaide? At least SA gov website says no.