Last week went to fire up the gas BBQ for a meal, and I had a gas leak at the regulator.
I always disconnect gas bottle when not in use. I connected the regulator to the bottle, and I heard a hissing sound and very strong smell of gas. Hissing sound is coming from the direction of the regulator. Obviously I turned everything off pretty quickly but needed to cook meat so didn't stop too long to try and fix it at the time. I did remove and reconnect several times and try a spare bottle but got same result.
10kg bottle, Weber Spirit 3x burner. BBQ only about 2 years old, bottle fairly new, never had a problem before with bbq or the bottle.
Today I got around to looking up causes and solutions, went to see what I could do about the leak and there's no longer any sign of a leak - no sound, no smell. Gas bottle is fairly new, only started using it about a month ago, feel very full still. Put washing up liquid all around the regulator and joint and messed about with it a bit, no bubbles.
What do I do? Forget about it and use it? Could a hot spell make metal expand and cause a temporary leak somewhere?
Feel a bit cautious about using it again as I don't know what caused it and it could suddenly come back?
