Kitchen Gas Guide

Follow this guide if you smell gas odor in your kitchen

Overview

This guide helps troubleshoot common gas issues within the kitchen.

Gas Odor

If you smell gas odor in the kitchen:

• First note whether your pilot lights are lit.
  • If they are lit, the pilot light is not the issue, proceed to the next step.
  • If they are not lit, do not light them while the odor is still strong. First proceed to the next step.
• Close your kitchen’s main gas valve. Facing the hood, the Shutoff Valve will be either to the right or left of the hood.
  • Shutoff Valve is located above the ceiling tiles in older facilities.
  • Shutoff Valve is exposed, wall mounted in newer facilities.
• Example gas valves are pictured below. A closed gas valve is perpendicular with the piping. An open gas valve is parallel with the piping.

Closed

Open

• Let the gas dissipate, manually turn on the Kitchen Exhaust Hood to remove gas odor.
• If the odor does not dissipate, contact 911 and report a suspected gas leak.
• Ensure you leave your kitchen and facility, and inform other partners that you suspect a gas leak in the facility. 

If Odor Dissipates

If your pilot lights were not lit

If your pilot lights were not lit when you first experienced the gas odor, once the odor has dissipated reopen your kitchen’s main gas valve and light your pilot lights. 

If you experience more odor, shut the main valve and contact your Associate Operations Manager (AOM) via the chat feature.

If your pilot lights were lit

If your pilot lights were lit when you first experienced the gas odor, do not open your kitchen’s main gas valve and contact your AOM via the chat feature.