Gas emergencies in Benfleet are covered by the same engineers who serve the rest of the Castle Point area, about 5 minutes away in Bowers Gifford. About 86% of local homes run on mains gas, so we attend everything from capped supplies to condemned appliances. The very hard water at 318 ppm is a separate problem we can deal with on the same visit.
A smell of gas, a hissing meter, an appliance that has been condemned, or a gas supply capped off by the emergency service are all jobs for a Gas Safe registered engineer, and they rarely happen at a convenient time. We run a 24-hour emergency gas line on 01268 855605 for the whole of Essex.
If you can smell gas, turn the supply off at the meter, open the windows and call the National Gas Emergency number on 0800 111 999 first. They make the supply safe. Then call us. Our engineer carries out a tightness test on the whole installation, traces the leak with detection equipment, repairs or renews the faulty section, re-tests and puts your appliances back into service.
We are Gas Safe registered (925538) and have handled gas emergencies across Essex for more than 40 years. Emergency call-out starts from £120, the repair is priced before we start, and you get a written record of what was tested and done.
- Drive from base
- 1.1 miabout 5 minutes
- Homes on mains gas
- 86%2021 Census
- Water hardness
- 318 ppmVery hard water
- Emergency Gas Engineer
- 24/7, from £120Price agreed first
Emergency Gas Engineer 24/7 in Benfleet: the local picture
86% of the 15,594 households around Benfleet heat with mains gas only, 5% are electric only (2021 Census, ward level).
Water in the Benfleet area is very hard at around 318 ppm, so limescale in boilers, cylinders and showers is a common cause of faults here.
Benfleet is 1.1 miles from our base in Bowers Gifford, about 5 minutes by van.
What is included
- Gas tightness test on the whole installation
- Leak tracing and repair
- Making unsafe appliances safe
- Boiler, cooker, hob and fire faults
- Reconnection after the emergency service has capped the supply
- Written record of the tests and the work done
- Available 24 hours a day, every day
How it works
- Call 0800 111 999 if you can smell gas, then call us on 01268 855605
- Tell us what is happening and where you are
- Test the installation and find the fault
- Make it safe and repair what can be repaired on the spot
- Re-test, reconnect and explain any follow-up work
Recent work
What Benfleet customers say
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Darren DeaconGoogle review★★★★★Ash arrived on time, gave us his advice and explained how we should proceed. His quote was reasonable and when we get his email we will arrange a time for the installation of a new thermostat. They covered our floors, so they didn't track anything in. They ...
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Questions about emergency gas engineer 24/7 in Benfleet
How much does an emergency gas engineer cost?
Emergency call-out starts from £120, which covers attending and testing the installation. Any repair is priced once the fault is found and agreed with you before we start. A gas cooker or hob installation, if that is what you need after a fault, is £120.
How quickly can you get here?
The line is answered 24 hours a day and the engineer will give you an honest arrival time based on where you are in Essex and where they are. If you can smell gas, call 0800 111 999 first so the supply is made safe while we are on our way.
What should I do if I smell gas?
Turn the gas off at the meter, open doors and windows, put out naked flames and do not switch electrical appliances or lights on or off. Call the National Gas Emergency number on 0800 111 999 from outside the property. Once the supply is safe, call us on 01268 855605 to find and fix the fault.
The emergency service has capped my gas. What happens now?
The network engineer's job is to make the supply safe, not to repair it. They will have left a notice saying why the supply was capped. Call us, and our engineer will find the fault, repair it, test the whole installation and reconnect you.
How far is Benfleet from you?
Benfleet is 1.1 miles from our base in Bowers Gifford, about 5 minutes by van. Same-day emergency cover and typical arrival in about 5 minutes.
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