--- title: Video – Why Does My Furnace Smell Like Gas When You Turn it ON? | A&E Plumbing, Heating and Air description: You turn on your furnace, and you smell gas. What should you do? First assess what the smell most likely is, and you may not need to call anyone. Of course, if you’re still nervous because you just don’t know, turn off your furnace and give one of our highly trained technicians a call at 541-387-3311 to come out to diagnose the smell for you. --- [Skip to main content](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/blog/video/video-why-does-my-furnace-smell-like-gas-when-you-turn-it-on#maincontent) [ «  View All Posts ](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/learning-center) # Video - Why Does My Furnace Smell Like Gas When You Turn it ON? December 29th, 2020 0 min read By [admin](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/blog/author/admin) You turn on your [furnace](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/residential/furnaces/), and you smell gas. What should you do? First assess what the smell most likely is, and you may not need to call anyone. Of course, if you’re still nervous because you just don’t know, turn off your [furnace](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/products/trane/furnaces/) and give one of our highly trained technicians a call at [541-645-8188](tel:+15416458188) to come out to diagnose the smell for you. [A&E Heating and Air ](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/) Topics: [ Video ](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/blog/topic/video) Don't forget to share this post: ## Related Articles [![Man with his thumb up in the foreground, HVAC calibration equipment in the background, slightly blurred.](https://www.aeheatingandcooling.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hubspot%20Featured%20Image%20%287%29.png?width=2160&height=1080&name=Hubspot%20Featured%20Image%20%287%29.png) ### Video - Should I Set My Thermostat to On or Auto? 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