PG&E Keeps Customers Safe and Warm with Free Annual Gas Safety Checks
November 13 2019 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
With winter right around the corner, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) is reminding customers to call to schedule a
free in-home safety inspection of their gas appliances. During the
visit, PG&E will also relight pilot lights for customers who
have heaters or other appliances that have been turned off during
warmer months.
Inspections help ensure that gas appliances, including water
heaters, furnaces and ovens, are operating safely and efficiently,
reducing the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning within the home.
Carbon monoxide is especially dangerous due to the fact that it
can’t be seen, smelled or heard. According to the Center for
Disease Control, every year in the U.S. at least 430 people die
from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning and approximately 50,000
people will be sent to the hospital.
“The safety of our customers is our most important
responsibility. To help ensure that gas appliances are operating
safely, you can call us to schedule a free gas safety check, and we
will send a qualified PG&E technician to your home to inspect
your appliances,” said Vince Gaeto, PG&E senior director of Gas
Operations.
Before the colder winter months when natural gas appliances
typically see the most use, PG&E encourages customers to
schedule an inspection by calling the customer helpline at
1-800-743-5000.
Helpful Winter Gas Safety Tips
- Install carbon monoxide detectors to warn when concentration
levels are high.
- All California single-family homes are required to have carbon
monoxide detectors.
- Carbon monoxide detectors should be installed on every floor,
near sleeping areas and common areas.
- These devices should be tested twice a year, and batteries
replaced if necessary.
- Check the expiration date – most carbon monoxide detectors have
a shelf life of five to seven years.
- Never use products inside the home that generate dangerous
levels of carbon monoxide, such as generators, outdoor grills, or
propane heaters.
- Never use cooking devices such as ovens or stoves for home
heating purposes.
- When using the fireplace to stay warm, make sure the flue is
open so venting can occur safely through the chimney.
- Make sure water heaters and other natural gas appliances have
proper ventilation.
- Click here for more winter heating safety and savings
tips.
If you suspect carbon monoxide in your home, you should get out
immediately and call 911. If a PG&E customer ever smells the
distinctive "rotten egg" odor of natural gas in or around their
home or business they should immediately evacuate and then call 911
and PG&E at 1-800-743-5000.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com/ and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.
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