NYSEG urges customers to clear vents and chimneys for natural gas appliances as snow piles up from deep drifts/snow which could block vents, causing build up of potentially deadly carbon monoxide in building.
SAFETY TIPS
*AVOID PILING SNOW AROUND ELECTRIC/NATURAL GAS METER AREAS OR RELATED EQUIPMENT
*KEEP ELECTRIC/NATURAL GAS METER AREA CLEAR
*NATURAL GAS APPLIANCE CHIMNEYS/VENTS SHOULD BE KEPT FREE OF SNOW/ICE
*BE PREPARED IF YOU SMELL NATURAL GAS (SULFUR LIKE ODOR/ROTTEN EGGS)! GET UP - GET OUT - CALL NYSEG/RG&E IMMEDIATELY FROM A NEIGHBOR'S PHONE.
TO REPORT A NATURAL GAS EMERGENCY OR SUSPECTED CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEM, CALL #1.800.572.1121 OR 911.
