- Never tie your dog (big or small) to a gas meter.
- Install smoke detectors on every floor of your home. Check batteries once a month. Replace batteries annually.
- Install carbon monoxide detectors and learn the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Always turn off gas appliances when not in use.
- Post emergency phone numbers — your doctor, police fire, Enbridge Gas New Brunswick— by every telephone in your home.
Do not attempt to put out a gas fire yourself. Never use water on burning gas. Call your local fire department.
- What natural gas smells like – order our free scratch-n-sniff brochure
- To ask for ID if a service person calls.
- That touching a natural gas appliance is dangerous.
- That open flames are dangerous.
- What the smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarms sound like.
- Have qualified service technicians perform regular tune-ups on your furnace or boiler.
- Inspect heating systems once each season. If a vent pipe or flue is loose, cracked, rusted or pitted, have it replaced by a licensed heating contractor.
- Make sure draft hoods, vent caps and exhaust fans on your gas appliances are clear and open.
- Make sure your chimney isn't blocked by insulation, leaves, bird nests or debris.
- In winter, don't let snow or ice cover your gas meter, pressure regulator, or appliance vents. This could interrupt your gas service or cause your gas appliances to malfunction.
- Do not heat rooms with a gas stove or oven. They can reduce oxygen levels and cause a build-up of carbon monoxide.
- Make sure rooms containing gas appliances are well-ventilated.
- Report all leaks or gas smells immediately.
- Look for yellow or orange gas flames. Gas flames should be blue. (Please note: flames might flicker yellow due to dust particles in the air, and some natural gas fireplaces are designed to have yellow flames).
- Note any staining, sooting or discolouration on or around gas appliances.
- Never extinguish a pilot light. Blowing out the pilot light may not stop gas from flowing out.
- Do not store or use flammable products near a natural gas pilot light or gas burner. If you do use these products, make sure your home is well-ventilated (Link…fresh air) before, during and after use.
Never use a barbecue inside your home, cottage or garage. A natural gas supplied BBQ should have a shut off valve in addition to any control valves in the BBQ itself. This shut off valve must be turned off after each use of the BBQ to prevent leakage.