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EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE & GUIDELINES
What maintenance is needed?
Have the heating system (including chimneys and vents) professionally inspected and serviced annually. An inspector should also check chimneys and flues for blockages, corrosion, partial and complete disconnections, and loose connections.
What are some do's and don'ts?
- Don't use an oven, range or clothes dryer to heat a home.
- Don't use portable fuel burning camping equipment or grills inside a home or garage.
- Don't leave a car running in an attached garage, even with the door open.
- Don't operate unvented fuel burning appliances in any room with closed doors or windows or in any room where people are sleeping.
- Don't use gasonline-powered tools and engines indoors.
- Do keep all interior and exterior appliance vents free of blockage or debris.
- Do change or clean furnace filters regularly.
- Do refer to the owner's manual when performing minor adjustments or servicing fuel burning equipment.
- Do operate equipment according to the maker's instructions.
For more information on CO safety, contact one of our professionals at 800-276-2722, who can evaluate your equipment installation and operation.
