Cleaning dryer vents
Drying clothes takes a lot of energy. Keeping your dryer vent clean makes your appliance more energy efficient.
Raw natural gas is colorless and odorless. As a safety precaution, utility companies add a harmless odorant to the natural gas to give it the distinctive rotten egg smell. Natural gas is lighter than air, so it will rise and disperse if allowed to vent freely.
Although rare, natural gas leaks can be dangerous and result in fire, explosions, injury or death. If you suspect a leak, call your utility provider immediately.
Anytime you suspect a natural gas leak, you should react like it’s an emergency.
Drying clothes takes a lot of energy. Keeping your dryer vent clean makes your appliance more energy efficient.
Find out how to test for radon in your home and what to do if you have it.
A garage door app will alert you when the door is open and allow you to open and close the door from your smart phone.
If you have buried natural gas lines on your property, make sure you know how to locate and maintain them.
Keep these safety guidelines in mind when using gas-consuming products such as stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters and furnaces.
Walking through a wet or flooded basement can be dangerous. To be safe, you should always assume that basement flood water is energized.
The best way to weather a storm is to have a safety plan in place ahead of time.
The wiring inside most older houses wasn’t designed to handle the electrical needs we have today.
Find out what causes deadly carbon monoxide poisoning - and how to prevent and detect it.