Salt Lake Tribune | 2003-10-09 | Page 80

DESERET MORNING NEWS/ SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 2003 $i0 All natural gas customers need ‘Green Stickers’ by July 2008 In a meeting before the Utah Public Service Commission, GREEN STICKER Questar Gas officials briefed pletely, which may produce carbon monoxide. Undercertain conditions, especially without properventilation, car commissioners about the com pany’s “Green Sticker” commu nication efforts and also reiter ated that July 2008 is the date by whichall customers should have Green Stickers on their natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters The stickers indicate that appliances have been properly adjusted to safely and effi ing the years leading up to the July 2008 transition. Green Sticker inspections can bedoneby licensedheat ing contractors. Questar Gas urges customers to act well in advanceofthe July 2008 transition to avoid getting caught in anylast-minute rush. The com pany also suggests that custom ers have the GreenSticker ciently use supplies entering Questar Gas’s system. check doneas part of a normal seasonal appliance safety “In 1997, we saw a change in the Btu content of the supplies inspection. entering our system from inter state pipelines,” said AlanAll Following are someofthe answers to the most frequently asked questions about Questar red, Questar Gas president and CEO. “To ensure customer safety, in 1998 we begana 10- Gas’s GreenSticker program: Whatis a Green Sticker? A GreenSticker indicates year transition periodto give customers time to have their essary, adjusted to the newset points recommended byus and approvedby the PSC atthat time.” Allred notedthat the com these appliances don’t havea GreenSticker, contact a licensed heating professional panyis now halfway through the transition period. During that time, the companyhas been and will continueprocessing and blending supplies to make aninspection a part of your seasonal checkup. Whydo I need a Green Stick er? In recent years, thanks to an to make themsafefor all appli expanded interstate pipeline system, the composition of gas entering Questar Gas’s system has been changing. Consequently, in 1998 the Utah Public Service Commission ances, whether they have a sticker or not. Companyresearch indicates that between25 and 30 percent ofits customerscurrently have Green Stickers. To raise public awareness about the need for approved Questar Gas’s recom mendationthat appliance settings be changed to match these supplies and to ensure safe appliance operation. Improperly adjusted appli- the GreenSticker and to encourage remaining custom ers to havetheir appliances checked, the companytold the PSC thatit plans to increase the frequency and urgency of its communicationefforts dur serious injuryor, in extreme cases, even death. When doI need a Green Sticker? Since 1998, Questar Gas has been treating gas supplies entering its system so thatall appliances those with a Green Sticker andthosewithout — can operatesafely. The companywill continue treating supplies until the summerof 2008. After the summerof 2008, those appliances without a Green Sticker maynot be prop your furnace, water heater or boiler is properly adjusted to safely andefficiently use sup plies that will be entering Que star Gas’s system. If any of appliances checked and, if nec bon monoxide could be released into your home. Car bon monoxideis aninvisible, odorless andtasteless gas that is poisonous and can cause ances couldresult in natural gas not being burned com Do these changesaffectall Questar Gas encourages cus tomers toplan ahead, avoidthe last-minute rush andcontact a licensed heating contractor to havefurnaces, boilers and water heaters checkedfor save money by combining the Green Sticker check with a nor Questar Gas customers? Customers in Wyoming; the Utah communities of Roosevelt, Moab, Monticello, Panguitch, Oak City and Brian Head; and Uintah and Emery counties should haveappli: ances that are already properly adjusted for the gas suppliesin mal appliancesafety inspec those areas. However, to tion, which should be done ensure safe operation and maximumefficiency and performance, Questar Gas recommendsthatall customers have anygas appliance but especially their space- and waterheating appliances — periodically maintained bya licensed contractor who can check to makesure their equipmentis operating safely andefficient periodically by your contrac tor Whichappliances need to be inspected? Onlynatural gas spaceheat ers (furnaces, boilers andete.) and water heaters without a GreenSticker needto be inspected and, if necessary, adjustedbya licensed heating contractor. 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