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Check the gas meter for ice
Keep your gas meter working properly by checking it for ice.
- Time
- 2 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Expertise
- None
- Frequency
- Periodically throughout the winter
- Where
- All US
Overview
The gas meter has a regulator to ensure that excessively high-pressure gas does not enter your home. Ice can obstruct the vents on the regulator, causing it to malfunction.
If the gas meter is iced up or buried in snow, contact your gas utility. Do not attempt to chip the ice off the meter, which could damage the meter and cause a gas leak.
Tips & warnings
- Next spring, make sure that leaking gutters are not causing the problem.
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