Check your exhaust vents for ice and snow: Fire chief
A heads-up from Melfort Fire and Rescue during this cold snap.
Fire chief Jason Everitt told northeastNOW it’s vital to monitor your furnace and water heater exhaust vents.
“When the weather gets colder what we tend to see is ice and snow forming on either furnace exhaust,” he said. “We want to make sure is that people keep an eye on those and if they see some ice building up around them just make sure that ice is removed or if snow is building up around them, we just want to make sure that those are clear.”
Everitt said a plugged exhaust could lead to carbon monoxide being pushed back into the home.