Smell gas? Don't use the phone. Write down (416) 447-4911, leave the house immediately, and call Enbridge from a neighbour's phone.

Useful Tips

• Install a carbon monoxide detector in each room with a gas appliance.
• Clean your furnace annually (or more often if you have pets).
• Clean or replace furnace filters once a month.
• Keep boxes and other items away from the area around your furnace.
• Move furniture so it is not sitting on air ducts.
• Install a programmable thermostat so the temperature will decrease automatically when sleeping and at work.
• When it's sunny, open curtains in rooms that face the sun.
• Wear sweaters and slippers in the winter.
• Insulate the attic.
• Caulk around windows and doorframes.
• Turn off exhaust fans when not needed.
• Run ceiling fans on low in a clockwise direction to better circulate the warm air.
• Run ceiling fans on high in a counter-clockwise direction to better circulate the cool air.

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