SEMCO issues snow and ice reminder
PORT HURON — SEMCO Gas Company is asking customers to keep meters clear of snow and ice during these periods of heavy snowfall and inclement weather. Here are a few ways to help protect gas meter equipment as well as gas appliances to avoid a potentially hazardous situation or service disruption:
- Never allow snow to cover your natural gas meter or its pressure regulator or block your appliance exhaust vents.
- Please use caution when shoveling snow, plowing or snow blowing to avoid piling snow against the natural gas meter, regulator or appliance vents.
- Remove soft snow build-up gently, using only a broom or your hand rather than a shovel that could damage the meter.
- Do not try to remove ice or frozen snow from the natural gas meter pressure regulator or piping. If you find your meter or pressure regulator covered in ice or frozen snow, do not attempt to remove the ice or use de-icer. Contact SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company, toll free, at 1 800 624 2019.