Gas Meter Safety

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE safe and ready access to your gas meter so that our Union Gas personnel can take meter readings and undertake any other necessary inspections.

HERE ARE A FEW GUIDELINES that will keep your meter easily accessible and safe:

• During the winter, keep your meter free of snow and ice. An icy build-up caused by water leaking from an eavestrough, freezing rain or melting piled snow could be dangerous. Use a broom or brush to remove snow, do not try to scrape your meter with a sharp instrument and be careful not to bump your meter with a snowblower! If you have difficulty clearing ice and snow from your meter, contact our Union Gas Customer Contact Centre..

• Do not tie your pets to your meter or gas piping; it could break and be a safety hazard. As well, please ensure your pets are not running loose or blocking access to your meter. Even the friendliest pet may bite if it regards the meter reader as a stranger.

• Do not hang things from or set or lean things on your meter or gas piping.

• Building permanent structures such as decks or porches around the meter set can create emergency access problems or water drip and freeze hazards on the meter set.  If the structure and meter set location conflict cannot be avoided, please contact the Union Gas Call Centre.

• If you anticipate a problem providing access during a certain period (for example, because of home renovations or repairs), please contact our Union Gas Customer Contact Centre to make a suitable alternative arrangement. Also notify our Union Gas Customer Contact Centre if your municipality makes any change to your street address.

  We appreciate your co-operation in taking care of your meter.