Sponsored by  Questar asking customers to clear snow from meters
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Questar is asking homeowners to
clear exhaust vents and gas meters or risk deadly consequences.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Questar today is asking homeowners
to clear exhaust vents and gas meters or risk deadly
consequences.  A Questar spokesperson said snow-covered vent
could cause carbon monoxide back up. “It's important to have the
vents protected and keep snow away from it is because that's how
your furnace breathes, it requires fresh air from outside to
come in so it operates properly and doesn't produce any carbon
monoxide,” said Darren Shepard, a Questar spokesperson.  That
thick ice hanging off from roofs could also be dangerous. If it
falls, it could hit outside pipes on the meter and cause a gas
leak.  Snow and ice covered meters are also a problem for the
fire department when responding to emergencies.  Anytime the
fire department gets called out to a home on an emergency call
the first thing they're