SOUTH-WEST residents have been urged to have their gas heater serviced in the lead up to winter.
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Luke Palmer, from LJP Plumbing, said services were very important for gas heaters.
“I usually advise people to get a service every year,” he said.
His comments come after Energy Safe Victoria issued a warning for two gas heater models that can produce high levels of the potentially deadly carbon monoxide.
Energy Safe Victoria says anyone with either a Vulcan Heritage or Pyrox Heritage gas heater needs to have it tested by a qualified gas heater before using it.
Victoria’s director of energy safety, Paul Fearon, said the Vulcan and Pyrox Heritage heaters produced high levels of carbon monoxide under certain conditions.
The heaters are old technology and are not designed to operate in newer homes that are better sealed and have less ventilation.
“If the house is well sealed and the heater is operating at the same time as a kitchen or bathroom exhaust fan, carbon monoxide from the heater can be drawn into living rooms,” Mr Fearon said.
Tenants Victoria chief executive officer Mark O’Brien said renters should contact their landlords immediately if they have concerns.