PG&E Offers Free In-Home Gas Appliance Safety Checks and Pilot Re-Lights Ahead of Cold Weather; Company Has Responded to More Than 6,300 Suspected Carbon Monoxide Incidents in 2026
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), headquartered in Oakland, Alameda County, California, announced on November 2 that it is offering free in-home gas appliance safety checks, along with free pilot re-lights, to help customers prepare their appliances for safe use in the cold weather months ahead. The checks cover gas appliances including water heaters, furnaces and ovens.
PG&E says the free checks help ensure gas appliances are operating safely and efficiently, reducing the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, and notes that carbon monoxide cannot be seen, smelled or heard. Citing figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the company says more than 400 Americans die each year from unintentional CO poisoning not linked to fires, more than 100,000 visit the emergency room, and more than 14,000 are hospitalized.
Since the start of 2026, PG&E says it has responded to more than 6,300 incidents where the presence of carbon monoxide was suspected. The company advises customers never to use products inside the home that generate dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, such as generators, outdoor grills or propane heaters, and never to use cooking devices such as ovens or stoves for home heating.
Customers can schedule the free safety checks and pilot re-light service through PG&E's customer channels, the company says. There is no charge for the visit.
来源：PG&E（公司公告，经 PR Newswire 发布） https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20261102sf87020/with-colder-weather-approaching-pge-offering-free-gas-appliance-safety-checks-and-pilot-re-lights
Source: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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