In order to keep your natural gas appliances operating safely and efficiently, it's important to perform regular maintenance and repairs. Below are appliance safety and maintenance tips to help keep you safe and your appliances working properly.

• CLEAN: Keep the range top, oven and broiler top areas clean of grease. Grease is flammable and excessive build-up may result in a fire.
• INSPECT: Have your gas appliances inspected regularly by a qualified professional at least every year, or as often as the manufacturer recommends. Not performing regular maintenance may result in inefficient appliance operation, and in some cases, dangerous exposure to carbon monoxide.
• POSITION: Elevate gas appliances installed in garages so that burners and burner-ignition devices are a minimum of 18 inches (450 mm) above the floor, unless exempted as “flammable vapor ignition resistant” by local building codes.

Never use your oven, range top or outdoor barbecue to heat your home because these appliances are not designed for this purpose and can pose a safety hazard. Also, make sure you don't Install aluminum foil in the oven or range top. This can restrict circulation openings which can result in producing carbon monoxide.

Do not store items near a natural gas appliance that could interfere with manufacturer recommended airflow. Storing ordinary combustibles such as rags, mops or paper on or near an appliance can be dangerous.

Storing or using highly flammable products in the same room as any natural gas or heat-producing appliances is not something you should do. These products include gasoline, spray paints, solvents, insecticide, adhesives, foggers, varnish, cleaning products and other pressurized containers.