Oil to gas conversion

Homeowners who have converted their home heating systems from oil to natural gas are being warned by government safety experts to have chimneys inspected now for possible Carbon Monoxide health hazards. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the build-up of soot deposits on the ling of chimneys form years of oil heating contributes to a possible problem. CPSC advises that after the heating system is converted from oil to gas, the soot deposits tend to loosen and fall to the base of the chimney.

Homes which continue to be heated with oil do not experience this problem, but according to the CPSC, homeowners who have converted from oil to gas, or who are considering this change, should promptly arrange to have the chimney inspected. If there are signs of soot build-up the chimney should be cleaned.

Annual inspections, according to the CPSC, should be made until no subsequent accumulations or soot deposits are found.