Warsaw Man Benefits From Gas Range Replacement Program
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Warsaw Man Benefits From Gas Range Replacement Program
By Jennifer [email protected]
Housing Opportunities of Warsaw received funding from the Department of Energy to weatherize homes in Kosciusko County in 2010 and 2011.
A home cannot be weatherized if there is carbon monoxide detected in the home.
"Most assume that if carbon monoxide is in the home it is coming from a furnace or water heater," said Pam Kennedy, HOW executive director.
Through energy audits and testing in the past year, HOW found eight gas ranges where the burners could not be adjusted and cleaned as not to omit carbon monoxide.
Kosciusko County Community Foundation provided the funds to purchase ranges for eight families.
Having the new ranges allowed HOW to go forward and weatherize the homes with the federal funding.
If there hadn't been funding to purchase the ranges, the families would have been told they couldn't have their home weatherized.
Donald Hoard, Warsaw, received one of the ranges, purchased at a discount from a locally owned business, Smith Appliances, and installed by Alliance Comfort Solutions.
Hoard, 83, retired a little more than a year ago. Now on a fixed income of Social Security, he didn't have the funds for a new range.
Besides the gas range installed, he also had insulation measures done to his home to lower his monthly utility bills, which will free up some of his monthly income.
David Reuter, Alliance Comfort Solutions owner, said carbon monoxide from a gas stove can be caused from improper installation and set up, high natural gas pressure, spills causing plugged burner openings and excessive dust or pet hair causing air intake obstructions.
Reuter said to look for signs of carbon monoxide, tips are that there is an odor when the burners or oven is on, there are yellow or orange tips on burner flames and unusual black soot on pots and pans.
He said the best homeowner tips to keep stoves in good working order is to clean up spills, clean pet hair and dust, call a specialist if carbon monoxide is a concern and run an exhaust fan vented to the outside when cooking or baking.[[In-content Ad]]
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Housing Opportunities of Warsaw received funding from the Department of Energy to weatherize homes in Kosciusko County in 2010 and 2011.
A home cannot be weatherized if there is carbon monoxide detected in the home.
"Most assume that if carbon monoxide is in the home it is coming from a furnace or water heater," said Pam Kennedy, HOW executive director.
Through energy audits and testing in the past year, HOW found eight gas ranges where the burners could not be adjusted and cleaned as not to omit carbon monoxide.
Kosciusko County Community Foundation provided the funds to purchase ranges for eight families.
Having the new ranges allowed HOW to go forward and weatherize the homes with the federal funding.
If there hadn't been funding to purchase the ranges, the families would have been told they couldn't have their home weatherized.
Donald Hoard, Warsaw, received one of the ranges, purchased at a discount from a locally owned business, Smith Appliances, and installed by Alliance Comfort Solutions.
Hoard, 83, retired a little more than a year ago. Now on a fixed income of Social Security, he didn't have the funds for a new range.
Besides the gas range installed, he also had insulation measures done to his home to lower his monthly utility bills, which will free up some of his monthly income.
David Reuter, Alliance Comfort Solutions owner, said carbon monoxide from a gas stove can be caused from improper installation and set up, high natural gas pressure, spills causing plugged burner openings and excessive dust or pet hair causing air intake obstructions.
Reuter said to look for signs of carbon monoxide, tips are that there is an odor when the burners or oven is on, there are yellow or orange tips on burner flames and unusual black soot on pots and pans.
He said the best homeowner tips to keep stoves in good working order is to clean up spills, clean pet hair and dust, call a specialist if carbon monoxide is a concern and run an exhaust fan vented to the outside when cooking or baking.[[In-content Ad]]
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