As households with gas heaters fire them up for winter, tradies and firefighters fear many do not understand the safety risks they pose if not properly maintained.
Gas repairer Ray Grenfell says there is not enough awareness about the importance of servicing household gas heater s.A member of the national consumer advocacy group Choice believes retailers need to take more responsibility in ensuring people know how to properly maintain their gas appliance s.But the reignition of these devices, many of which have sat gathering dust since last winter, has gas fitters like Ray Grenfell worried.
"With today's furniture, it only takes a couple of minutes before a room is fully involved and then spread from there," Mr Allen said. "When running properly, there should be practically zero risk from things like carbon monoxide and nitrous dioxide getting into your indoor air," he said."You get what's known as incomplete combustion."
"The primary responsibility lies with whoever sells or supplies the heater in the first place typically that's going to be the retailer," he said.
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