HVAC Emergency in Colorado Springs? What to Do Until Help Arrives

Safety first

If you smell gas or your CO alarm sounds, get everyone outside and call the gas utility or 911. Don't operate switches or try to restart the equipment.

Staying warm without heat

While you wait for a technician:

• Close doors to unused rooms and gather in one space
• Open blinds on sunny south-facing windows during the day
• Let faucets drip on exterior walls to help prevent frozen pipes
• Use space heaters only with safe clearances, and never a gas oven

Staying cool without AC

Close blinds on sun-facing windows, run ceiling fans counter-clockwise, and open windows overnight to take advantage of Colorado's cool evenings.