What is Carbon Monoxide?
it is a toxic, colorless and odorless gas that interfers with the delivery of oxygen throughout the body.
Sources of Carbon Monoxide:
- gas water heaters
- woodstoves and fireplaces
- unvented kerosene and gas space heaters
- leaking chimney and furnaces
- gas stoves
- exhaust from cars in attached garages
- back drafting from furnances
Symptoms:
- flu-like symptoms- headache, dizziness, weakness and fatigue.
- at higher levels- confusion, disorientation, impaired vision, and coordination, brain damage, coma, and death.
Types of Detectors:
- varieties include plug in and battery-operated. Make sure it meet Underwriters Laboratories Safety 2034.
Place each detector within 10 feet of each room used for sleeping.
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