Carbon monoxide (CO) is an unavoidable gaseous product of combustion from many types of carbon-based fuels. Carbon monoxide becomes a threat when it accumulates as a result of ventilation equipment that is improperly installed, obstructed, disconnected, or in need of repair. Proper installation of CO detection is the only effective method of safeguarding occupants of your home from this compound.
Carbon monoxide detectors use sensors to detect this colorless and odorless compound produced by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels (heating oil, natural gas, gasoline, propane, kerosene, coal, and wood) that could accumulate from faulty fuel-burning devices.
CO is lethal at high levels and cannot be detected (unlike smoke) without the use of a carbon monoxide detector. In the home, CO can be formed by open flames, space heaters, blocked chimneys, or running a car inside a closed garage.
As you would expect, most carbon monoxide poisonings occur during the fall and winter heating seasons. As many as 500 Americans die each year from carbon monoxide inhalation, and 15,000 are hospitalized with symptoms associated with carbon monoxide exposure. Children and seniors are the most vulnerable to the hazardous byproduct.
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