Carbon Monoxide Safety

All Contractor Marketing on October 27, 2016

Carbon Monoxide Safety Before Winter Season Starts

HEATING * CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY

27OCT

Understand How Furnaces can produce Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide is a silent, and an odorless killer. It takes the lives of hundreds of people in the United States every year. What makes carbon monoxide so dangerous? The fact that it attaches itself to red blood cells. It then keeps accumulating in the body. Carbon monoxide is a gas. It can quickly circulate throughout the air. Therefore making it easy to inhale.

YOUR FURNACE COULD BE HARMING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

High levels of carbon monoxide can come from many sources within the home. However a furnace that has not been maintained can be deadly. Gas and oil furnaces should be serviced every year. This way a professional can evaluate its condition, and also fix or replace any rusty parts, or elements with cracks. This will keep combustion gases that should be going outside from entering the home. A service professional at Green Heating and Cooling will verify the levels of combustion gases, and do a thorough evaluation of each part of the furnace to make sure that there is no natural gas or oil leaks, and also ensure that there is proper ignition.

HOW TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

Furnaces should be checked every year by a professional at Green Heating and Cooling. Individuals can help ensure carbon monoxide safety in furnaces by making sure that they have at least one working carbon monoxide detector in their homes. If the home has any other appliances that are fueled by gas like a water heater, or a stove, they should also be checked by a service professional once a year. 

SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

Many people compare the symptoms of carbon monoxide to those of the flu. People that are victims of carbon monoxide poisoning generally have complaints of shortness of breath, fatigue, vomiting, nausea, and headache. In more severe cases disorientation, and a loss of consciousness can occur.

YOUR CANTON HEATING SYSTEM EXPERT – GREEN HEATING AND COOLING

Only a trained service professional at Green Heating and Cooling can make the determination that the heat exchanges in a furnace are in good condition, and are safe.  Call Green Heating and Cooling at 770-479-2844 for an appointment or schedule an appointment online.