Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Carbon
Monoxide
Poisoning
by: ed bishop
Carbon monoxide poisoning is responsible for at least 400
accidental deaths and over 5,000 people are treated in hospital
emergency rooms per year.
Unfortunately, carbon monoxide poisoning is often misdiagnosed as
flu, food poisoning, allergy/asthma or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Children, the elderly, individuals with respiratory problems and
pets are at risk, even at low levels.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are; headaches, nausea,
drowsiness, vomiting, tiredness, pain, cramps and sleep
disturbance.
Some people experience headaches and dizziness for almost 2 years
prior to carbon monoxide poisoning diagnosis.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is highly
toxic, making it impossible to detect with our senses.
Carbon monoxide is produced by incomplete combustion in household
appliances like furnaces, boilers, water heaters, stoves, ovens,
fireplaces as well as well as automobiles.
Tips to protect yourself and your loved ones:
1) Install carbon monoxide detectors in your home
2) Have your appliances (boilers, furnaces, stoves, water heater,
fireplaces) checked and serviced by a reputable heating company.
Be sure they are equipped with a professional carbon monoxide
analyzer.
If they tell you they don't have one, find another company!
3 Do not use unvented appliances (kerosene heaters, barbecue
grilles) in the house.
4) If you have a garage that is attached to your home click here.
5) Any time you strengthen the insulation properties or add a
ventilation fan you should have your appliances checked to ensure
the upgrades have not compromised the ability of the appliances
to safely draft the combustion products from the house.
By following the above guidelines, the risk of carbon monoxide
poisoning can be significantly reduced.
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Ed Bishop is founder and president of Enhanced Living Inc., a
Troy, NY-based design-consulting and contracting company
specializing in high performance heating, ventilation and air
conditioning systems . A pioneer in residential contracting, Ed
is a thirty-year industry veteran trained in the “House Is A
System” approach to HVAC design. He was formerly a building
analyst instructor, providing certification training for New
York's Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program.
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