Warning - For Your Health
Category: Kitchen Sink...
Posted Saturday, November 08, 2003 at 09:09 PM [GMT-6]

Wallace over at Streams posts a really scary entry, highlighting a danger that most of us never think about: carbon monoxide poisoning in the comfort of our own houses. I've read such accounts before, but never one so close to home. You might want to drop by, read the post, then see what you need to do to ensure that you and your family are protected.

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Thanks Eric for the link. This occurance is indeed one of those things that you believe will never happen to you! But when it does the margin between life and death is a slim one. As in Julie's case, we believed that her heating system was in good order and their was no cause to suspect anything was wrong. And..if it happens in the middle of the night, probably a poor chance that you will know anything is wrong.

A bought several good quality Kidde units that plug into the wall [no worry about batteries] for about $27. Well worth the price for the piece of mind! Install them down low, Carbon Monoxide, unlike smoke, sinks.

Posted by: Wallace at November 9, 2003 01:07 AM

Wallace, good tip on the CO monitor placement. And, I guess that having a plug-in or wired CO monitor doesn't carry the same risks as a wired smoke detector (which are normally advised against by the experts). CO accumulation is usually not associated with fire, which could burn out the wiring before the detector could go off.

Posted by: Eric at November 9, 2003 05:57 PM
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