How a Burglar Alarm Can Protect Your Family Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
If you use gas equipment to heat your home, or enjoy a stove that burns coal, wood, oil or kerosene, lethal carbon monoxide levels that could be detected only by security systems could be building up in your residence.
Energy efficient modern homes are built to be air-tight, and carbon monoxide, if undetected by your burglary alarm, could build up to levels that could literally kill you. Carbon monoxide cannot be seen or smelled. Carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms are often mistaken for other illnesses.
Here are some tips to keep your family safe from carbon monoxide poisoning:
- Have a technician inspect your fuel burning appliances before cold weather starts every year.
- Don’t keep a gas or kerosene space heater in bedrooms.
- Don’t leave vehicles running in a garage.
- Don’t heat your home with your gas range.
- Install a carbon monoxide detector in your home and have it monitored by your home burglar alarm service.
Be sure to include carbon monoxide monitoring when shopping for a new home security package. For just a slightly higher fee, you can make sure your family isn’t sickened or even killed by this cold-weather hazard.
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