Your house can be safer when you install the best fire and carbon monoxide alarms available. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is a byproduct of the combustion of fossil fuels. If you use a kerosene or propane heater or grill, it may release carbon monoxide. Those items are not rated for use indoors. Carbon monoxide is also produced by gas furnaces and water heaters. The gas is typically ventilated to the outdoors by the unit’s ventilation system. However, an obstructed pipe, closed flue, broken vent or another issue could cause the gas to seep into your living spaces.
Carbon monoxide is often called the “silent killer.” This is because it has no color, smell, sound or taste. It causes symptoms such as tiredness, confusion, nausea, dizziness and a feeling of malaise. During the winter months of the year when you are most likely to be using a gas furnace or space heater, those symptoms are similar to many of the colds, influenza viruses and bacterial infections that go around during the wintertime. If you breathe in too much carbon monoxide, you lose consciousness. Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause death.
A fire alarm that also detects carbon monoxide helps you and your family members and pets to stay safe. If the alarms sound, it means that it has detected the presence of the gas in a high enough concentration to make you sick. It gives you time to evacuate and call for help. The fire alarm part of the device detects smoke in the event of a fire.
When you are looking for the best fire and carbon monoxide alarm, contact us at First Alert, Inc. You may also check out our smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors online.
