Is Your Family at Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?

Carbon Monoxide Detector is no longer just a good idea – it’s the law.

DALCO'S Whole House Carbon Monoxide Safety Inspection

 Basic Carbon Monoxide Information

Dangerous Levels of Carbon Monoxide

CO Experts 2010 - Total CO Protection for your Family

CO Statistics

Lofgren & Johnson Families Carbon Monoxide Safety Act:

On July 1, 2009, The Lofgren and Johnson Families Carbon Monoxide Safety Act went into effect throughout the state of Colorado.  The law requires all new, sold, and rented housing to have a functioning carbon monoxide detector installed within 15 feet of all sleeping areas and within 25 feet of every furnace, boiler, or water heater.  Prior to renting or selling, a homeowner must replace or repair existing detectors to ensure they are working properly and install additional detectors where needed.

Carbon Monoxide Deaths are 100% Preventable!

Basic Carbon Monoxide Information:

How Carbon Monoxide is produced:

Carbon Monoxide is produced through the burning of fuels such as gasoline, propane, charcoal, and oil.  Devices in your home that produce this gas include your furnace, water heater, stove, boiler, fireplaces, and car.  Since the gas has no smell, taste, or color, it’s easy to be unaware of its presence if proper detectors are not in use.

Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:

Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning include irritated eyes, headaches, nausea, weakness, and dizziness.  Unfortunately, these symptoms are often thought to be the flu so the illness goes untreated- at times turning deadly.  Infants, children, the elderly, and those suffering from respiratory illnesses are very susceptible to affects of Carbon Monoxide poison- yet, all are still at risk.  

If you are showing symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning, immediately evacuate the premises and seek medical help.  If you suspect your home might have Carbon Monoxide, please evacuate your home and contact the fire department or a licensed contractor like us.

You’ve read about fatal Carbon Monoxide cases in the news,

but low levels can also harm your health.

Dangerous Levels of Carbon Monoxide:

Consider the following exposure limits established by various organizations.  PPM stands for “pars per million” and represents concentration if Carbon Monoxide in air.

1-9 PPM          Maximum allowable short term exposure in a living space.

10-34 PPM      First level reported to cause harmful effects (World Health Organization)         pppppppppppp Considered normal from an unvented stove, but testing should be done to ____________ correct the exposure.

36-99 PPM      Excessive level.  Occupants should seek fresh air, turn off all gas appliances, ____________ check for symptoms, and ventilate the area.  Infant deaths have been recorded   ____________ at these levels.

70 PPM           Earliest level at which common store-bought UL (Underwriters

                          Laboratories) approved detectors must alarm after 1-4 hours.

200 PPM         Slight headache, fatigue, dizziness, and nausea after 2-3 hours.

800 PPM         Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 minutes.  Unconsciousness

                         within 2 hours.  Death within 2-3 hours.

6400 PPM       Death to most persons after 10-15 minutes.  

CO - Experts 2010

Offers Complete Carbon Monoxide Protection for You and your Family

CO - Experts Low Level CO "Health" Monitors are the only CO detection products that give you IMMEDIATE warnings at 7, 25, 35, 50, 70, and 100PPM, all in REAL Time, and offers you a "Hush / Silence"

Feature, and automatic "Hush-Overrides" at all warning levels, if the CO level present continues to rise to the next higher level. The monitor's digital display provides resolution of one part per million. The CO Experts Monitors are fully Self-Monitored, including Sensor Accuracy and an "End of Life" Warning. The expected "lifetime" of the monitor is 5-7 years.  It also offers as an excellent residential smoke/fire alarm.

The CO Experts Monitor model 2010 provides both audio and visual alarms starting at 7 PPM, while UL - 2034 listed CO alarms are required to begin alerts at 30 PPM! This low level alert bests all UL listed CO detectors by 23 PPM!