Is Your Family at Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?
Carbon Monoxide Detector is
no longer just a good idea – it’s the law.
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.
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) 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 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!
Hush / Silence Feature: Repeated beeping of a CO or smoke alarm can be very nerve racking and frustrating. The Model 2010 is designed so that simply depressing the “Test / Hush / Reset” button continuously for 8 seconds will SILENCE the beeping for up to 24 hours if the level of CO present is between 7 & 25 PPM. At higher warning levels the Monitor will be SILENCED for the period of time indicated in the table below. Please note that at 70 PPM and higher the period of SILENCE is only 4 minutes, this is done to urge you to take IMMEDIATE ACTION to get to fresh air. If, after the “HUSH” feature is activated, the level of CO rises to a higher threshold, your monitor will automatically reactivate the audible alarm.
THIS CO MONITOR IS DESIGNED TO ALERT YOU OF VERY LOW LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE WHICH SHOULD PREVENT YOU FROM EVER SUFFERING SERIOUS CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SERVES AS A GUIDELINE FOR ACTION AT VARIOUS CO LEVELS.
|
DISPLAY SHOWS 0 PPM... |
No Action Required |
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DISPLAY SHOWS 7 PPM to 24 PPM |
Call your HVAC service |
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DISPLAY SHOWS 25 PPM to 34 PPM |
Open windows & call HVAC service |
|
DISPLAY SHOWS 35 ppm to 49 PPM |
Immediately open doors and windows; call your HVAC Service Company; watch your monitor closely. If CO Level continues to rise, Call 911 and EXIT the building. |
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DISPLAY SHOWS 50 or HIGHER |
Exit building or area at once; call 911 and HVAC Service from your cell phone or another location. DO NOT re-enter home or building until you are told by professionals that it is safe. |
Carbon Monoxide Statistics : Carbon Monoxide
Statistics:
· CO is main cause of poisoning deaths in the U.S.
· There are approx 2,100 unintentional deaths from CO every year in the U.S.
· More than 10,000 CO injuries occur annually in the U.S.
* Information from the Journal of the American Medical Association
