Tips On Smoke And Carbon Monoxide

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Thequality of the air in your home can affect your family’s comfort and health.The temperature and humidity should be controlled. Air should be clean and freeof harmful chemicals and smoke. Poor air quality can cause a stuffy nose, sorethroat, burning eyes, headache, and sleepiness. People who have asthma,allergies or lung disease are affected more than others.

Carbonmonoxide from faulty home heating systems cause about 200 deaths a year in theUnited States.  Carbon monoxide can also come from using portablegenerators inappropriately.  If you can not vent the exhaust from yourportable generator safely, do not use it!

Tipson smoke and carbon monoxide:

• Bantobacco smoke from your home.

• Installa carbon monoxide detector near bedrooms.

• Inspectyour gas appliances and chimney every year. Replace furnace filters every monthor two during periods of use. Make sure your gas dryer, furnace and waterheater are vented to the outdoors.

• Keepfireplaces and wood stoves well vented to the outdoors. 

• Burnonly clean, untreated wood.

• Neverlet a car or any gas engine idle in a garage or carport.

• Neveruse a charcoal grill indoors or in a closed area like a garage.