Carbon Monoxide Testing
What You Need to Know
Carbon Monoxide Detector Installation
At EverGreen Mechanical, we install Carbon Monoxide monitors in order to protect our customers from the harmful gas. We highly recommend having a Carbon Monoxide monitor in every home because the colorless, odorless gas can be very deadly. Contact our team today to schedule your Carbon Monoxide monitor installation
Quick Carbon Monoxide Facts:
- Carbon Monoxide (commonly referred to as “CO”) is an odorless and colorless gas.
- CO can result in serious medical injury, lifelong disability, or death.
- On average, over 100 deaths occur annually in the US as a result of CO produced by heating equipment.
- CO is produced by burning fuels such as wood, oil, natural gas, propane, kerosene, coal, charcoal and gasoline.
- Sources of CO include heating equipment and appliances, lawn equipment, generators, and vehicles.
- CO detectors should be installed in any building with fuel-burning appliances or equipment, or an attached garage.
- The maximum safe CO level in a building is only 8 parts per million (ppm) over an 8 hour period, or 24 ppm over a 1 hour period.
- CO poisons the body by preventing the circulatory system’s ability to deliver oxygen to the body through the bloodstream.
- Symptoms include: headaches, dizziness, nausea, weakness, loss of muscle control, shortness of breath, chest tightness, visual changes, sleepiness, fluttering of the heart, redness of the skin, confusion and mild behavioral effects such as slowed reaction time.
- If CO poisoning is suspected, the victim(s) should immediately be moved to fresh air and 911 should be called for medical assistance.