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YOUR QUESTIONS

What is Carbon Monoxide (CO)?

Where does Carbon Monoxide (CO) come from?

What are the symptoms of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning?

What are the effects of being exposed to Carbon Monoxide (CO)?

Are there any steps I can take to prevent Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning?

Do I need a Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm? Where should it be installed?

Should my Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm have a digital display? What does the Peak Level Memory function do?

Who should I call if my Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm goes off?

What about the different sensing technologies available?
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Where does Carbon Monoxide
(CO) come from?
 Any fuel-burning appliance that is malfunctioning or improperly installed.

 Furnaces, gas range/stove, gas clothes dryer, water heater, portable fuel-burning space heaters, fireplaces, generators and wood burning stoves.

 Vehicles, generators and other combustion engines running in an attached garage.

 Blocked chimney or flue.

 Cracked or loose furnace exchanger.

 Back drafting and changes in air pressure.

Operating a grill in an enclosed space.