You can’t see it, touch it, smell it or taste it, but it kills hundreds of people each year. Poisoning by carbon monoxide is a real risk of modern life. A professional inspection of fuel-burning appliances – including furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, clothes dryers and space heaters – could prove to be a lifesaver. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends that the yearly, professional inspection include:
§ Checking chimneys, flues and vents for leakage and blockage by creosote and debris.
§ Checking all vents to furnaces, water heaters, boilers and other fuel-burning appliances to make sure they are not loose or disconnected.
§ Inspecting vent pipes on heating systems (i.e. oil/gas/propane furnaces & boilers).
§ Inspecting appliances for adequate ventilation. A supply of fresh air is important to help carry pollutants up the chimney, stovepipe or flue, and is necessary for the complete combustion of any fuel.
§ Making sure ventilation air openings aren’t blocked.
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