Tips On Somoke & Monoxide

Health Problems

The quality of the air in your home canaffect your family’s comfort and health. The temperature and humidity should becontrolled. Air should be clean and free of harmful chemicals and smoke. Poorair quality can cause a stuffy nose, sore throat, burning eyes, headache, andsleepiness. People who have asthma, allergies or lung disease are affected morethan others.

Carbon monoxide from faulty home heatingsystems cause about 200 deaths a year in the United States.  Carbonmonoxide can also come from using portable generators inappropriately.  Ifyou can not vent the exhaust from your portable generator safely, do not use it! 

Tipson smoke and carbon monoxide:

• Ban tobacco smoke from your home.

• Install a carbon monoxide detector near bedrooms.

• Inspect your gas appliances and chimney every year. Replace furnace filters every month or two during periods of use. Make sure your gas dryer, furnace and water heater are vented to the outdoors.

• Keep fireplaces and wood stoves well vented to the outdoors. 

• Burn only clean, untreated wood.

• Never let a car or any gas engine idle in a garage or carport.

• Never use a charcoal grill indoors or in a closed area like a garage.