New Website Helping With Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Home

June 13, 2012 - PRLog -- Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer – it’s a poisonous gas that you can’t see, taste, or smell. Every year in the United States more than 20,000 people present at hospitals across the nation suffering from the effects of being exposed to Carbon Monoxide.

In an effort to help prevent poisoning, 25 states have put into place regulations with respect to the installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors, and many people are buying them and installing these life saving devices in their own homes.

Although it’s often said that the worst place for a Carbon Monoxide Detector is in its packaging without a battery installed, it is also true that there are places throughout the home where you should, and should not, place a detector.

This is where the new website CarbonMonoxideDetectorPlacement.com comes in.

This website explains, with easy to follow instructions, exactly in which parts of the home  detectors should be placed, and the correct installation positioning that will ensure your detectors will alert you to a dangerous build-up of the toxic gas, and also how to avoid placing the detectors in positions that will lead to false readings.

The trouble that can arise with many ‘do it yourself’ installations, is that most people think they are just like smoke detectors, and can be positioned in a similar fashion.  This is not the case, and incorrect positioning, while not as bad as not installing any detector at all, can lead to false positive alarms, and much worse – to failing to detect dangerous gas levels at all.

Another problem that often arises with detector installation is that some models of detectors don’t lend themselves well to correct placement.  CarbonMonoxideDetectorPlacement.com also provides information on which types of CO monitors on the market are ones that you should avoid, for example there are problems with some of the joint smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as some of the types that you plug directly into your power outlets.

The good news is that detectors are quite affordable and they are very easy to install yourself, without the need for a qualified technician, provided you follow a simple set of guidelines as outlined at CarbonMonoxideDetectorPlacement.com.

Dangerous CO gas build-ups primarily occur when fuels are burnt in an environment low in oxygen. Instead of producing the far less harmful Carbon Dioxide gas, faulty appliances such as Furnaces, Heaters, Water Heaters, Ovens, Stoves and the like, can produce harmful CO gas – and the only way of ensuring you know about it before it’s too late is to properly install a detector.

If you would like further information on the best way to install CO Detectors, then please visit http://www.carbonmonoxidedetectorplacement.com