Heating: When your home becomes unsafe

With the advent of cold weather, people tend to overheat their homes or use special systems for heating. The overheating is often linked to an increased production of carbon monoxide, that can be fatally poisoning.

Unfortunately many people are not yet aware of dangers that their emitting carbon monoxide home appliances can bring.

Carbon monoxide is an undetectable asphyxiant: it is invisible, odorless and not irritating. It can be the result of poor combustion inside a unit or a combustion engine, that is to say, using gas, wood, coal, gasoline, oil or even ethanol. It spreads very quickly in the environment and can be fatal in less than an hour.

To limit the risk of poisoning from carbon monoxide, please follow the recommendations:

• before each winter systematically check and maintain the heating and hot water production and flues by a qualified professional;
• daily, ventilate for at least 10 minutes, maintaining ventilation systems in good working condition and never block the air entrances and exits;
• follow the operational instructions for the combustion appliances prescribed by the manufacturer; never operate the auxiliary heaters continuously, place the essential generators outside buildings; never use for heating devices not intended for this purpose: cooker, brazier, grill, etc.

When suspicion arises, the first step is to ventilate the room immediately by opening windows and doors, to remove carbon monoxide and renew the air. Then, better off combustion appliances. If it cannot be done, it is recommended to leave.

Carbon monoxide poisoning results in most cases in headache, nausea, or vomiting. It can be fatal in the worst cases.

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