You have working smoke detectors in your home, right?  And you have both kinds—photoelectric and ionization or combination of both—so that you and your family get early warning of both slow, smoldering fires and fast developing fires, right?   If you answered YES to both of those questions, you’ve taken huge steps to protect your family from the ravages of fire in your home.  But have you protected your family from the "the silent assassin of fire", carbon monoxide?

Carbon monoxide—not carbon dioxide, the gas that puts the fizz in carbonated soft drinks—is a lethal gas that is produced from the process of combustion, i.e., fire.   Any appliances in your home that burn fossil fuels—natural gas, propane gas, kerosene, fuel oil, etc.—are capable of introducing this deadly gas into your home.  The real problem is that carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, and tasteless: you don’t know it’s present in a deadly concentration until it’s too late. 

By installing carbon monoxide detectors in your home you provide your family with early detection of this deadly killer gas.  For around $40 per detector you can provide your family with 24/7 piece of mind.  That’s a pretty small price for such a sense of security.

Remember, fire never takes a day off so don’t delay.  Install working carbon monoxide detectors in your home today.