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Carbon Monoxide!

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Home Builder with Consolidated Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

Carbon Monoxide is the #1 cause of poisonings in the U.S. Yet less than 5% of all CO Poisonings are reported! The use of low level CO Alarms could potentially prevent many fatalities. Carbon Monoxide can kill in minutes or hours depending on the level of CO in the air.

Everyone is susceptible, but experts agree that unborn babies, young children, pregnant women, smokers, senior citizens and people with heart or respiratory problems are especially vulnerable and are at the highest risk for death or serious injury.

Know the Symptoms & Effects of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide is dangerous because a person may not recognize drowsiness as a symptom of poisoning and fall asleep, continuing to breathe the carbon monoxide until severe poisoning or death occurs.

Since the symptoms are similar to the flu, food poisoning or other illnesses, one may not think that CO poisoning could be the cause. Most people who have mild carbon monoxide poisoning recover quickly when they move to fresh air, one of the ways to tell that it is not the flu or food poisoning.

Low levels of Carbon Monoxide poisoning can lead to breathing difficulties, mild nausea, headache and dizziness, and over time may have long term effects on your health.

With moderate or severe carbon monoxide poisoning, you may have severe headaches, dizziness, impaired judgment and memory, nausea and vomiting, cardiac trauma, nervous system and brain damage, unconsciousness, coma and even death. Most victims of moderate to severe poisoning are unable to move to fresh air and must be rescued. Severe CO poisoning is often fatal!

The safe and efficient operation of heating equipment and other combustion appliances cannot be determined without testing using a calibrated combustion analyzer. Because the technology, instruments and training to do this testing correctly has only been available for a few years, odds are it's never been done at your house.

We specialize in the service and installation of natural gas hydronic heating systems and have the ability to test other types of systems and appliances. Corrective measures may have to be made by companies that specialize in such items (stoves) that may not be equipped to test for carbon monoxide; we can work with them during such repairs.

Note: We strongly recommend that testing be done during the off heating season to allow for proper corrective measures to be taken without the inconvenience of the equipment being shut down when it is most needed.

Go to http://consolidatedph.com/co-info.html for further information and downloadable copy of the consent form.

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Byron Lewis
Landmark Real Estate - Manhattan, KS
Realtor, e-PRO, ABR, CRS, Manhattan Kansas Real Es
Welcome to AR Jodi.  I see that this is your first post.
Oct 13, 2007 04:24 AM
Leo Namiot - LeoLends.com
Canopy Mortgage - Leo Namiot - Saint Augustine, FL
More than just great rates

Hello Jodi,

    Welcome to active rain, it's a great online community!

 

Enjoy!

 

Leo Namiot

Benchmark Mortgage Connecticut & Florida

Oct 13, 2007 04:57 AM
Keith Elliott Jr
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner

Hi Jodi,

Welcome to Active Rain! The opportunities to learn and network are incredible here. Best of luck to ya!

-Keith

Oct 13, 2007 09:34 AM
Jodi CP&H
Consolidated Plumbing and Heating, Inc. - Needham, MA
Thanks all - glad to be here!
Oct 13, 2007 09:48 AM
Michael La Fay
Meadow Lakes Supply Co. - Wasilla, AK

Welcome and by the way...

My Better Half owns a plumbing and heating supply company: http://www.meadowlakessupply.com/

We are always looking for networking opportunities and provide our products nationwide!

Oct 14, 2007 05:31 PM