The right things to do
Difficult to detect, carbon monoxide is a potentially deadly, odorless and colorless gas. Each year, approximately 1,300 episodes of poisoning are reported to health authorities. In the context of rising energy prices and falling temperatures, you may tend to caulk your home to prevent heat loss, to use auxiliary heaters, etc. This can increase the risk of poisoning. . The presence of this gas can also be due to a malfunctioning wood or gas heating appliance, a faulty ventilation system, etc. The right things to do: install a carbon monoxide detector (compliant with standard EN 50291 ), ventilate the accommodation every day for 10 minutes, even in winter, do not use continuous auxiliary heating or maintain your chimney, boiler or water heater. Translation made with Google translate
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