According to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report, engine driven tools (including electric generators) cause more non-fire CO deaths annually than gas furnaces, water heaters, and ovens combined. In fact, since 2005, there have been over 72% more CO deaths from engine driven tools than from heating systems.
Read the rest of the article at http://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profiles/blogs/electric-generators-disaster-preparedness-or-preparing-a-disaster?xg_source=msg_mes_network
I posted about the danger of low levels of CO which UL listed CO detectors will not detect. This is making some people very sick.
http://sdinspections.com/new-law-regarding-carbon-monoxide-detectors
Checking the peak CO levels after driving to inspections was certainly an eye-opener. Put it this way: now I know why people tend to get drowsy at the wheel.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a documented case of a fatality due to a cracked heat exchanger.
This one was due to faulty (i.e. blocked) venting…no mention of a cracked heat exchanger.
Fair enough.
But it is the death knell of the furnace.
And excessive CO in the home is certainly a health hazard. Period.
Can’t argue with that.