Tips to Safely Heat Your Home This Winter

Annually, over 20,000 people visit the emergency room because of carbon monoxide poisoning. This colorless, odorless gas is called the silent killer because it’s virtually undetectable without a carbon monoxide detector. 

Carbon monoxide, as specified by the CDC, is given off by fireplaces, boilers, furnaces, stoves, and gas ranges so it only makes sense that carbon monoxide poisoning increases during the colder months when people are trying to heat their homes. To help keep your family safe, Falso Service Experts is here with a few tips to safety heat your home. 

• Place a CO detector on every floor of your home and replace the batteries annually. 
• Keep all potential sources of combustion, such as paper, clothing, bedding, or rugs, at least three feet away from space heaters, stoves, furnaces or fireplaces. 

• Before starting a fire in the fireplace, be sure to check to confirm the chimney damper is open and unobstructed. 
• Don’t leave portable heaters or fireplaces unattended. Turn off space heaters and make sure all embers in the fireplace are totally extinguished before going to bed or leaving home. 
• Space heaters should always be situated on the floor, and on a hard, nonflammable surface, like ceramic tile. Keep children and pets away from space heaters. 
• When buying a new space heater, purchase a model that shuts off automatically if the heater tips over. 
• Do not use a cooking range to increase the temperature in your home. 

• Have wood and coal stoves, fireplaces, chimneys and gas or oil furnaces professionally checked and cleaned every year. 

The best thing you can do for your furnace is to ensure it’s not only ready to keep your family warm all winter but also safe, is to set-up your heating tune-up. During your heating tune-up, Falso Service Experts will check to ensure your furnace is operating safely with a full multi-point inspection and cleaning. Call 315-313-6531 today and learn how you can save on a furnace tune-up through November 25th.