Carbon Monoxide Testing

What is Carbon Monoxide?

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, and colorless gas which is caused by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels from Gasoline Kerosene Natural Gas Butane Propane Fuel oil, wood or coal and any other type of fuel. It is estimated that carbon monoxide causes as many as 2,000 deaths per year in the United States with another 10,000 people hospitalized. Carbon monoxide gas can be emitted by Fire places Gas heaters Gas stoves Gas or oil furnaces Wood, coal or gas dryers Gas barbeques.

Carbon Monoxide is a lethal gas produced in normal amounts whenever you use an appliance which burns a combustible fuel. Combustible fuels include gas, oil, kerosene, charcoal and wood. When proper ventilation of appliances becomes blocked, carbon monoxide concentrations build up inside your home and become deadly.

Because carbon monoxide is invisible, tasteless and odorless, its victims may never know there is something wrong until it’s too late. It often takes the lives of whole families. Children and the elderly are the first to be overcome along with pets. Over 2,500* people in the United States will die each year of carbon monoxide poisoning and over 10,000 will be hospitalized.
Most victims who lose consciousness may be left with permanent brain damage, mental and speech disorders, vision and hearing impairments, seizures, coma or death.

Recommended test areas are: homes, kitchens, furnace areas, garages, cars, RVs, campers, boats,airplanes,wood stoves, fireplaces, space heaters and water heaters.

Our carbon monoxide test can be done in just 30 minutes. The fee for testing each area of concern is $50.