First of the month! TEST YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE ALARMS.

[DandyDon]

First of the month!
TEST YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE ALARMS.
Push those buttons. Replace weak batteries now...

 

[DandyDon]

First of the month. Test Smoke & Carbon Monoxide alarms.

Press those buttons!​

Did you test them on the first of November? Are you sure? If not, this is even more important. Some models suggest weekly tests, but that's a bit much.

 

[BlueTrin]

I only hope that every household here has a few of each. It's a good idea to test them monthly. So many tragic news stories include non-functioning alarms in the homes where people died.

Push those buttons.​

I also like to actually further test my smoke alarms in the fall with real smoke tests. I take them to the driveway with a metal coffee can and rags to burn, fire extinguisher, garden hose, etc. and see how they really react to smoke. I have tested my CO alarms in the garage by remote starting the car with the door still closed, but that's risky,

Monthly button tests are the easiest and safest.

Spoiler: coffee maker

I also run a quart of vinegar thru my coffee maker to remove calcium deposits, every first of the month.

You can remote start your car?

That’s fancy

 

[DandyDon]

You can remote start your car?

That’s fancy

Well, I like it. It's nice in cold or hot weather, but it's a 2007 Impala. I'm sure that many cars have that package and newer ones have nicer ones.

 

[DandyDon]

First of the month!
TEST YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE ALARMS.
Push those buttons. Replace weak batteries now...

Authorities: Carbon monoxide caused deaths of 7 in Minnesota

Authorities say seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning

abcnews.go.com

And it's not a bad idea to take one in your vehicle when you leave the house.

Woman dies, 3 children hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Pittsburg

A mother is dead and her three children, and their father, were hospitalized after Pittsburg police say they all may have been exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.

www.ktvu.com

Especially important in campers...!

2 men found dead in N.J. camper died of carbon monoxide poisoning, cops say

The men were running a gas generator, according to local police.

www.nj.com

Does your workplace have one? Get it one.

https://www.wmtw.com/article/multiple-people-sickened-in-gas-leak-at-portland-food-bank/38636332#

Get one or more for your church.

https://wgntv.com/evanston/6-hospitalized-others-sickened-in-carbon-monoxide-leak-at-evanston-church/

‘Fatal in hours:’ Initial reading at Leland apartment complex showed significant level of carbon monoxide

Leland’s Harrington Square Apartments were awash in red lights Thursday.

www.wect.com

https://www.wmtw.com/article/multiple-people-sickened-in-gas-leak-at-portland-food-bank/38636332#

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/8-hospitalized-after-carbon-monoxide-incident-in-shakopee/89-9d9679ec-bf84-40a5-8dd2-68aaa942709e

I carry a Sensorcon everywhere since generally most places don't have CO alarms.

Local contractor may have died of carbon monoxide poisoning

Workplace death under investigation by WorkSafeBC, BC Coroners Service

www.princegeorgecitizen.com

1 dead, 2 hurt in possible carbon-monoxide incident in Bucks County

The incident occurred at a home on the 2000 block of Old Bethlehem Pike in Sellersvile.

www.inquirer.com

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/8-hospitalized-after-carbon-monoxide-incident-in-shakopee/89-9d9679ec-bf84-40a5-8dd2-68aaa942709e

 

[DandyDon]

Seven in critical condition after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Union County hotel

Carbon monoxide\u00a0poisoning is being blamed for sending 11 people to the hospital from the Marysville Hampton Inn on Saturday evening.

www.dispatch.com

This is why I beg everyone to take Carbon Monoxide alarms for any overnight stay. Many hotels have pool heaters, they all have water heaters, and few will use electricity to heat water - yet hotels rooms do not have Carbon Monoxide alarms.

First of the month!

TEST YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE
AND SMOKE ALARMS.
Push those buttons. Replace weak batteries now...​

 

[DandyDon]

Lookie lookie...

First of the month!
TEST YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE ALARMS.
Push those buttons. Replace weak batteries now...​

 

[DandyDon]

Fortunately their alarm worked.

4 adults, child hospitalized for carbon monoxide inhalation Thursday morning in Middletown

One of the adult victims was taken to Christiana Hospital in \

www.delawareonline.com

And make sure you don't have this brand: Combination smoke, carbon monoxide alarms recalled because they may not work

 

[DandyDon]

Happy Beltane Day!

Enjoy your Fire Festival safely.

And test your Smoke & Cardon Monoxide alarms.​

Ensure that you do not have any Kidde TRUE SENSE alarms: Kidde Recalls TruSense Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms Due to Risk of Failure to Alert Consumers to a Fire

Or these Universal Security Instruments alarms: Universal Security Instruments Recalls Combination Photoelectric Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms Due to Risk of Failure to Alert Consumers to Hazardous Levels of Carbon Monoxide

Multiple unconscious people with carbon monoxide poisoning rescued from Weber County home

The Weber Fire District rescued four people from a home full of carbon monoxide Saturday morning in West Haven.

www.fox13now.com

Woman, 15-year-old nephew die from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia home

The family had just moved into the house the day before they died.

www.wsbtv.com

In Michigan: Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in death of 2 people, dog in Bay County home

 

[DandyDon]

First of the month! Push those buttons, check those batteries.

And always take an alarm for overnight trips anywhere: Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 3 U.S. tourists at Sandals Bahamas resort, reports say