Carbon monoxide dangers

Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause serious and in some cases irreparable harm to your health. The main problem is that it has no color, no smell, and does not cause any sensation at all, which is why it is often called the “silent killer.” Carbon monoxide, when mixed with air, is practically invisible, which is why a person notices a deterioration in his condition only after poisoning has occurred, and is no longer able to do anything. Rescuers talk about the dangers of stove heating every day, but most people do not take preventive measures until they personally encounter the problem. In the vast majority of cases, the culprits of carbon monoxide poisoning are home owners who violate fire safety rules, do not clear soot from chimneys and do not keep the stove in good condition, and their children are victims of parental carelessness. If the furnace is in good condition, the amount of carbon monoxide produced during fuel combustion is usually not dangerous. There are times when people, believing that the fuel in the stove has completely burned out, close the chimney damper to preserve heat. Smoldering coals with a lack of air form carbon monoxide, which penetrates into the room through leaky areas of the stove structure. With weak draft in the chimney and without air supply, fuel underburning also occurs, and as a result, the formation and accumulation of carbon monoxide. Chimney maintenance is not too tedious - it is enough to check the draft from time to time, the tightness of the brickwork seams or module joints, and timely clean the internal surfaces of soot. Pay special attention to inspecting the connection between the chimney and the stove. After a long period of inactivity of the device, before starting a fire, you need to open the tee plug and look through the pipe, making sure that the chimney is not clogged with soot, leaves, or bird’s nests (this sometimes happens). And if there is a flaw, if you eliminate it today, tomorrow it may be too late. For your safety, the Emergency Situations Department of the Ayagoz region calls on you to follow basic fire safety rules. When using stove heating it is not allowed: - leave burning stoves unattended; - the presence of cracks in the stove masonry, a clogged chimney can lead to tragic consequences; - use flammable substances (solid, liquid, gaseous) as fuel that are not provided for in the operating instructions for the stoves; - place fuel prepared for combustion, as well as other flammable substances and materials on the pre-furnace sheet; - heat stoves beyond the time specified in the operating instructions; - dry flammable substances and materials (shoes, clothes, firewood) at a distance of less than 0.5 m from the surface of the stove and chimneys. - do not close the stove damper until the coals have burned out; - take care of good ventilation; - Do not leave cooking food on the stove. Dear citizens! Compliance with the above rules will allow you to eliminate cases of poisoning from carbon monoxide, natural gas and prevent fires associated with improper operation of the heating stove. Remember - carbon monoxide is insidious, it acts quickly and unnoticed, so life and health depend on the speed of measures taken. Take care of yourself and your loved ones! ES of Ayagoz district