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When you close your home up against the cold, you should be aware that your heating system could pose a potential risk to your family. Carbon monoxide (CO2) will be generated by any fuel-burning furnace, whether that fuel is oil, natural gas, or propane. CO2 is usually safely vented out of your house, but leaks can occur. Humans cannot detect this deadly gas, and in the right concentration, carbon monoxide can kill.

You can keep your family safe from this unseen ...

As winter comes in, we’re all going to be sealed up in our homes with our heating systems on. Carbon monoxide is a gas emission from anything that burns fuel. So, if you have gas, oil, kerosene or wood heating, or even an attached garage, your Charlotte-area home is a prime candidate for potentially deadly carbon monoxide.
If you don’t have carbon monoxide detectors, get them. They are actually required by Mecklenburg County Building Standards.

They should be a low level ...