Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas, impossible to see, taste or smell. In the home, it is formed from incomplete combustion from any flame-fueled device, including ranges, ovens, clothes dryers, furnaces, fireplaces, grills, space heaters, vehicles, and water heaters. Open flames, such as from ovens and ranges, are the most common source of carbon monoxide.
Unlike fire and burglary, carbon monoxide can be an invisible, almost undetectable threat to your family and home. ADT sensors can help notify the occupants if high levels of this “silent killer” are detected.
More than 200 Americans die from carbon monoxide poisoning each year, and thousands more are hospitalized.
It is meant to go off before you are experiencing any symptoms of poisoning. Immediately get all members of the household outside for fresh air, and ask whether anyone is experiencing any of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems
Are you - or a family member - elderly or disabled, but committed to maintaining independent living?
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ADT Home Security Systems help protect the people and things you value most: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (read more about ADT Customer Monitoring Centers)
1 Push the help button in the event of an emergency.
2 A Monitoring Professional will respond over the base unit intercom.
3 If you do not answer, ADT will call first responders for help.
Emergency Response Systems can help you or a loved one live safely and independently.
If you wait until you need a CO Detector, you might never get the chance to buy one.
Protect your family from this invisible threat.
Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths
By Craig Kapitan - San Antonio Express-News
[June 21, 2009] The odorless and deadly gas is considered the culprit in the deaths of three people inside the home, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office. (read more)
Carbon monoxide leak sickens apartment residents
By Matt Woolbright - San Antonio Express-News
[April 25, 2009] A carbon monoxide leak at a Northwest Side apartment complex sickened several residents Saturday morning, with at least four people taken to a hospital, officials said. (read more)
San Antonio hotel evacuated for Carbon Monoxide leak
The Associated Press
[June 23, 2008] More than 200 guests and staff of the Hotel Mimosa Riverwalk were told to leave early Sunday after a guest complained of nausea and a headache. (read more)