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The problem with NEST Protect & other Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Recently NEST released a combination Fire / Smoke & CO Detector called the “Protect.” As many of you may recall NEST set many an “energy geeks” hearts & their associated blogs a flutter with their new programmable thermostat over a year ago. Personally I thought they were all a little nuts (about the thermostat) but […]

Filed Under: Carbon Monoxide December 3, 2013 By SLS

Turkeys, Pies, & Carbon Monoxide (CO)?

Wow how quickly this year has passed; with most of us getting ready to sit down and enjoy a great Thanksgiving dinner next week followed up by the Christmas Baking season. With that we would like to remind everyone with a gas stove to please use the exhaust vent (or open a window if it […]

Filed Under: Carbon Monoxide, Holiday Safety Tagged With: Thanksgiving November 19, 2013 By SLS

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide or CO is a colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas produced by the incomplete burning of a fuel. For More

November 21, 2012 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Another senseless death while others live… (Carbon Monoxide)

Generally, one doesn’t start seeing news reports like this until late into October or early November… August 8th Raleigh, NC — A woman died Sunday and her husband was in an area hospital Monday after police say someone accidentally left a vehicle running in the closed garage at their Raleigh home… It appears that in […]

Filed Under: Carbon Monoxide Tagged With: Safety Sunday August 21, 2011 By SLS

Monday Musing: Don’t believe the Hype

Lately there is a lot of chatter & hype over a “new study” where many groups are going – wow, we got to ban gas cooking, Electrify Everything, or quite simply saying, see we told you so. They love showing charts similar to this one below (taken from said study) as all the evil attributes […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Cooking, Ventilation October 5, 2020 By SLS

Getting the Details Right: Kitchen Exhaust Venting

Nothing can help complete or accentuate the look of a kitchen more than the exhaust hood. Beyond the looks though, it is an important feature for occupant health & safety. Besides helping to eliminate cooking odors, remove excess steam & grease associated with cooking it helps capture numerous other particulates and off gassing from not […]

Filed Under: Common Sense Building Tagged With: Ventilation September 22, 2020 By SLS

Monday Musings: Smoke Detectors, DST, and…

One of the things I miss about Arizona (besides not dealing with snow on Halloween) is no Daylight Savings Time (DST). As it was originally 6 months long, the “change your smoke detector batteries” movement became popular in the late 80’s / early 90’s depending on where you lived. As we “fall back” yesterday and […]

Filed Under: Fire Safety November 4, 2019 By SLS

Monday Musings: Electrify This…

#ElectrifyEverything or should I rephrase it as; Gas or Electric is fast becoming the new Paper or Plastic it seems… I couldn’t help but shake my head at the newest headline on one of the forums I frequent “The problem with Gas Stoves” with a single simple minded comment with a link to a piece […]

Filed Under: Myth or Misconception June 17, 2019 By SLS

FAQ: Humidifiers – To humidify or not…

It’s that time of year again when the air is drier which can lead frizzy hair, static shock &/or for those in older homes, the doors to finally shut properly. It is also cold & flu season with many doctors recommending humidifiers be run at night for kids who get sick. For many the questions […]

Filed Under: FAQ's, Acronym’s, & Terminology Tagged With: HVAC, Slider December 29, 2017 By SLS

Buying a New (Older) House – Quick Fixes to Make it Your Own

Congratulations, you are a new homeowner… well maybe the house isn’t new but hey, it’s all yours. Maybe it’s only 5 years old, 10, 20 or shoot maybe even 100+ & now it is time to turn this house into a home. Maybe you have some big renovations planned like a new kitchen or floors, but don’t overlook […]

Filed Under: Around the home March 20, 2017 By SLS

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