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Carbon Monoxide Safety
What You Should Not Do:
• Never burn charcoal inside a home, garage, cabin, RV
or camper.
• Never install, service, or convert fuel-burning appliances
from one type to another without proper knowledge,
skills and tools.
• Never use a gas range, oven, or clothes dryer for
heating.
• Never operate unvented gas-burning appliances, such as
kerosene or natural gas space heaters, in a closed room.
• Never operate gasoline-powered engines (like vehicles,
motorcycles, lawn mowers, yard equipment or power
tools) in confined areas such as garages or basements,
even if an outside door or window is open.
• Never ignore a safety device when it shuts off an
appliance.
• Never ignore a CO alarm.
Be Aware of the Warning Signs of Carbon Monoxide:
Clues You Can See:
• Streaks of carbon or soot around the service door of
your fuel-burning appliances.
• A yellow or orange flame may indicate a problem with
natural gas appliances.
• Excessive rusting on flue pipes or appliance jackets.
• Loose or missing furnace panel.
• Moisture collecting on the windows and walls of
furnace rooms.
• Loose or disconnected vent/chimney, fireplace or
appliance.
• Small amounts of water leaking from the base of the
chimney, vent or flue pipe.
• Rust on the portion of the vent pipe visible from
outside your home.
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