Carbon monoxide

It is hard to elaborate enough on how important it is to have a functional smoke and carbon monoxide detector in a property. But for starters, we will walk you through the consequences of breathing in the poisonous, silent killer carbon monoxide (CO) as well as some of its emitters.

Carbon monoxide, which has the empirical formula CO, is a usual by-product of a fire that is starved of a proper oxygen supply. This gas is hard to detect without using any designated indicators due to its colourless, odourless properties. This means that there could be a possibility that you may be breathing the gas right now without even knowing it.

Carbon monoxide diffuses with blood far more easily than oxygen, which renders even a small amount of too much carbon monoxide toxic. Larger quantities may lead to direct suffocation, impaired vision, dizziness, headaches and confusion. At lower quantities, carbon monoxide causes chest pain and fatigue with prolonged exposure leading to memory loss and Parkinson’s disease. All of these point towards carbon monoxide being a hazardous gas to all life forms in a residential or commercial property.

Having established the health hazards caused by carbon monoxide, it is now worth mentioning some common carbon monoxide emitters which might be present in your property:

• Faulty water heaters, cloth dryers and heaters
• Faulty central heating systems
• Faulty stoves and ovens
• Wooden stoves
• Fires
• Gas powered fireplaces and chimneys
• Power tools and generators
• Automobile exhaust, especially in homes with attached garages

With the long list of possible CO emitters, it is important to have a carbon monoxide detector in our homes that trigger an alarm if dangerous levels of the gas is present. In installing a functional CO detector, you could potentially save your own life as well as the lives of everyone else residing in the property.

It is important to trust the person or company that installs such a crucial device for you, which is why we are here to take the responsibility! D&S understands the immeasurable value of human health and a human life, which is why we ensure our installations are perfect, and will continue to remain perfect when it matters the most.

Smoke

Where there is smoke, there is a fire. This statement is true both figuratively and literally, given that smoke only arises in the presence of a hidden or prominent flame. What’s worth mentioning is that smoke can also be a very early detector of a fire. A working smoke detector means that you could spring into action and smother the flames long before the fire spreads to the rest of the property, or evacuate while there is still some time. Often, the few minutes of head start a smoke alarm gives you is the deciding factor between escaping and a fiery death.

D&S are ready to take the responsibility for your safety! We will install smoke detectors that will work like charm during tempest. Considering that this very instrument could draw the line between life and death, we employ a great degree of professionalism and care during the installation process.