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November 24th, 2025 
The best gift you can give your family and friends this holiday season is the gift of safety.
When you install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors throughout your home, you and your family will get lifesaving, early alerts of any potential dangers.
What is carbon monoxide?
Carbon monoxide is a gas that has no odor, taste, or color. It comes from burning fuels, including gasoline, wood, propane, or charcoal. Please be advised that if you have an oil-fired heating system, soot and smoke will appear as warning signs of a system malfunctions before carbon monoxide can accumulate; nevertheless, it’s important to install a carbon monoxide detector even if you use heating oil and, of course, to call Spring Brook Ice & Fuel at (860) 225-6491 for emergency service if your equipment does malfunction.
In addition, appliances and engines that aren't well vented can cause the carbon monoxide to build up to dangerous levels. A tightly enclosed space makes the buildup worse.
Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when carbon monoxide builds up in the blood. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air, carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in the red blood cells. This can lead to serious tissue damage or even death.
What are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
Carbon monoxide poisoning affects the brain and heart the most. Exposure over time might lead to symptoms that can be mistaken for those of the flu without the fever. Clearer symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can include headache, weakness, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, shortness of breath, confusion, blurred vision, sleepiness, loss of muscle control, and loss of consciousness.
Anyone exposed to carbon monoxide needs to get into fresh air and seek medical care right away. Call 911 or emergency medical services right away for someone who is not conscious or can’t respond.
Not your father’s smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
The newest models feature a combination of smart technology and improved safety:
• They incorporate sensors for both smoke and carbon monoxide.
• They feature wireless interconnection so all alarms throughout the home sound at once.
• They can connect with your phone to provide mobile alerts if you are not home.
• They feature voice alerts to announce the specific type of danger and its location, such as “There is smoke in the kitchen.”
How many smoke and carbon monoxide detectors do you recommend?
You need at least one smoke detector on every level of your home, in each bedroom, and outside each sleeping area. For carbon monoxide alarms, place one on every level, outside sleeping areas, and in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms. For both, place alarms close to bedrooms and on every floor, while carbon monoxide alarms should be kept away from gas-burning appliances to prevent false alarms.
Always a safe gift choice!
Consider gifting a new model smoke or carbon monoxide detector (or a dual model) to the people you love best this year! They’ll know you truly care about them.
