Heating Expert Urges Homeowners To Install Multiple CO Detectors

February 20, 2015 12:00 PM

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FORDS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) Given how cold its been lately, heating and cooling experts are issuing a public safety warning for those heatingtheir homes this winter.

Airdex Heating and Cooling Company President Harvey Stoller said crews on many of their calls to fix or replace heaters have noticed a lack of carbon monoxide detectors.

He told WCBS 880s Levon Putney the detectors should be on every level of every home and every unit of every building.

None or if there are, theyre putting them in places no one would ever hear them, he said.

Stoller also said everyone should have their furnaces checked once a year, even the heating vent outside. He said ice, birds nests and other blockage can cause issues.

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