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Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

Help prevent carbon monoxide hazards in your home:

• Have a qualified heating contractor perform a yearly maintenance check of your furnace and venting system, as well as fireplaces, chimneys and all fuel-burning appliances.
• Equip your home with a CO alarm that has the Canadian Standards Association ‘Blue flame’ symbol and references CSA 6.19-01. This latest Canadian standard lets you know the alarm complies with recognized safety requirements.
• Install at least one CO alarm at knee height near the bedrooms. Use more than one CO alarm if sleeping areas are located on different levels of your home.

Remember to follow the manufacturer’s directions for installing and maintaining your CO alarm. Carbon monoxide alarms are required by City bylaw: A minimum of one carbon monoxide detector shall be installed in each of the following dwelling units:
A. Each residence that has a fuel-burning appliance (a furnace, a fireplace or wood-burning stove, for example)
B. For a building that has multiple occupancies, each residence located on the same floor as a fuel-burning appliance
C. For a building with multiple occupancies, each unit on the two floors above a fuel-burning appliance. If you have any fuel-burning appliances, carbon monoxide detectors are essential.

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