Natural Gas Detectors
Your home should already have a carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector. Now it's time for the perfect trifecta by installing a natural gas detector. Investing in a natural gas detector is an investment for life and essential for any building using natural gas.
The primary safety indicator for a natural gas leak is a gas odor typically associated with the smell of a rotten egg. This odor is a sulfur compound added to the gas (since natural gas is otherwise odorless) and added so as to be detectable by a person with an average sense of smell. As such, natural gas detectors are critical if you or a member of your household is not able to smell natural gas or if you have small children or elderly, which creates a higher risk for a gas stove burner to be left on without a flame. These life saving devices work by sensing natural gas and sounding an alarm to keep you safe.
If your natural gas detector goes off, evacuate the building immediately. If you smell gas and your alarm does not activate, also evacuate and refrain from turning any lights on or off and from using your phone or appliances on your way out. Then, call 911 and your local natural gas utility from a safe location, and do not return to your home until an emergency responder advises it is safe to do so. |
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