Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Your first defense against carbon monoxide and fire is a reliable alarm system. JVS General Contractors can help you guard your home or business against these potentially deadly scenarios with professional smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarm installation and service.
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Installation
It is called the silent killer for a reason. Carbon monoxide is colourless, tasteless, odourless, and deadly. It occurs when fuels are not burned completely. Fuels such as propane, kerosene, gas, natural gas, oil, charcoal, and wood are the most common sources.
Between 2001 and 2007, 74 Ontarians died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from vehicle exhaust or furnace fumes. If you have a fireplace, furnace, barbecue, or an attached garage, then you should consider installing carbon monoxide alarms.
Smoke Detector Installation
You have only seconds to escape a fire. That’s why it is important to have smoke alarms on all levels of your home and outside bedrooms. Smoke alarms are a critical tool in ensuring your family escapes a fire safely. It is important to only use certified smoke detectors with a loud audible noise to warn of danger. Children can often sleep through smoke alarms, so it is critical to make sure yours provides the best and most effective detection.
JVS General Contractors can install smoke alarms in critical areas of your home. A smoke alarm that is hardwired into your home with battery backup is the most effective way to protect your family and valuables.
Ontario Carbon Monoxide Detector Law
The province of Ontario has several laws and building codes around the installation of carbon monoxide detectors. You must have a working carbon monoxide detector adjacent to sleeping areas in your home if you have fuel-burning appliances such as natural gas or wood stoves. In a condo or apartment building with a service room, CO alarms must be installed in the service room and in each suite or sleeping area adjacent to the service room.
It is also recommended that all fuel-burning appliances and vents be inspected annually by a registered contractor.
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All our electricians at JVS General Contractors are licensed, certified, and well-equipped to handle whatever task is at hand. Choose an electrical company with a track record of success. Our renovation electricians care about your safety and will go to great lengths to ensure that the wiring in your household is safe and intact.
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