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Dangers of Carbon Monoxide
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Each year the media brings to our attention RVers who tried to heat their units using either the burners, stove or oven. This practice has lead, on more than one occasion, to fatal consequences with all parties in the RV succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning. As carbon monoxide is a silent killer which you can’t taste, smell or see, you should take every precaution necessary to insure that you and your family don’t become a statistic.
1. Take the time to have your furnace checked and serviced.
2. Don’t ever use the burners or the oven to provide heat.
3. Always sleep with a window or roof vent open. Heat exchanger’s in recreation vehicle furnaces can develop cracks allowing carbon monoxide to enter an RV.
4. If you ever suffer from flu like symptoms such as: headache, dizzy or light headedness, nausea, confusion or fatigue quickly get everybody out of the unit. Shut off the propane, ventilate the RV and get medical help as soon as possible.
5. Last but not least, make sure you have a working carbon monoxide detector in your unit. This could be your best defense against carbon monoxide poisoning. Remember to check its operation periodically and if required re-place the battery or sensor.
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