North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Musings of chief inspector and president of SENWI House Inspections

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Carbon monoxide law draws criticism

Manitoba has just announced it is making it mandatory for all homes to be retrofitted with a CO sensor. I applaud this decision and hope that it will ripple to other provinces including BC as well.

As a home inspector, I ALWAYS recommend a CO sensor in any home with gas appliances or an attached garage. I am dissapointed that some mayors and building officials in Manitoba only look at the logistics and costs of the inspections or false alarms.

Is saving a life not worth all the false alarms that may occure over a year?

This article explains CO gas and where the sensors should be located.