Poll - Is using an oven or stovetop safe to heat your home?

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A poll to inform your community that it is not to heat with their kitchen oven

Joseph Porcelli

Question: Is using an oven or stovetop safe to heat your home?

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Now that the temperatures have dropped, we wanted to remind you that ovens and stovetops were never designed for heating homes only and doing so can lead to Carbon Monoxide poisoning.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless gas emitted anytime combustion appliances (such as gas ovens and stoves) are used. If a gas oven or stovetop is misused, dangerous levels of CO occur.

Signs of carbon monoxide poisoning include a dull headache, weakness, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, shortness of breath, confusion, blurred vision, and loss of consciousness. If you develop these symptoms, immediately leave your home and call 911.

Never use a gas oven or stovetop to heat your home; have them inspected annually by a professional. Also, keep anything flammable, such as paper towels, drying clothes, food packaging, or anything that could catch fire at least 3 feet away from the stove and oven.

It is also essential to ensure your home has smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; for more information, visit -https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/technology/.?utm_source=Nextdoor

If you have other tips, share them below in the comments, and kindly repost this message to your neighbors on Nextdoor by clicking the "Share" button/arrow below and then "Repost in newsfeed."

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A poll to inform your community that it is not to heat with their kitchen oven

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