The rules that will help you protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning in your home are quite simple:
- ventilation of rooms where gas appliances operate
- maintaining equipment in good technical condition
- not clogging chimneys and ventilation ducts
- self-checking the traction in them
- involving specialists for periodic inspection of smoke and ventilation ducts.
Inspection and cleaning of smoke and ventilation ducts are carried out by so-called stove technicians, who must have a conclusion from the State Energy Supervision Agency on the service provider's compliance with the requirements for ensuring the proper performance of maintenance work on the PEC.
The work that stove-makers must perform during the periodic inspection of chimneys and ventilation ducts is determined by the Rules for the Technical Operation of Gas Supply Systems, approved by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine. In particular, the following is checked:
- Channel patency (absence of blockage and presence of draft)
- The presence of devices and equipment near the PEC heads that interfere with proper air exchange
- Serviceability and correct location of the chimney cap
- No soot and tar on internal surfaces
Ventilation ducts are inspected simultaneously with chimneys. In the absence of chimneys, ventilation ducts are inspected at least once a year.