Top five CO tips for winter

The air is feeling crisp and cool these days and I’m itching for movie nights in front of the fireplace, a favourite Winter pastime at our house! We are pretty wimpy when it comes to cold and would hibernate in our cozy house all winter long if we could, but that luxury never, ever comes at the expense of our families safety!


Did you know? Ontario recently made installing Carbon Monoxide alarms in homes a mandatory act.

We have more than one in our house, just to be sure! Carbon Monoxide cannot be seen, and has no smell or taste, your best defense is First Alert alarms and Duracell Batteries. 

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Duracell and First Alert’s top five CO tips for winter:

1. Get a professional to check your furnace, your appliances and ensure your chimney is cleaned properly.
2. Install at least one carbon monoxide alarm with an audible warning signal near the sleeping areas in your home, and have at least one alarm on each level.
3. During power outages, if running a generator be sure to operate it in a well-ventilated area.
4. Use the time change this month as a reminder to test your CO detector and change its batteries with Duracell AA batteries.
5. While it may be tempting to warm up the car on cold days, don’t leave your car running in the garage even if the garage door is open.

For more on CO prevention be sure to check out the First Alert website at www.firstalert.ca. Duracell 9V and AA batteries are available at mass retailers nationwide for a suggested MRP of $7.99 (2pk and 8pk respectively).

To put you on the right track for the winter season, we’re excited to offer you a CO Safety giveaway valued at nearly $45, including:

  • Duracell AA Copper Top Batteries 
  • First Alert Carbon Monoxide Alarm 

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Disclosure: I am a P&Gmom/mamanP&G. As part of my affiliation with this group I receive products and special access to P&G events and opportunities. The opinions on this blog are my own.

By entering the following contest you are accepting that if you win your contact information will be shared with a P&G PR and shipping agency for the purpose of mailing your prize.  Please allow 4-6 weeks from the contest closure date to receive your prize.

This giveaway may appear on other blogs as part of the #PGmom/#mamanPG program.  However, to be fair, you can only win once per giveaway.  If your name is chosen more than once, another winner will be selected. All winners must be from within Canada

Comments

  1. I have 1 in my home on the main floor. (I need 2 more)

  2. Darlene Demell says

    We have one in our small home so if I won I would give this to my son and his wife as their home is large and they have two kids I worry about.

  3. no CO detectors. hope to have a couple soon. thanks

  4. I have 2 CO2 alarms in my house

  5. We own 1 alarm in our apartment.

  6. We have one – in our bedroom

  7. one

  8. Erika Belanger says

    We have a small house, so only one!

  9. Angela Mitchell says

    I have 2 – one upstairs and one downstairs.

  10. I believe 2 as the fire and CO are linked.

  11. Marilyn Legault says

    We have one in our house

  12. Ashamed to say it but I don’t think I have any. 🙁

  13. We have three but two of them are pretty old.

  14. Wendy hutton says

    none

  15. I only have one in my home

  16. We have one right now.

  17. We don’t have any, and I know we definitely should have at least one. 🙁

  18. Brenda lacourciere says

    One

  19. Kathy Hanley says

    I have one in my house and need another to install outside of a tv room that is off of the garage.

  20. kathy downey says

    we have 3 in our home

  21. We have one right now.

  22. We have 2 in our house.

  23. Stephanie Phelps says

    We have zero in our home and I know we need them because we do have gas in the home for the heat and the stove!

  24. 2,1 upstairs and 1 downstairs

  25. We currently have two CO2 detectors in our home

  26. Rosanne Robinson says

    We have one that I purchased a couple of years ago with a battery back-up, but we have a large 2 story house and should have another one.

  27. melissaandkeith miller says

    we have one

  28. nicolthepickle says

    We have one in the basement and one in the bedroom.

  29. We actually don’t have any carbon monoxide detectors in our home.

  30. I have 1 in my home on the bedroom floor. I need to replace it within 6 months as they are only good for 7 years.

  31. Doris Calvert says

    We have 3 one on each level

  32. Victoria Ess says

    We have one.

  33. I recently put in one detector as it just became law here in Ontario.

  34. ivy pluchinsky says

    we have 2 of them

  35. missbobloblaw says

    Sadly we are doomed- we have no co detectors at the moment.

  36. Eva Mitton-Urban says

    We have 2 smoke alarms 1 up and 1 down – reminder to check batteries…overlooked but not forgotten.

  37. Jeanette Jackson says

    We have one in our apartment but we are buying a house and I would love to have this for our new house.

  38. I have 0 CO detectors

  39. I have one of them.

  40. We have one alarm.

  41. Lisa Williams says

    I don’t have one,I’ve never owned one,I think it’s time to consider getting one,It certainly would help give me peace of mind.

  42. James Robert says

    We have 2, one upstairs and one down

  43. None at present as it broke. Have 5 Fire tho.

  44. None 🙁

  45. We have one alarm.

  46. Charlene Lucas says

    I actually only have a smoke detector in my flat, not a CO alarm 🙁

  47. Cheryl Almas says

    none

  48. Chandra Christine O'Connor says

    we have 3

  49. One on each floor which is “3” . Thanks for the chance.

  50. Irene Eichler says

    3

  51. I do not think the alarms in our house are CO. They are the ones that were here when we bought the house

  52. We have one on the lower level of our hoe, between both the bedrooms.

  53. 3, one on each floor

  54. At our condo we have electric heat so we don’t need any but in the summer we live in our park model RV and it has one but I want to put a 2nd one in next year.

  55. I currently only have one. Sounds like I could use a few more.

  56. currently I have none 🙁

  57. I currently have one.

  58. We only have one. I think we will probably need more

  59. we don’t have one yet, but I know we need to get on that asap!

  60. Bailey Dexter Parr says

    I have one

  61. we have one

  62. We have one

  63. I HAVE 1 CO AND 3 SMOKE

  64. holly o'gorman says

    I’m pretty sure all of mine are duo smoke/CO2 alarms, so that would mean I have three, one on each floor.

  65. 2 one on the floor with the bedrooms and one next to the furnace. Would love one for my daughters new apartment

  66. We have 1, and 3 smoke alarms

  67. We don’t have either one

  68. We have two.

  69. Time to get one..we do not have one currently.

  70. Lynn Mathieu says

    We have 2 alarms,one in our basement and one on our second floor.

  71. Karla Sceviour says

    I don`t have any in my home.

  72. We have 2 at the moment, they are very old!

  73. I am entering your giveaway.
    It would be great to win the Duracell First Alert CO Safety Prize Pack.
    In response to your question of
    How many Co alarms do you currently have in your house?
    I currently have one Co alarm in my living room.
    Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!!!!

  74. We have one in the basement

  75. We have one right now.

  76. We have one in our bedroom but would like one on the main floor. Hopefully I can win

  77. None but need to shop for one

  78. We only have one at the moment!

  79. Sandy Klocinski says

    None

  80. One

  81. One in basement and one in bedroom area

  82. I only have one

  83. Juliee Fitze says

    I have one in my house.

  84. We have none in my house.

  85. we have two in our home right now

  86. Caroline Moustache says

    none

  87. I currently have two CO2 detectors in my house.

  88. None at home – but we have one at the farm – thanks!

  89. Stephanie LaPlante says

    We currently have no Carbon Monoxide alarms In our home, I don’t think. I don’t know if the downstairs smoke alarm is one or not.

  90. zero

  91. We have 1

  92. I only have one right now.

  93. 1

  94. Only have 1 – should have another 1

  95. We have none actually!

  96. Miriam Wilton says

    we actually don’t have one.

  97. I currently have none and need to get a few for my home.

  98. Darlene Millen says

    love to have this ty

  99. Darlene Millen says

    1 alarm

  100. I have one currently

  101. We currently have one.

  102. Not one specifically for that

  103. Just one

  104. We currently have one in our kitchen!

  105. roger simmons says

    We have one CO2 alarm upstairs and one smoke alarm downstairs.

  106. Linda Klages says

    one

  107. No CO detectors in the house

  108. I only have one downstairs and none up stairs.

  109. None 🙁

  110. 2

  111. One upstairs

  112. one

  113. We currently have 1 in our home.

  114. I don’t have any 🙁

  115. Just the one on the main floor but would like to add more.

  116. We have one CO detector outside our bedrooms

  117. Elaine Buonsante says

    I know we have at least one, maybe two. That sounds like I had better check and be sure!

  118. We have 1 downstairs but we do need one upstairs also!

  119. I live in a condo with a forced hot water heating system and do not have any CO detectors in our home.

  120. Maria McLachlan says

    I only have one on main floor. Could use in basement

  121. I have one!

  122. We have two – one in the basement and one on the main floor. I had a CO scare once in an apartment I lived in so now we are extra careful. I subscribe with a different email address than the one noted above.

  123. We don’t have any at the moment.

  124. Quite a few – one in each area!

  125. We currently have one CO detector and are getting a new one hard wired in the next few weeks but we still need another one for the top floor. This would be great!

  126. Kim Keithline says

    I don’t have any right now

  127. We have one

  128. 2

  129. We have two, I believe, one on the main floor and one up with the bedrooms.

  130. Treen Goodwin says

    We have none , but they are a very important thing to have in your home 🙂

  131. I am ashamed to admit it but none. I did in my former house and for some reason never plugged one in here. I need to get one!

  132. I have none……. 🙁

  133. We have zero of these alarms

  134. wendi watson says

    i have two at this point in the house

  135. Brenda Penton says

    I have 1 alarm in my house

  136. Jen C AKA @JusticeSadie says

    None! Yikes!

  137. Monique Rizzo says

    I have one in the house.

  138. We have six.

  139. I think I have 1, but I’m not sure. I guess I’m toast!

  140. Elaine Boychuk says

    we have 4 smoke detectors and a very old CO detector. The last should be replaced.

  141. 2

  142. Karen C. Hill says

    I had one. It recently got broken when it was dropped during the battery change

  143. Chris Stockford says

    One in the house

  144. We have only one CO detector currently

  145. We have 2 in our house

  146. I have one on the main floor, but Ontario laws have changed. The Hawkins-Gignac Act requires detectors near all sleeping areas in homes with fuel-burning appliances, such as furnaces, stoves or fireplaces. It also applies to all residences with attached garages. This means I need at least one more and the First Alert Alarm featured on your blog is exactly what I need. It’s a trusted name with a trusted name in batteries! Exactly what I’m after!

  147. one

  148. None, that’s why I need to win this.

  149. Richard Hamacher says

    We have one

  150. we only have one

  151. Holly Messana says

    We have five. One on each floor and then one in the basement near my son’s room and one in the hallway near the bedrooms.

  152. We have one.

  153. I just have one, better than none I guess!

  154. I have a CO2 monitor on each floor, basement, main floor and upstairs!

  155. We have one.

  156. Just 1 in the basement by the furnace

  157. margaux retrophiliac says

    we don’t have any and it makes me very nervous.

  158. I have one! could definitely use another one

  159. We have one upstairs by our bedrooms, but it is in need of replacement!

  160. Sara Muzzatti says

    I need one of these…oil furnace here

  161. beth shepherd says

    I have one

  162. We don’t currently have any

    Rob

  163. i don’t have any

  164. One!

  165. i have 1 but it’s at the end of it’s life span and needs to be replaced, and I should have a second one too.

  166. We have one right now. Hoping for a new one!

  167. Just 1 in the basement

  168. None, we had one but it was so old we got rid of it thinking it would encourage us to buy a new one. It didn’t.

  169. aarone mawdsley says

    I do not have any.

  170. Marlene V. (Enelram) says

    We have 2 in our house. Upstairs and in the basement

  171. Elizabeth Nicholson says

    One

  172. I’m embarrassed to say we have 0. I’ll definitely have to get a couple asap.

  173. Rachel Cartwright says

    I’m pretty sure we have one CO detector in our house. But definitely just one!

  174. sean pynaert says

    I don’t have one so I’d really like to win this one!

  175. Would like to have another C0 detector for my home

  176. I don’t have any, need one…

  177. We have at least 3 or 4.

  178. cheryl hodgkins says

    One in our apt

  179. One

  180. danielle Marie says

    we dont have any. that really should change.

  181. Mike Gismondi says

    1

  182. I only have one co alarm in the place I just moved into. It’s mixed with a smoke alarm.

  183. I currently have 1 co alarm in my house?

  184. We have one in the furnace room.

  185. Cori Westphal says

    We have 2. One in our basement, with the furnace, and one on our main level, just in case!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  186. I don’t have any in my home.

  187. We have two CO detectors

  188. We have 2 CO detectors but I’d like one more so we can have one on each floor

  189. We rent and only have one on the main floor, but I’d like to have one upstairs too.

  190. We actually have an electric furnace so we have none but I would love to win this for my daughter who rents.

  191. We don’t have any CO alarms yet, but we should get some ASAP!

  192. We have one in the house.

  193. Elaine Jasvins says

    we have 1.

  194. None yet, keep forgetting to get it.

  195. We have none

  196. We have 2 CO Detectors in our home.

  197. We have 3.

  198. I have 2 right now

  199. we only have one, probably need another

  200. 1 CO alarm.

  201. Just one

  202. I don’t have any 🙁

  203. I no longer own one as the one I had malfunctioned and would not shut off the sound.

  204. Brittney House says

    We have 5 alarms.

  205. We have 4 alarms.

  206. Richard Hicks says

    We only have one CO alarm but severak smoke alkarns

  207. Carolyn Daley says

    We only have two alarms in our house right now.

  208. 2

  209. we have 2 but should have on more

  210. tina reynolds says

    Truth is we just have one

  211. melissa Resnick says

    we have one

  212. One… but unfortunately it was possessed & it would beep at all hours of the day night. It drove me crazy. It’s sitting in the drawer. My bad! I would love to win one that actually works!

  213. Richard Hicks says

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  214. Thanks for the giveaway…we have one CO detector, but it needs replacing (it was painted over !); especially important to have one in the winter months !

  215. Oops, please disregard the previous entry i.e. Canada only !

  216. We have 1 right now.

  217. Christian Alejandro says

    We don’t have any at the moment.

  218. i dont have any right now.my last one quit working on me

  219. I have 1 CO alarm in my house right now, but it is really old & probably should be replaced with a new one.

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