how to test for carbon monoxide in your home - best air purifier for your home

Carbon monoxide is a odor-free, colorless gas caused by improper use of combustion fuel.
American Fire Administration (USFA)
Commission on Consumer Product Safety (CPSC)
Suggest testing your home for this silent killer.
According to CPSC, 200 people die from carbon monoxide poisoning each year.
Buy passive carbon monoxide (CO)
The test kit is also called a detector badge from any hardware or building supply store.
Write down the date you used the kit on the front of the badge.
Place badges where you suspect they may be carbon monoxide gas emissions.
The facilities usually include a fireplace, a space heater, a stove, a garage, a water heater and a heated vent.
After 15 minutes check if there is a color change on the front of the test badge.
If the badge turns dark, you have carbon monoxide at home.
If there is carbon monoxide, leave the house immediately and call 911.
If there is no carbon monoxide, you can use the test badge for 60 to 90 days, or according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Buy a carbon monoxide detector or alarm from a home repair or hardware store.
Open the battery box and insert two AA batteries.
Arrange the battery so that the polarity matches.
Turn off the battery box and select a position on the wall or ceiling to place the CO alarm.
Take out the paper template (
Provided)
, Place it against the wall and mark the holes planned to screw into the CO alarm.
Drill holes in the wall for anchors (
Provided).
Insert the anchor into the wall and hit it with a hammer to make sure the anchor is uniform.
Hammer the screw into the anchor until the head of the screw is 1-
Reveal the eighth of an inch.
Slide the CO alarm onto the screw.
Press the test button and hold it until the light is on-LEDs (LED)
The red light flashes.
Listen to four beeps, pause, four beeps, pause.
The red light flashes when the CO alarm is working.