For weeks, Ross Carolan and his family felt sick but didn’t know why. Ross, his wife and their two young children were all feeling lethargic and coughing. Even their cat was irritable instead of her usual friendly self. This was in fall 2022. In what seemed like an unrelated issue at the time, the humidifier on Ross’s furnace had been leaking water, so he contacted a plumbing and heating company. This call may have saved their lives. The furnace technician used a Gas Measurement Instrument and found the furnace room contained 385 parts per million (ppm) of carbon monoxide (CO) — a life...
… was terrified of the danger my family was in,” says Ross, a SaskEnergy employee who lives in Regina. “I think we’re just … colourless, tasteless and invisible gas that occurs when fuel is combusted. Any appliance that burns fuel can … to detect CO in your home. CO alarms are designed to sound when CO is present. There are smoke detectors that double …