Carbon monoxide is a dangerous gas produced when heating systems are
not working correctly. You can't smell, taste or see carbon monoxide.
That makes it very dangerous. Carbon monoxide can build up inside a house
because of incomplete combustion and cause severe sickness and even death.
To help Chicagoans stay safe from carbon monoxide this winter.
Peoples Gas has partnered with
First Alert to offer a 10 percent discount on all their CO alarms,
CO-smoke combo and OneLink wireless alarms.
To receive your discount, visit
First Alert
and enter coupon code 888555 when ordering online. First Alert will
offer the discount to Peoples Gas
customers through March 2009.
Special Program: Free CO
Alarms Given Away at Chicago Firehouses
First Alert will provide free carbon monoxide alarms to 400
Chicago households in November through a special partnership between
Peoples Gas and the
Chicago Fire Department.
The CO alarms will be distributed at four fire stations (100 each), in low to moderate income neighborhoods, as part of an effort to increase home safety during the heating season and raise awareness about the dangers of carbon monoxide. The alarms will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the following dates:
