{"id":2319,"date":"2014-07-15T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T20:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mistersparky-houston.com\/answers\/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-during-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:34:46","slug":"carbon-monoxide-poisoning-during-summer","status":"publish","type":"answers","link":"https:\/\/mistersparky-houston.com\/?answers=carbon-monoxide-poisoning-during-summer","title":{"rendered":"Is carbon monoxide poisoning common in the summer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Carbon monoxide poisoning is just as common\u00a0during the summer as it is in the winter because appliances such as lawn mowers, propane grills, camp stoves, and boats are heavily used during warmer seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decrease your family&#8217;s risk of exposure<\/strong><br \/>\nCarbon monoxide is a deadly, poisonous gas whose dangers hide in everyday appliances used by families all over the world Some ways to avoid exposure include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring appliances are placed in a well vented area<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding breathing around appliances that release carbon monoxide<\/li>\n<li>Place your portable generators <strong>at least<\/strong> 25 feet from your home<\/li>\n<li>When swimming around a boat, do not\u00a0swim near the exhaust ports as carbon monoxide concentrations are very high in those areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember to visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mistersparky-dfw.com\/answers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q&amp;A<\/a> page,\u00a0send us any electrical questions you may have and one of Mister Sparky&#8217;s expert electricians will answer!<\/p>\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Is carbon monoxide poisoning common in the summer?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Yes. Carbon monoxide poisoning is just as common during the summer as it is in the winter because appliances such as lawn mowers, propane grills, camp stoves, and boats are heavily used during warmer seasons.\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Carbon monoxide poisoning is just as common\u00a0during the summer as it is in the winter because appliances such as lawn mowers, propane grills, camp stoves, and boats are heavily used during warmer seasons. Decrease your family&#8217;s risk of exposure Carbon monoxide is a deadly, poisonous gas whose dangers hide in everyday appliances used by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2319","answers","type-answers","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":[],"ptb_featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mistersparky-houston.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/answers\/2319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mistersparky-houston.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/answers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mistersparky-houston.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/answers"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mistersparky-houston.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}