Though the winter has been mild for many in our region over the last several days, we have entered a season during which we have even more reasons to be cautious about how we heat and light our homes.

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Carbon monoxide is quiet, colorless, and fast, which is why you rely on detectors to speak up before it is too late. Yet a ...

Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the most serious safety hazards in a home, and one of the easiest to miss. The gas has no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone's well aware of how important smoke detectors are, but there's another early-warning system every home should have.