YELLOW TAG MEANING
YOUR EQUIPMENT WAS JUST ‘YELLOW-TAGGED’ BY AN HVAC TECHNICIAN – WHY WAS THIS DONE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
(As presented by ServiceMark Heating, Cooling & Plumbing)
If your answer is no to these questions, the service or appliance should be yellow tagged and the Yellow Tag Insufficient Air for Combustion letter shall be left with you (if available.)
If a possible confined space problem is present, the field employee will ask you a list of questions in regards to the possibility of the presence of carbon monoxide. If you answer yes to any of these questions (without an alternate reason), then the employee must follow a list of actions.
“BUT ANOTHER HVAC COMPANY WAS HERE AND DID NOT YELLOW-TAG MY EQUIPMENT.”
At ServiceMark Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, we are concerned with safety and are always doing our best to raise the bar regarding safety for both you, our valued customer, and our employees. By “Yellow Tagging” your equipment, our field technician has figured out that needed measures must be applied to ensure your safety. A Yellow Tag means that the issue can be corrected once the needed measures have been implemented.
A note about Carbon Monoxide:
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, tasteless and poisonous gas that burns with a pale-blue to yellow flame, produced when carbon burns with a lack of air. Any fuel – propane, natural gas, kerosene, oil, wood, coal or charcoal – can produce Carbon Monoxide when there is insufficient air for the combustion process.
ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO)
1. Do you have a Carbon Monoxide Detector that has been alarmed?
2. Any members of the household ill with the following symptoms: fatigue, headache, nausea, shortness of breath, dizziness? Do these symptoms seem to improve when they get out of the house?
3. Have you noticed condensation/moisture on on your walls and windows, other than above your kitchen sink, or in bathrooms?
4. Is there any water rusting, streaking, debris or soot on chimney, vents, or equipment?
5. Have you smelled any unfamiliar burning odors from your fuel burning equipment?
6. Are your houseplants dying?
7. Do you have any pets that have become sluggish or ill?
If you answered yes to some of the above, it could indicate the potential presence of CO. You should call an expert right away to assess the situation and to ensure that you and your family are safe in your home.
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