
	Comprehensive Infrared Home Inspection and Technical Analysis
	801-651-5484 435-714-9090

Our New Portable detection equipment detects the following in residential and commercial inspections:

Acetylene 50 ppm
Vinyl Chloride 5 ppm
Iso-Butane 500 ppm
Methyl Chloride 5 ppm
Methane 500 ppm
Hydrogen Sulfide 5 ppm
Ethane 500 ppm
Acetone 50 ppm
Propane 500 ppm
Ammonia 20 ppm
Ethylene 500 ppm
Gasoline 1 ppm
Hydrogen 500 ppm
Chlorine 1 ppm
Methyl Ether 500 ppm
Natural Gas
Sulfur Dioxide
Chinese Sheetrock
Carbon Dioxide
Acetone
Benzene
Butadiene
Ethyl Alcohol
Ethyl Ether
Hexane
Isopropyl Alcohol
Methanol
Pentane
Propylene
Toulene

We have also purchased a very powerful MST Satellite Pyrolyzer Gas Detector that will detect even more toxic gases and volatile organic compounds.

The table below represents the gases detectable with the

MST Satellite XT

Ammonia (NH3)

Arsine (AsH3)

Boron Trichloride (BCl3)

Boron Trifluoride (BF3)

Bromine (Br2)

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Chlorine (Cl2)

Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2)

Chlorine Trifluoride (ClF3)

Diborane (B2H6)

Dichlorosilane (SiH2Cl2)

Disilane (Si2H6)

Fluorine (F2)

Germane (GeH4)

Hexamethyldisilazane

(HMDS)

Hydrazine (N2H4)

Hydrogen (H2)

Hydrogen Bromide (HBr)

Hydrogen Chloride (HCl)

Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN)

Hydrogen Fluoride (HF)

Hydrogen Selenide (H2Se)

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)

Nitrogen Oxide (NO)

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

Ozone (O3)

Oxygen Deficiency (O2)

Phosphorous Oxychloride

(POCl3)

Phosgene (COCl2)

Phosphine (PH3)

Silicon Tetrachloride (SiCl4)

Silicon Tetrafluoride (SiF4)

Silane (SiH4)

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS)

Trichlorosilane (SiHCl3)

Trimethyl borate (TMB)

Trimethyl phosphite (TMP)

Tungsten Hexafluoride (WF6)

Gas Leaks

Leaking gas can lead to asphyxiation (the inability to breathe leading to suffocation) and dangerous explosions. Luckily, commercial gasses, such as the kind of gas your stove or heater uses, have a strong odor added to them so you can smell leaks. If you smell a gas leak in your home, you need to act quickly.

The most important thing to do for a gas leak is to get fresh air and get out.

If the smell is strong and you are having a hard time breathing, leave your home as quickly as possible. If you live in an apartment building or near other homes, alert your neighbors so they can leave too. Then call 911 (or your local emergency number) and your gas company immediately to report the leak.

Whatever you do, don't do anything to trigger an explosion.

Put out all open flames like matches, lighters, candles, or cigarettes that could set the gas on fire. Even an electrical current could start an explosion, so avoid turning any appliances on or off, including lights.

If you cannot get out of the home, open doors and windows to air out the room.

If you know where the leak is coming from and can shut off the gas supply, do so at once. Contact your local gas company immediately and let them know about the leak.

Don't go back into the building until the fire department and the gas company have said it is safe to do so.

People who are not able to smell and have difficulty breathing (for example, have asthma or use oxygen tanks), should contact both their physician and their local gas and fire company to find out about detectors and special procedures for gas leaks.

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Utah homes

What's invisible, has no smell, but can kill you? Carbon monoxide, an odorless gas that is absorbed by your bloodstream and eventually causes suffocation. Carbon monoxide is the most common cause of death by poison in the United States, killing almost 4,000 people a year. And it's one of the most dangerous poisons because often people don't know it's there until it's too late.

Carbon monoxide comes from your furnace, boiler, hot water heater, oven, woodstove, fireplace or anything that burns fuel.

The best way to protect yourself and your family from carbon monoxide poisoning is to buy a carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO) alarm for your home. If you live in a home that is two stories or more, you might want to purchase two.

Here are some simple steps to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning in your home:

Make sure your fireplace, chimney, furnace and gas water heater are inspected and cleaned yearly.
Don't block heating vents and external vents.
Never use your oven or stovetop to heat your home.
Never use gas fireplaces or space heaters as main heating sources (these are not meant to replace furnaces or central heating)
Turn of ovens, space heaters, and other heating appliances before going to bed or leaving your home.
Never use grills inside the home a closed space.
Never keep a car running inside an enclosed space like a garage or shed.

Carbon monoxide poisoning can feel much like the flu. Signs of carbon monoxide poisoning include: headaches, dizziness, nausea, confusion, weakness, vision or hearing impairment, and drowsiness. If you notice these symptoms and suspect that carbon monoxide is the cause, you should get fresh air immediately and seek medical help.

Prevention: Radon

With the exception of smoking, it is widely believed that radon causes more lung cancer than anything else in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that household exposure to radon causes up to 30,000 lung cancer deaths per year.

Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the earth and rock beneath your home, well-water, and building materials. Like carbon monoxide, radon is an odorless gas that's hard to detect.

Also like carbon monoxide, the easiest way to protect you and your household from radon is to buy a detector to measure the levels of radon in your home.

Both short-term and long-term detection devices are available. For more information about where to get radon detection devices, what the radon levels are in your area of the country, and how to contact your local Radon or Environmental Health Agency, visit the Radon section of the Environmental Protection Agency's Web site.