Da farko, Yana da mahimmanci a gane cewa duka methane mai tsabta da carbon monoxide ba su da wari, yayinda iskar gas ke fitar da wari mara dadi saboda karin iskar gas, yin warin kayan aikin tantancewa mara inganci.
Hanyar da ta dace ita ce kunna waɗannan iskar gas da lura da halayen konewar su. Konewar methane yana haifar da adadi mai yawa na kwayoyin ruwa idan aka kwatanta da na carbon monoxide.
Ta hanyar kunna kowane gas daban-daban sannan kuma ya rufe harshen wuta tare da bushewa, sanyi beaker, samuwar damfara a cikin beaker yana nufin methane, alhali rashinsa yana nuna carbon monoxide.