Linda
My apt. management had my tub refinished when I was not at home. I returned home to horrendously strong odor, my cat hiding under the couch. Doesn't seem worker vented the spray to the outside. I was home the first time the tub was refinished and know that a vent hose went out the window and the smell was strong, but not intolerable. This time it was terrible with deposits on towels, etc. - required washing. It took 3-4 hours for the 123 level on the detector to slowly return to zero with doors and windows open and several days for the smell to pretty much dissipate. I am worried about the health hazard me and my cat were exposed to. My cat was exposed possibly for 2-3 hours. She has coughed and I am worried about long term effects. I am assuming the detector went off because of low oxygen level. Is this right? Linda
Answer
it went off because of high CO levels what are the levels now?
if over 44 you should call the fire dept.
call your vet about the cat but there isnt anything they can do for it anyway.
as for you you may need to be tested, and should call your physician, or
your local hospital, CO DOES NOT leave the body, as im aware.
so there are side effects you may experience, and as i said you should be
advised by your medical counsel.
it went off because of high CO levels what are the levels now?
if over 44 you should call the fire dept.
call your vet about the cat but there isnt anything they can do for it anyway.
as for you you may need to be tested, and should call your physician, or
your local hospital, CO DOES NOT leave the body, as im aware.
so there are side effects you may experience, and as i said you should be
advised by your medical counsel.
carbon monoxide?
April
the oven gives off this burnt smell while on... could it be carbon monoxide? how long after you smell it will it affect you, does it happen right away or does it take hours
Answer
You can't smell carbon monoxide. You burned something in the past and it's coming back to haunt you.
Carbon monoxide in a concentration of 1500ppm will kill you in about 5 minutes. If you have a CO detector, they go off at 100.
However, the effects of CO are cumulative. What it does is replace the oxygen in the hemoglobin. The bond is about 200 times stronger than oxygen's bond, so you can't rid your body of it without medical attention. The doctors stick people in hyperbaric chambers (pressurized with pure oxygen) and leave you in there until your oxygen level comes back up to normal levels.
I wouldn't worry about CO that much with what you're describing, but I would clean out that oven. If it's self-cleaning, that's the best. Also, you should have a CO detector in your home with a digital display. Once it gets to 35ppm, OSHA says that it's too dangerous to work there.
You can't smell carbon monoxide. You burned something in the past and it's coming back to haunt you.
Carbon monoxide in a concentration of 1500ppm will kill you in about 5 minutes. If you have a CO detector, they go off at 100.
However, the effects of CO are cumulative. What it does is replace the oxygen in the hemoglobin. The bond is about 200 times stronger than oxygen's bond, so you can't rid your body of it without medical attention. The doctors stick people in hyperbaric chambers (pressurized with pure oxygen) and leave you in there until your oxygen level comes back up to normal levels.
I wouldn't worry about CO that much with what you're describing, but I would clean out that oven. If it's self-cleaning, that's the best. Also, you should have a CO detector in your home with a digital display. Once it gets to 35ppm, OSHA says that it's too dangerous to work there.
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