Angel
It has gone off 3 times this week. Should I be worried? It has been 3 hours since the garage was open.
Answer
Better get it checked by the fire department. When my grandson & I came home a couple years ago I heard my carbon monoxide alarm going off as soon as I parked the car in the driveway. The dispatcher said she would send someone immediately, but in the meantime we were supposed to go outside for our own safety "just in case". It was winter, we'd just had a snowfall, and it was freezing, but at least the car was still warm. When the firemen got there they told my grandson to stay in the car but had me come in to show them where the alarm was. I had already checked the battery before calling, but they took it out again. Even though it was a relatively new battery they replaced it with another. The alarm still kept going off. It was placed on a wall fairly close to the closet where the furnace was. They checked that out thoroughly to make sure there was no leak. Then one guy went through the entire house with a monitor checking each room. Another one inspected my gas stove and my water heater. They couldn't find anything wrong and said it must have been a defective alarm. They suggested I get another one and also have my plumber/electrician come in to reinspect the furnace if the new one went off. They were there almost 2 hrs. but I felt a lot safer when they left. My grandson, however, was frozen from staying in the car.
Better get it checked ASAP--carbon monoxide, as you probably know, is odorless and colorless. You won't know you have a problem unless the alarm goes off. Make sure you're not feeling headachy or lightheaded or just generally not well. Get into the fresh air if you are and use your cell to call the fire dept. It may be an old battery. I was told to change them every time I changed the batteries in my smoke detector.
Better get it checked by the fire department. When my grandson & I came home a couple years ago I heard my carbon monoxide alarm going off as soon as I parked the car in the driveway. The dispatcher said she would send someone immediately, but in the meantime we were supposed to go outside for our own safety "just in case". It was winter, we'd just had a snowfall, and it was freezing, but at least the car was still warm. When the firemen got there they told my grandson to stay in the car but had me come in to show them where the alarm was. I had already checked the battery before calling, but they took it out again. Even though it was a relatively new battery they replaced it with another. The alarm still kept going off. It was placed on a wall fairly close to the closet where the furnace was. They checked that out thoroughly to make sure there was no leak. Then one guy went through the entire house with a monitor checking each room. Another one inspected my gas stove and my water heater. They couldn't find anything wrong and said it must have been a defective alarm. They suggested I get another one and also have my plumber/electrician come in to reinspect the furnace if the new one went off. They were there almost 2 hrs. but I felt a lot safer when they left. My grandson, however, was frozen from staying in the car.
Better get it checked ASAP--carbon monoxide, as you probably know, is odorless and colorless. You won't know you have a problem unless the alarm goes off. Make sure you're not feeling headachy or lightheaded or just generally not well. Get into the fresh air if you are and use your cell to call the fire dept. It may be an old battery. I was told to change them every time I changed the batteries in my smoke detector.
Why does my carbon monoxide detector keep beeping?
MirandaT
2 days ago my detector started a slow beep every 30 seconds. I has no idea what was going on & turned the heater off & opened the windows. It stopped after about 10mon & I thought I solved the problem. Then yesterday it did it again! I did the same process over & even pushed the test/silence button to make it stop. I called & was told that it was a low battery that needed to be changed, So I went & bought new ones to exchange with the old. Again, I thought I solved the problem. Now, only 8 hours after purchasing new batteries the slow beeping has started up again!! I don't know what to do?? The heater hasn't been on since the first incident yesterday & the windows are still open. What should I do?!
Answer
What I would suggest is to try new batteries, If that fails, then put a different detector in same area and see if it happens with that one. If not, its safe to say you have a faulty detector. However, if it too goes off then there is always a possibility that you have a monoxide problem. Hope this helps.
What I would suggest is to try new batteries, If that fails, then put a different detector in same area and see if it happens with that one. If not, its safe to say you have a faulty detector. However, if it too goes off then there is always a possibility that you have a monoxide problem. Hope this helps.
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