carbon monoxide detectors?

Prevaricat

My CO monitor beeps randomly from time to time. Is this normal? I assume that if I did have a CO problem, it wouold beep like crazy. As is, it beeps only a few times every now and then. Should I be concerned?

Answer
1) You may have a battery issue. All detectors that operate on batteries or have battery back-up will CHIRP occasionally to remind you that the battery needs to be replaced. The battery may be low on voltage or it no longer can take a "load' to operate the device.

2) You my have a dirty detector. Sometimes the CHIRPING may continue even after replacing the battery. Use a vacuum cleaner to suck out the dust that accumulates over time. Take your time and do a thorough job.

3) You my have a bad detector. Smoke and CO detectors do not last forever. They should be replaced if 10 years old or more.

Note: Smoke and CO detector batteries should be replaced at least once a year. Don't get into a lazy habit of waiting until it CHIRPS to replace it. A good rule of thumb is to replace all detector & alarm batteries when the clocks are changed for Day Light Saving Time.

Always use name brand Alkali batteries, bargain batteries are not a good idea in this application.

All detectors & alarms are designed with "smart" technology. Listen to what they're telling you and don't ignore the warning signals. They can't save your life if they're not working.

Why is my carbon monoxide detector chirping?

John

Started Monday night at around 4am. Not an 'alarm,' but just a chirp as though the batteries were low. I hit the reset button and it stopped immediately. Same thing happened Tuesday night. Hit reset, stopped doing it.

Yesterday it started chirping in the middle of the afternoon, so I installed a new 9v battery, thinking that it must be low. Apparently that wasn't the problem, though, because it started chirping again this morning.

Does anyone have any ideas?
*edit: I replaced the battery yesterday with a new one, assuming the battery was the problem and that it would fix it.

Answer
Hi John, Iâm Ken with The Home Depot and have had this question before. Since you have replaced the old battery with a new one and that is not problem, your unit is probably ready to be replaced.

Some manufactures say to replace your alarm every 5 to 7 years. This is to benefit from new technology.

So I would check the age of your alarm and if it is within this time frame I would consider getting a new one. Having a proper working carbon monoxide alarm is very important. Hope this helps.

http://community.homedepot.com/t5/Parts-Care-Repair/Carbon-Monoxide-Safety/m-p/9879/highlight/true#M66

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furnace thermostat set off carbon monoxide detector?

smileyfish

Can a defective wall furnace thermostat set off a carbon monoxide detector? The batteries went dead in the thermostat, we replaced them immediately. Scared us to death!!!

Answer
A wall thermostat is an electrical switch ( or a set of switches) so no a faulty t-stat will not trip your CO detector. DO NOT HORSE AROUND, if the CO detector is going off you need to assume the worse and call the fire dept, or a furnace contractor and get the furnace and hot water heater checked for a CO leak. CO can kill you , and is tasteless, oderless and invisible.

Carbon monoxide detectors?

Ash1227

My carbon monoxide detector chirps once every min or so, the light will flash red once in awhile which means battery power is getting to it. Will it still detect carbon monoxide until my husband gets home tonight to replace the pack that goes in it, or should i be concerned?
I know there isn't a carbon monoxide leak because this has been doing it for a week when I turn it on. The instructions say it is a normal noise for when the battery is dieing, I want to know if it will still work while it is cherping.

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Mine continues to operate while it is chirping to tell you that the battery is low. It is when it stops chirping that the unit will not and cannot detect carbon monoxide. At least that is what the instruction manual that came with mine says.

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Carbon monoxide detectors?

Ash1227

My carbon monoxide detector chirps once every min or so, the light will flash red once in awhile which means battery power is getting to it. Will it still detect carbon monoxide until my husband gets home tonight to replace the pack that goes in it, or should i be concerned?
I know there isn't a carbon monoxide leak because this has been doing it for a week when I turn it on. The instructions say it is a normal noise for when the battery is dieing, I want to know if it will still work while it is cherping.

Answer
Mine continues to operate while it is chirping to tell you that the battery is low. It is when it stops chirping that the unit will not and cannot detect carbon monoxide. At least that is what the instruction manual that came with mine says.

Question about carbon monoxide detector ?

GAB X P

In California, it is the law to install carbon monoxide detectors in addition to smoke detectors in a rental single family unit.
Do I have to replace the smoke detectors I have hard-wired and battery back-up with the new kind which is a combination of smoke-and-carbon monoxide ? Or, can I leave the smoke detectors there and just install the battery operated carbon monoxide ? The big reason is that I saw the new kind--combination carbon monoxide--and--smoke detectors at Home Depot, and they are $ 55.00 each. They are very expensive, therefore,can I just put the cheap kind battery operated ? Thanks

Answer
You are still required to have regular smoke detector, the carbon detector is not a replacement for the regular fire and smoke detectors whichever may apply Commercial properties are required to have all 3 vs residential properties are only smoke, and now carbon detector.

And its really not because you have a risk of carbon poisoning , unless its due to your own negligence
Like bringing your grill indoors to keep warm.Apparently in this day and age no one has learned history
of others doing stupid things and "Hey y''all" watch this was born. So because 9 people across multi states didn't have enough common sense {Its no longer taught" The federal Government made it a law which means every home in the USA rental,commercial, or otherwise, is now required to also have a carbon detector. Just so the few get a little device that says carbon detector on its case is beeping.And they can take their tiny little brain and say that was stupid and run outside call the fire department because they are ignorant . Hence the reason why your now required to have both.

And a whole bunch of new companies and even some that make regular detectors are making billions of tax free dollars on everyone else that have common sense but that's the whole gospel truth of the matter


So do not dis connect the regular fire system you have, add the carbon detector to the current system, that is the new federal rules for everyone one including home owners which are the ones that spurred the creation of the law

hope that helps
Lr

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furnace thermostat set off carbon monoxide detector?

smileyfish

Can a defective wall furnace thermostat set off a carbon monoxide detector? The batteries went dead in the thermostat, we replaced them immediately. Scared us to death!!!

Answer
A wall thermostat is an electrical switch ( or a set of switches) so no a faulty t-stat will not trip your CO detector. DO NOT HORSE AROUND, if the CO detector is going off you need to assume the worse and call the fire dept, or a furnace contractor and get the furnace and hot water heater checked for a CO leak. CO can kill you , and is tasteless, oderless and invisible.

Carbon monoxide detectors?

Ash1227

My carbon monoxide detector chirps once every min or so, the light will flash red once in awhile which means battery power is getting to it. Will it still detect carbon monoxide until my husband gets home tonight to replace the pack that goes in it, or should i be concerned?
I know there isn't a carbon monoxide leak because this has been doing it for a week when I turn it on. The instructions say it is a normal noise for when the battery is dieing, I want to know if it will still work while it is cherping.

Answer
Mine continues to operate while it is chirping to tell you that the battery is low. It is when it stops chirping that the unit will not and cannot detect carbon monoxide. At least that is what the instruction manual that came with mine says.

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How many carbon monoxide detectors are to be installed?

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cpxchiseen

Beginning as of July 1, 2011, all homes of California must install carbon monoxide detectors. However does the law specify where the detectors are to be installed and how many? Should I just replace every smoke detector with a carbon monoxide/smoke detector or add carbon monoxide detectors in specific spots?

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Our towns code states that there should be one for every smoke-detector. And there has to be 1 smoke detector on each story + one in each room that could, possibly, maybe be used as a bedroom someday + one directly outside each room that could, possibly, maybe be used someday as a bedroom + one inside and outside each hallway + one by each egress door + one within 5 feet of the furnace + one in each bathroom
I would need 17 in the house I'm living in. Since the regulations are so stupid and overbearing, I only have 1 (and am in gross violation of the International Property Maintenance Code)

btw I live in a crappy little ghost town in the Midwest
Republicans LOVE pushing regulations on poor people

When to replace carbon monoxide detectors?

leahnc725

Does anyone know when to replace your carbon monoxide detector? I bought mine in 2003 when I purchased my 1st home. We just turned on the heat this week & It got me thinking if its time to replace it or not?

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every 5 yrs

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What to check when whole family gets headaches?

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kjml2003

We are all getting headaches and I didnt think of something in the home until my youngest one started complaining last week. We have several combo fire/carbon monoxide detectors in the house. I have replaced all batteries to be sure they are working properly. The alarm is not going off (other then when i put the batteries in and also when i test it) so i am assuming its not carbon monoxide. We live in a duplex and have one family attached to us. What else can I check and how? Thanks!

Answer
a few things come to mind....

LIGHTING: Do you use CFL - compact fluorescent lights? some say these can cause headaches. simple enough to check (do you have these in every room?). A related cause could be insufficient lighting (if the lights aren't bright enough this will cause eyestrain and headaches).

RADON GAS - although usually these symptoms are respiratory - I've heard some may complain with other symptoms (though unproven). I don't know where you live, but remember that this is a concern in some places in the South.

MOLD - while there are many symptoms for mold, headaches are one of them. Usually, it is not the ONLY symptom for toxic mold.

I don't want to scare you... these may not be the cause. Just thought I'd list what it POSSIBLY could be.

Hope you find what ails your family.

Is it possible to not show signs of carbon monoxide posioning?

jadehope

my carbon monoxide detector keeps beeping and on the instructions it said it beeps in a specific pattern if needs to be replaced. my fiancée took it out of the wall and it beeped in all sorts of other patterns. we plugged it back in and it isn't beeping. so is it not working and there is carbon monoxide or is it fine and I'm just over reacting? none of the dogs or my fiancée and I have any symptoms of poisoning. what should we do?

Answer
It sounds to me like the detector simply needed to be reset for some reason.
Hemoglobin, the part of the blood that carries oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body, has about 5 times the affinity for carbon monoxide as it does for oxygen. That means that, in the prescience of CO, hemoglobin will pick it up and hold onto it to the exclusion of oxygen. Co poisoning results when the blood no longer carries oxygen only CO.
symptoms of CO poisoning are, Severe headache, nausea, lethargy, and a ruddy or bright pink complexion. Hemoglobin turns bright read in the presence of oxygen and even brighter red in the presence of CO

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