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I have a Nighthawk carbon monoxide detector and what is a number to know so that i know it's dangerous and should get out? I know it goes off when theres carbon monoxide in the air but i wanna know the number just incase. And I just tested it to and it said 214 is that bad?
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The nice thing about Nighthawk is that they have a digital readout of the CO level so that you can monitor it even if the CO level isn't high enough to trigger the alarm. Under normal circumstances, the display should always read 0. Now, there are things that could cause the reading to temporarily rise, like cooking with a gas stove or oven. But, after you are done cooking, the level should drop. If your detector is reading anything but 0 all the time, you need to find the source and have the problem corrected. I would normally red flag anything over 9 or 10 ppm. Although that is no where near lethal levels, it still indicates a problem. Long term exposure to low levels of CO is not good for you.
The nice thing about Nighthawk is that they have a digital readout of the CO level so that you can monitor it even if the CO level isn't high enough to trigger the alarm. Under normal circumstances, the display should always read 0. Now, there are things that could cause the reading to temporarily rise, like cooking with a gas stove or oven. But, after you are done cooking, the level should drop. If your detector is reading anything but 0 all the time, you need to find the source and have the problem corrected. I would normally red flag anything over 9 or 10 ppm. Although that is no where near lethal levels, it still indicates a problem. Long term exposure to low levels of CO is not good for you.
why does carbon monoxide alarm keep going off when i use oven?
Kandice
i live in a small apartment and have a gas stove..whenever i use the oven after about 5 minutes of it being turned on the carbon monoxide alarm goes off and stays on until i open my doors and windows. What do you think is causing this? Is this harmful to me and my baby?, he is 4 months old.
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If you GAS oven keeps setting off the CO detector, the oven is probably producing CO. This means it is NOT burning the gas properly. STOP using the oven, and the stove to be safe. You need to have the oven serviced to properly burn and not fill the room with CO.
If you GAS oven keeps setting off the CO detector, the oven is probably producing CO. This means it is NOT burning the gas properly. STOP using the oven, and the stove to be safe. You need to have the oven serviced to properly burn and not fill the room with CO.
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