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My carbon monoxide detector just started going off and I'm wondering if I should have the fire department come take a look at it? Will they charge for coming and taking readings to see where the CO is coming from?
Answer
Our fire department tests them and our smoke detectors for free. But, I was surprised to discover that there was no CO2 coming from my house, the detectors have a life and mine were extinct. I had to replace them. (Nice guys that they were, they gave me one for free until I could replace the others.)
Our fire department tests them and our smoke detectors for free. But, I was surprised to discover that there was no CO2 coming from my house, the detectors have a life and mine were extinct. I had to replace them. (Nice guys that they were, they gave me one for free until I could replace the others.)
Is Carbon Monoxide going to kill me?
Kelsey M
Like 45 minutes ago a Carbon Monoxide Detector in our basement started going off, but our other ones didn't. Not even the one right nest to it.
We just had some police person come over to check it out and they got no readings.
He also said that our detector was old.
Am I in danger?
Answer
Since the police came and found no readings and discovered that your detector was old and obviously faulty, I would say that you are not in any danger due to CO being present at this time. The detector could be going off to tell you to replace it. I know that mine starts to chirp when the batteries need replacing.
You would be endangering yourself if you don't replace that detector with one that actually works, because if there were a CO leak, it may NOT detect it, and then it would be too late.
You should have one working detector on each floor of your home. Don't rely on the other floors to alarm you in time. As you may already know. CO is a silent and deadly killer with no warning of it's own.
Since the police came and found no readings and discovered that your detector was old and obviously faulty, I would say that you are not in any danger due to CO being present at this time. The detector could be going off to tell you to replace it. I know that mine starts to chirp when the batteries need replacing.
You would be endangering yourself if you don't replace that detector with one that actually works, because if there were a CO leak, it may NOT detect it, and then it would be too late.
You should have one working detector on each floor of your home. Don't rely on the other floors to alarm you in time. As you may already know. CO is a silent and deadly killer with no warning of it's own.
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