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mac
Today, mainly the carbon monoxide detectors have been going off but a few of the smoke detector in my house keep chirping every now and then. It was quiet for some time and know there going on and off about every 30 seconds. I have never heard the the carbon monoxide detector in my life! is there any danger, are they malfunctioning, should i step outside of the house or are they just old and need new batteries. please help, especially if you have experience with this, thanks!
Answer
Combination of previous answers. There are 2 sources of carbon-monoxide in your home, your car running in the garage, or a malfunctioning furnace or water-heater. Obviously if your car is not running in the garage, you can rule that one out. If you don't have gas appliances you can rule that one out. If you do have gas appliances, call the gas company or fire-department to come inspect your home. You can smell the natural gas that runs the appliances, but you can't smell the exhaust from the appliances. Carbon-monoxide detectors don't detect natural gas leaks, they detect an exhaust leak. Side-note: Natural gas is odorless too, but the gas company adds that funky smell to it so leaks can be detected. It is recommended that all your smoke and carbon-monoxide detector batteries be changed once a year to keep the units serviceable. Another side-note, and maybe the first thing you want to try; the carbon-monoxide detectors are more ultra-sensitive than the smoke detectors so they tend to give false readings more quickly from common dust particles in the air. If you have some compressed air like in a can of computer keyboard cleaner, squirt some of that into the CM detector and see if that shuts it off. Chirping is an indicator that your batteries are going dead.
Combination of previous answers. There are 2 sources of carbon-monoxide in your home, your car running in the garage, or a malfunctioning furnace or water-heater. Obviously if your car is not running in the garage, you can rule that one out. If you don't have gas appliances you can rule that one out. If you do have gas appliances, call the gas company or fire-department to come inspect your home. You can smell the natural gas that runs the appliances, but you can't smell the exhaust from the appliances. Carbon-monoxide detectors don't detect natural gas leaks, they detect an exhaust leak. Side-note: Natural gas is odorless too, but the gas company adds that funky smell to it so leaks can be detected. It is recommended that all your smoke and carbon-monoxide detector batteries be changed once a year to keep the units serviceable. Another side-note, and maybe the first thing you want to try; the carbon-monoxide detectors are more ultra-sensitive than the smoke detectors so they tend to give false readings more quickly from common dust particles in the air. If you have some compressed air like in a can of computer keyboard cleaner, squirt some of that into the CM detector and see if that shuts it off. Chirping is an indicator that your batteries are going dead.
What do Carbon Monoxide detectors do when they detect Carbon Monoxide?
John
Do they go off briefly (a few seconds) or do they go off continuously?
The reason I'm wondering is because my smoke/CO detectors have been going off lately (about 2 times a day), but they only go off for about 3 seconds, then they stop. Any idea why?
Answer
The batteries need changing.
If there was any gas detected the alarm would sound continuously until you switch it off and a number flashes to tell you how much gas is in the area.
The batteries need changing.
If there was any gas detected the alarm would sound continuously until you switch it off and a number flashes to tell you how much gas is in the area.
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