Is a landlord allowed to park in the garage if he is renting the apartment inside the garage?

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Deanna

The exhaust pipe is literally 2ft from the door of the apt. In California. Everyday it's in and out with an SUV! No carbon monoxide detector was provided by landlord. I had to get one myself. I have 2small children in the house and I'm worried about our health. Is there a law that protects us from this?

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Who has access to the garage really should be provided for in the lease; if it isn't, talk to your landlord about setting up clearer terms.

That said, unless he's idling in the garage, you don't have to be that worried about carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide detectors in apartments?

Allie

I have tried looking, but can't find the answer online. Is it illegal for my apartment complex not to have a carbon monoxide detector in my unit if I have a gas stove? I live in Virginia. Also does anybody know how long an apartment has to fix items that are wrong with the place from when I first moved in? I've lived here for 4 months and we still have a terrible bug problem. And our front door leaks and floods our kitchen any time it rains. Thanks for any advice.

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here in california, it is supposedly required by new law that all rentals (including apartments) have the carbon detectors....BUT i am still waiting for my landlord to put one in =D.

contact your state's housing agency (not sure of the name but i'm pretty sure all states in the USA must have this agency). find out what your rights are as a renter. also, if you have mentioned verbally to your landlord about the issues and nothing has been fixed yet. i would submit it again in writing though (as proof). and contact your agency as well.

good luck!

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I'm converting my garage into a bedroom. Is it o.k. to leave the gas water heater in there?

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Nathan

I have a gas water heater in my garage. I'm converting the garage into a bedroom. Is is o.k. to leave the gas water heater? I plan on installing a carbon monoxide detector in the garage just to be safe.

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This is just a guess, but I suppose if you maybe build an enclosure around it & maybe put some sort of small vent in there. Then put the co detector in the garage/bedroom area.

I really think it's a good idea to enclose/vent it because if the pilot light ever went out...that wouldn't be good...
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Just an addition...it really is quite normal to have your hot water heater INSIDE the house, rather than in a garage. So enclosing it and building a room around it is not dangerous when done correctly.

I see answers mentioning the UK. I didn't see you mentioning that is where you live.

Is my landlord required to legally provide a carbon monoxide detector?

Christophe

I have recently moved into a one bedroom flat. I have noticed that we do have a hard wired fire alarm system and a battery operated smoke alarm too, however we don't have a carbon monoxide detector. I thought, tell me if I'm wrong, that it was also a legal requirement for rented properties to be fitted with a carbon monoxide detector.

I have tried looking on the internet for information, some places say it is required and some say it isn't required.

Please help...
I live in the United Kingdom.

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In UK the landlord in not legally required to supply a Carbon Monoxide Detector, the landlord is only "advised" to do so.

But for £20-£30 you can get a good Carbon Monoxide Detector that complies with British Standard EN 50291 and carries a British or European approval mark.

What the landlord is required to do by law are yearly inspections of gas pipes and any gas appliances owned by him/herself (you are responsible for the yearly inspections of appliances that belong to you.) The landlord is required to keep record of the inspections.

In case of doubt contact:

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
http://www.hse.gov.uk

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What is this loud beep in the house?Fire Alarm?

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OWL

Every about five minutes a loud quick beep hurt my ears,I think I once heard that it might be the fire alarms low on battery can it be this? I heard it in many other houses too.like my Grampa's House and friend's houses.What can this be?It's driving me NUTS!

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READ EVERY WORD FIRST, ALL OF THEM, PLEASE!!!!
Well that's an easy one, I am assuming you are young since you reference Grandpa. Note the beep has to be from something electronic Possible sources: Burglar Alarm company backup battery to the main system is weak, the remotely located wireless window/door sensors have batteries that when dead make the Alarm console beep.

A smoke detector is likely. I have some that mount directly to the wall and some to a bracket that is mounted and you turn the "front" of the detector CCW or CW to remove from the bracket. You need to know if the smoke/fire alarm is a battery unit (CLUE: IF YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF WHERE ITS MOUNTED AND IF IT HAS NO WIRE INTO THE WALL/CEILING ITS BATTERY, NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE "WALL SIDE", MAYBE THERE IS A VISIBLE 9V BATTERY COMPARMENT SPOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU), if not it might be a open the cover unit, so, open the cover by looking, AND THEN LOOKING AGAIN, you might have to pry a "tab" or unscrew a screw before opening, when you see the 9v battery you will be half done, (if YOU DON'T ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHAT A 9V BATTERY LOOKS LIKE STOP SEE TEST BUTTON BELOW). PLEASE don't mess with the "120" volt smoke detector, call the company if it's the "beeper" [all non battery smoke detectors may not be "120" volt but they may be 12-24 volt AC or DC so they still might be dangerous] (I say that more for those who might nitpick me).

If it really beeps every five minutes it wont hurt to pull the 9volt battery and wait 7 minutes. TEST SECTION: If you can't wait, be brave, re-read above and extract the battery, put the 9v battery to your tongue, if it mildly tingles it's a dead battery, if it smarts put it back in and wait the "5" minutes. NOTE YOU CAN'T DIE FROM THIS EXCEPT MAYBE IF YOU HAVE A PACEMAKER OR BUILT-IN HEART DEFIBRILLATOR SO THOSE FOLKS DON'T "TONGUE" IT.

Or best of all, get a volt meter from an electronics pal. 9 volts minus 1.8=7.2 volts = battery no good (if the battery is low by 20% its dead, this even applies with 6 volt, 1.5volt etc.( -20% is my guide for alkaline batteries),

Also if you are afraid just press the TEST BUTTON, on the smoke detector, if it has one, buy a new one if it doesn't have a test button, its too old or the owner was too frugal. [IF IT WONT SOUND OFF UNDER TEST ITS DEAD, IF IT DOES SOUND THEN YOU CAN NOW KNOW IF ITS "YOUR BEEP"] Now identify if its a 9v battery by taking it gently off its mount or bracket mount also see above again. See the test section if you feel braver.

If you succeed in removal AND REPLACE THE 9V note that I put all my detectors on a wall AS CLOSE to the ceiling on a 3-4 inch bread twist tie or better "wire" to a screw or thumb tack [ yes it looks fine if you do it right] for easy removal of batteries and no loss of sensitivity. Generally smoke rises driven by the heat, so the closer to the ceiling the better.
(this wire mount idea is at your discretion, I'm sure some fire guy is gonna disagree but in my experience of an actual house fire in 1987 with the detectors mounted as such, they saved my sleeping wife and cat!)

Check for a carbon monoxide detector and again make sure its not "120" volt, press the test button. A UPS on your computer with a near dead battery makes beeps. A medical device for "Gramps" may be at fault. a cell phone or cordless home phone beeps when near dead. A microwave or new fridge with the door open can beep. An AC alarm clock can beep when its 9volt battery gets weak.. Get the common thread?

If after all that you can't isolate it, invite some other young folks over for sodas, [statistically better at hearing high pitched beeps] put the battery back in the smoke detector and have the young'uns stand at different parts around the seeming sound area to pinpoint the beep. Keep in mind that some beeps are so foxy that they are like a ventriloquist and "throw their voices" so move around like musical chairs till every one agrees. Need I say more?? Good Luck! WHEW

is my pregnant wife ok after our carbon manoxide detector went off, and we found a gas leak in our fireplace?

john jay

my wife is 8 weeks pregnant, and this morning our carbon manoxide detector went off with a reading of 57, which from what i read is low. i immediately opened all the doors and the level went to normal again. i realized i turned the fireplace pilot on last week as well, and i shut that off. we called the gas company who sent the fire dept and they said their indeed is a leak in the fireplace and not to turn it off. They did not mention where the carbon manoxide came from, and why the low level was detected only now after a week of turning the fireplace on.

would low levels of natural gas and the fact we detected slight carbon manoxide be harmful to my wife? shes on the way to the ER as a precaution now, but im just curious...and worried!

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Those levels are extremely low, and inconsequential to your health. If the two of you aren't feeling symptoms of the exposure to carbon monoxide (headaches, nausea, vomiting, disorientation, blurry vision, etc.) then the baby wasn't exposed either. I don't think a trip to the ER was really necessary. . . a call to her doctor probably would suffice.

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Installation for CO2 detector. Floor or ceiling?

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Sheltie Lo

We need to install a CO2 detector. We have the unit, but no instructions.

Should it be installed closer to the ceiling or closer to the floor?

And why?


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Closer to the ceiling, and if only one, then place it near the sleeping area.

Here is a link -
http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/placement.htm

Ideally, you want one on each level of the home. And, they need to be replaced every few years, because the sensors in them deteriorate. If this is a 'used' unit, I wouldn't trust my life to it, without knowing it was working, and no more than a year old.

You should be able to look up the brand/model for complete specs.

As to 'why' the placement near the ceiling - Carbon Monoxide weighs about the same as normal air. That means it does not settle to the floor, like some gases do. The gas is produced from any kind of fuel that produces an open flame...kerosene, propane, etc. Open flames usually mean heating devices - which in turn mean the CO is being produced with hot air, as the exhaust of the flame - hot air rises. So I would suggest placing the detector about as high as you can comfortably reach, on the wall, near your bedroom(s). When you get more detectors (and I would), then place them near any possible source of CO - like a 'furnace closet', gas heater, etc.

Good Luck

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can carbon monoxide detectors detect small amounts?

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mEl

i have an older furnace and i have a detector but i was wondering if the detectors detect small trace amounts of cm or only the major leaks.

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Basically there are 3 levels that should activate the alarm 70 ppm, 150 ppm and 400 ppm depending upon how long the levels are detected.

I am a home inspector. I check CO as part of my inspection. Most furnaces and water heaters operating in normal conditions will have less than 20 parts per million in the flue stack (after the vent diverter). So 70 ppm CO is a pretty high level.

Kitchen ranges often exceed 400 parts per million on startup.

Ceramic log sets usually peg the meter at 2000 ppm.

From 1st Alert one of the leading manufacturers of home alarms:

<< WHAT LEVELS OF CO CAUSE AN ALARM?
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Standard UL2034 requires residential CO
Alarms to sound when exposed to levels of CO and exposure times as
described below. They are measured in parts per million (ppm) of CO over
time (in minutes).
UL2034 Required Alarm Points*:
⢠If the alarm is exposed to 400 ppm of CO, IT MUST ALARM BETWEEN
4 and 15 MINUTES.
⢠If the alarm is exposed to 150 ppm of CO, IT MUST ALARM BETWEEN
10 and 50 MINUTES.
⢠If the alarm is exposed to 70 ppm of CO, IT MUST ALARM BETWEEN
60 and 240 MINUTES.
* Approximately 10% COHb exposure of 10% to 95% Relative
Humidity (RH).

The unit is designed not to alarm when exposed to a constant level
of 30 ppm for 30 days.

CO Alarms are designed to alarm before there is an immediate life threat.
Since you cannot see or smell CO, never assume itâs not present.
⢠An exposure to 100 ppm of CO for 20 minutes may not affect average,
healthy adults, but after 4 hours the same level may cause headaches.
⢠An exposure to 400 ppm of CO may cause headaches in average, healthy
adults after 35 minutes, but can cause death after 2 hours. >>

How much carbon monoxide is deathly? How much does a gas heater produce in ppm?

Q.

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Concentration Symptoms
35 ppm (0.0035%) Headache and dizziness within six to eight hours of constant exposure
100 ppm (0.01%) Slight headache in two to three hours
200 ppm (0.02%) Slight headache within two to three hours; loss of judgment
400 ppm (0.04%) Frontal headache within one to two hours
800 ppm (0.08%) Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 min; insensible within 2 hours
1,600 ppm (0.16%) Headache, tachycardia, dizziness, and nausea within 20 min; death in less than 2 hours
3,200 ppm (0.32%) Headache, dizziness and nausea in five to ten minutes. Death within 30 minutes.
6,400 ppm (0.64%) Headache and dizziness in one to two minutes. Convulsions, respiratory arrest, and death in less than 20 minutes.
12,800 ppm (1.28%) Unconsciousness after 2-3 breaths. Death in less than three minutes.

How much your gas heater produces would have to be measured.
If you are running a gas heater or any appliance that uses fossil fuel, you should have a co detector.

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Why does my carbon monoxide alarm keep going off?

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LoveuEndle

Everytime my mother cooks using the stove, the carbon monoxide detector goes off. It seems like every sunday when she cooks for a long period of time faithfully the detector goes off like an hour after the stove has been shut off. I take it down remove the battery and open the windows. about 20 minutes later i put it back up....no alarm goes off. the battery is new so that shouldnt be an issue. The only thing i am fearing is a possible gas leak. What should i do?

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It could be a couple of things.
How old is the detector? They have a sensor that only lasts so long and they should be replaced every 5 years.
If your mother is cooking with gas is there an exhaust fan that removes the air to the outside of the house? If not it could be caused by the recirculation of the combustion air back into the flames.
A good flame should also be a light blue, if it is a lazy yellow flame then there isn't enough primary air (air that is mixed with the gas before combustion) if that is the case then you should ask someone who knows how to adjust it and they should also check for soot which may be evidence of flame impingement.
Gas, like electricity, it is safe if done properly but can be very dangerous if done wrong and Carbon monoxide is very dangerous and any warnings should not be ignored.

Can carbon monoxide leak into your house even if the heater is OFF?

Chirp

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If you have a gas water heater then the pilot light will always be on. This can be a source of a carbon monoxide leak. Also many of the older homes and even newer ones have the gas heaters in the bathroom that are on the wall. When they are on it is very important that your flame is blue in color and not more of a yellow color. If you have gas in your house a carbon monoxide detector should be in your home. Many families have been accidentally poisoned by carbon monoxide and it was fatal. Carbon monoxide detectors are just as important as smoke detectors. Smoke and flames can be smelled and seen. Carbon monoxide is the silent killer. All houses should have both.

It is important to know if you can not afford these detectors call your fire department, they have programs that help those who can not afford this much needed help. Please it could save your life, as well as your families.

Also keep your lint traps clean, do not dry clothes while sleeping and change all batteries to your detectors when the time springs forward and falls back. Or just change them on January 1st of every year. Be safe and have a great Holiday Season.

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