Wondering why my Kiddie Carbon Monoxide detector beeps every 10 minutes?

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Riqui

For about the last hour my carbon monoxide detector has been beeping every 10 to 15 minutes, the numbers on the reading screen have not changed and still read 0. Any suggestions as to what the cause could be

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The batteries more than likely need changed.

What is a high number on a carbon monoxide detector?

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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.

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