Carbon Monoxide Detector wont stop beeping?

Cici

im dog sitting for my neighbors and thier dogs got sprayed by a skunk last night so i took emidate action and kept them outside and washed them. They dont smell anymore (except for one dogs ear) but the smell came into the house so i used TONS of Glade and Febreeze spray and order eliminator for the carpets and furniture. About 1 hr late the Carbon Monoxide Detector went off and has not stopped so im wondering if from the sprays? is this possible and what should i do. I have the windows open, doors open and fans on. I plugged the detector back in and about 10 15 min later it went off again. Should i just wait it out alittle longer?

Answer
Well im really not sure that glade and febreeze can ruin the sensor in the detector but it could be possible. But on the chance that there is a problem keep the windows open and buy another detector. If that one starts going off I would call your local fire dept they will come out and find the source of CO. Good Luck

NEED LEGAL ADVICE! Whose responsibility is installing a carbon monoxide detector?

TSD

My family and I are renting the basement of a very expensive historic home, one of many properties my landlord owns. This particular house is up for sale, and they wanted to rent the basement to make extra money until it's sold. The entire place runs on gas, and our primary source of heat is a gas fireplace, because the furnace does not heat the basement. They are aware of this, which is why they installed the fireplace years ago when they were living there. They have acknowledged in the past that it is our source of heat.

The fireplace is very old and has had trouble staying lit during the last couple months. We've informed the landlord of this, and it has not been fixed. So it's no surprise that the other day, it finally malfunctioned and began releasing deadly levels of CO during the night. Luckily, I'd installed a CO detector when we moved in, and we were woken up by it and called the fire department. They disabled it, and the paper they gave us said not to use it at all and have it replaced immediately.

First question: Are property owners responsible for installing fire and carbon monoxide detectors in the apartments they are renting to people? If I, the tenant, had never purchased a detector, we would be dead now.

Now they're saying they don't plan to fix the fireplace because we "won't need it for much longer" and they "don't know what cost they will be getting into." Unfortunately for us, it's still cold outside. At night, our apartment is freezing. We pay for utilities with the rent, so we pay for the use of the now-broken fireplace.

So my second question is: aren't they supposed to fix it if we're paying for the heat that comes from it, especially since it's our only actual heat source?

I'm being serious when I say that at night, it's extremely cold in our apartment (we live right on a river).

I have a 2 year old daughter, and for that reason I'm furious that they won't fix this problem.

In case it matters, we're in the state of WV.

Thanks in advance for any answers or advice!

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I don't know if they're required to install the carbon monoxide detectors, however I can tell you that they have to have a unit that produces heat and I'm almost certain that it has to be a furnace, not a fireplace. It doesn't matter how much longer winter is. It sounds like that basement isn't even legal to rent out, in which case you'd be entitled to every cent of rent that you've paid. Definitely pursue this with whatever authority governs housing in your municipality as well as the state of West Virginia.

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