Why do we have high carbon monoxide levels when letting our wood furnace burn out?

We get a good fire with seasoned hardwood going in the morning (about 7:00am), reduce the flue to the proper setting for our wood furnace and shut the damper in the door completely. By the time I get home from work at 5:00pm, CO levels according to our (accurate) detector are climbing into the 30s or 40s, even though there are still embers in the furnace. As soon as I put more firewood on and get it going again, the CO levels decrease and the detector is back to reading "0" within 30 minutes.

We had our firebox replaced since we thought there might be a hole in it, but there continues to be a problem. One of the volunteer firefighters who came out after our last scare thinks the lining in the chimney may not extend down to ground level and that's causing down-drafts. We have a hybrid chimney - using electric and wood heat - and the previous owners had left a space in the living room for a wood fireplace to be installed. We didn't pursue that option but also don't want to spend thousands on a rehaul of our chimney if that's not the problem. (The previous owners never mentioned any issues and gave us directions on how to burn which we follow implicitly.)

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Higher levels of carbon monoxide are produced when combustion occurs with insufficient oxygen. I'm not sure how the carbon monoxide is getting into the house from the furnace, but until that's resolved you might try leaving the damper in the door at least partially open.

what is wrong with me? flu,.....symptoms......read on help gets 10 pts. docors not sure yet?

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ok for the last 2-3 weeks these symtoms have been reoccuring. they will come about 3-4 days after i just got over it. for my symptoms:

1. very nashious { nasua }
2. the runs alot { went so mush got rectal strep }
3. out of the blue several minute long aches in my hands or right side of my head.
4. last few days short on breath although acording to the doctors breathing machine im at 98 percent oxygen.
5. very sore throat especially when swallowing anything it feels like alot worse [pretty bad]
6. weak alot then active. more so weak
7. some what headaches [ ps: diagnosed w/ migrains ]
8. eyes ache/ burn
9. sweats and chills
10. so far no fever [97-98 degrees}
11. burns when using restroom.
12. this is an occuring problem that has gone on for the last 6 months: i have eye floater that are slowly worsening. says the eye doctor after runnung 100 different lights in my eye and different eye test my retina isnt detached. its odd for me to have eye floaters because im at a very yound age. if this helps prior to the eye floaters i fractured my skull in a skateboard related accident. hit back left side of head and hit ear so hard bled out of it and was def for a few days. sometimes that eardrum fastly how do i describe it, like the feeling when ur ears are popping in a plane but not so loud but very fastly.
if you have any ?'s fill free to ask. i hope i have a diagnoses.
ye i should get one thanks [carbon minoxide detector] do my symptoms fit for a house infected w/ carbon minoxide? other wise i was thinking some kind of parasite. thanks
thanks for your great answers. i have about 95 percent of the carbon monoxide poisining symptoms. and when i woke up today i had an 102.5 fever.

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That's quite a list of symptoms, maybe you have a urinary tract infection plus something else. While you are waiting for the test results, drink cranberry juice and eat yogurt or some form of probiotics.

I'm sure you would benefit from using probiotics (probiotics are in yogurt). Especially since you have had the diarrhea and urinary tract symptoms.

Also, do you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home? If you don't, you should get one to rule out that possibility.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms

Exposure to carbon monoxide is most commonly accompanied by the following symptoms:

Headache
Dizziness
Nausea
Flu-like symptoms, fatigue
Shortness of breath on exertion
Impaired judgment
Chest pain
Confusion
Depression
Hallucinations
Agitation
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Drowsiness
Visual changes
Fainting
Seizure
Memory and walking problems

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/carbon_monoxide_poisoning/page3_em.htm

â¶â¶If you have fever, you need to tell your doctor to check for a urinary tract infection. Also, I don' know how old you are but some young men can get prostate infections It's called Prostatitis and sometimes gets confused with urinary tract infections.




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