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it only beeped once..about 10 minutes ago..should i be worried..i went to look at it and it only has one light and the light is red but it looks like it is flickering..the light is always red by the way..we have gas heat but our heat has been off for 2 months..our ac is on..where does carbon monoxide come from??
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Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless compound produced by incomplete combustion and lethal at high levels ...
The alarm points on carbon monoxide detectors are not a simple alarm level as in smoke detectors but are a concentration-time function. At lower concentrations (eg 100 parts per million) the detector will not sound an alarm for many tens of minutes. At 400 parts per million (PPM), the alarm will sound within a few minutes. This concentration-time function is intended to mimic the uptake of carbon monoxide in the body while also preventing false alarms due to relatively common sources of carbon monoxide such as cigarette smoke.
That being said ... you need to evacuate your residence ....
CO poisoning symptoms include confusion, headaches, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, etc ....
Sources may be from your water heater, chimney, etc
You need to have your home evaluated by a professional ... or at the very least have the sensor checked ...
CO poisoning symptoms include confusion, headaches, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, etc ....
Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless compound produced by incomplete combustion and lethal at high levels ...
The alarm points on carbon monoxide detectors are not a simple alarm level as in smoke detectors but are a concentration-time function. At lower concentrations (eg 100 parts per million) the detector will not sound an alarm for many tens of minutes. At 400 parts per million (PPM), the alarm will sound within a few minutes. This concentration-time function is intended to mimic the uptake of carbon monoxide in the body while also preventing false alarms due to relatively common sources of carbon monoxide such as cigarette smoke.
That being said ... you need to evacuate your residence ....
CO poisoning symptoms include confusion, headaches, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, etc ....
Sources may be from your water heater, chimney, etc
You need to have your home evaluated by a professional ... or at the very least have the sensor checked ...
CO poisoning symptoms include confusion, headaches, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, etc ....
Why does my carbon monoxide detector show a readout of 10 ppm?
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Let me explain better, it peaked to 10 at one point but went back down to zero, it has a "peak level" memory on it, so at some point it got up to 10 but went back down.
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dont mean to be funny but its because you have a carbon monox. issue in your place, find out why...those detectors are quite sensitive but there is monox. present...good luck
dont mean to be funny but its because you have a carbon monox. issue in your place, find out why...those detectors are quite sensitive but there is monox. present...good luck
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