paganmom
I was putting peppermint extract on my countertop (long story=)) and my carbon monoxide detector went off...I quickly wiped up the extract to make sure that was the reason before I wasted time hustling everyone out of the house. When I wiped it up the detector turned off....I then put the extract back under the detector and it went off again.
So my question is, why would my detector go off from peppermint extract? It is a professional detector that you would find in a business....not a cheap one you can buy at Walmart...so I don't think it's a defective product.
Michael,
I own a Safety Siren ProSeries the model number is HS80504...it is also a propane and methane gas detector.
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I am not a student or anybody involved with chemistry but you have peeked my interest, I am a Master Carpenter and work as a consultant to major home builders and I am going to find out if what you claim is true and if other chemical vapors can set off these detectors and if this happens you can bet that I will be addressing the findings to the manufactureres of the detectors that are found to ''go off'' from other vapors/fumes. Thank you for the information, I will post the findings so you will have an answer to your question, but it won't be for at least a year from now if not sooner.
I am not a student or anybody involved with chemistry but you have peeked my interest, I am a Master Carpenter and work as a consultant to major home builders and I am going to find out if what you claim is true and if other chemical vapors can set off these detectors and if this happens you can bet that I will be addressing the findings to the manufactureres of the detectors that are found to ''go off'' from other vapors/fumes. Thank you for the information, I will post the findings so you will have an answer to your question, but it won't be for at least a year from now if not sooner.
A strange question about Carbon Monoxide detector...?
paganmom
I was putting peppermint extract on my countertop (long story=)) and my carbon monoxide detector went off...I quickly wiped up the extract to make sure that was the reason before I wasted time hustling everyone out of the house. When I wiped it up the detector turned off....I then put the extract back under the detector and it went off again.
So my question is, why would my detector go off from peppermint extract? It is a professional detector that you would find in a business....not a cheap one you can buy at Walmart...so I don't think it's a defective product.
I own a Safety Siren ProSeries the model number is HS80504...it is also a propane and methane gas detector.
I have done it a few times...and yes, of course it emits fumes or a gas, I was wondering what the gas/fumes was.
Answer
I think it's most likely the combustible gas detector in your "Safety Siren". It's supposed to have a different alarm for CO, or methane/propane, so you might be able to check this out.
Your peppermint extract contains menthone which could possibly be confused with methane/propane since it's also a volatile organic compound.
My advice is to unplug your detector next time you put peppermint extract on your countertop. =)
I think it's most likely the combustible gas detector in your "Safety Siren". It's supposed to have a different alarm for CO, or methane/propane, so you might be able to check this out.
Your peppermint extract contains menthone which could possibly be confused with methane/propane since it's also a volatile organic compound.
My advice is to unplug your detector next time you put peppermint extract on your countertop. =)
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