SouthernBe
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??
Answer
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 ....
my carbon monoxide alarm beeped?
SouthernBe
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??
mine is first alert model fcd2np...the date on the back says nov.15th 2005...i dont think it runs off batteries..and it may not have been the carbon monoxide it could have been the fire alarm..i am waiting to hear another beep so i will know..
Answer
Carbon monoxide comes from an open flame. If you had a gas furnace, generator, or other item that ran on natural gas, propane, diesel, gasoline, etc, it would be putting out carbon monoxide as exhaust.
Your monitor only beeped once in ten minutes, its telling you its time to change the battery, most likely. You should change the CO detector battery whenever you change your smoke alarm battery. I change ours whenever we change daylights savings time... so, once in spring, once in fall.
If you kept the papers that came with the monitor, it should tell you what the different beeps are for. Some units have it on the label on the detector, so you might be able to pull it down and look.
If it was detecting CO it would be a continuous beeping, not once in ten minutes.
Remember to change your detectors (smoke and CO) about every 5 years too, because they do wear out.
Have Fun
Carbon monoxide comes from an open flame. If you had a gas furnace, generator, or other item that ran on natural gas, propane, diesel, gasoline, etc, it would be putting out carbon monoxide as exhaust.
Your monitor only beeped once in ten minutes, its telling you its time to change the battery, most likely. You should change the CO detector battery whenever you change your smoke alarm battery. I change ours whenever we change daylights savings time... so, once in spring, once in fall.
If you kept the papers that came with the monitor, it should tell you what the different beeps are for. Some units have it on the label on the detector, so you might be able to pull it down and look.
If it was detecting CO it would be a continuous beeping, not once in ten minutes.
Remember to change your detectors (smoke and CO) about every 5 years too, because they do wear out.
Have Fun
Powered by Yahoo! Answers
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar