my carbon monoxide detector keeps beeping and it says "err."? whats going on?

hmmmm.....

i've never had anythink like this happen. the detector is a few years old, and all the sudden about 15 minutes ago i heard something beep and then i heard it beep again and realized it was the detector. when i went to see what was going on all it said was "Err." or what obviously means error. why is it doing this and whats going on?!?! never ever have i had the thing go off because of carbon monoxide! and its not showing numbers, i've tried unplugging it and it plugs in and lights up 888 [like it always does] and then goes to Err.

whats going on with it? am i safe, or should i get out of the house? and how do i fix this?

please i need help asap!

thanks!
whoops i just realized what category this is in! sorry

Answer
I would call for assistance immemorially and stay stationed outside of the house.

A family friend of ours had a similar problem.

Call over a neighbor for assistance.

How to stop fire alarm from going off when light is turned on?

love

We have a fire and CO detector that I removed from the ceiling to paint it.
After I removed it I saw in tiny print to shut it off before removing. I really am not familiar with what it looks like off hand as I'm at work.

It is sensitive to the light being turned on and it goes off every time we turn the light on. It says warning, carbon monoxide levels are high, then it says carbon monoxide levels are 0 PPM and stops.

They are all new and all of them have gone off at least twice since moving in and only when the light is turned on. They go off within seconds.

How can I get this one to stop going off EVERY time? Like I said, I'm at work and not familiar off hand with what's on it. I'd hope there's some kind of reset button? Is it too close to the light? It's maybe 2-3 feet away from the light.

I'm sure I can figure it out eventually, but it's just weird to never have a problem this bad with it until now.

Answer
It's faulty, a light would not emit any co to trip it. If it is too near a furnace it could be tripped but a light would not do it.

As you say it is new take it back.

If it is a smoke detector a light would also not trip it, but if it is a heat detector it may if it's too close to one but the error code said co so that has nothing to do with the error.

I had one that went off when it should not have and when contacting the manufacturer they told me to unplug it and take the battery out for at least 10 seconds to reset it then put it back. It resets it. It worked. They also told me if it hadn't worked then the battery is faulty.

They told me that it does that if it has power failures too many times.

Give that a shot and if it doesn't rectify the situation replace it.

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Carbon Monoxide Detector - Peak Level Reading Question?

Alex

I have the Kidde KN-COPP-3 detector and I'm having a little trouble figuring out how it's operating.

So far I have not had any alarms go off, and I always get a reading of zero. However, today when I came home I had the "Err" error message displayed, and when I tested the Peak Level Memory it came up as "999." When I test now, however, the unit is reading "0".

How can it be possible that I have had a 999ppm reading and the alarm never went off? Could this be due to the error that was displayed today? The unit was safely plugged in when I checked, my only guess for what might have happened was a brief power surge/outage but my neighbors are saying they didn't have anything of that sort.

Just concerned and wondering what this machine is trying to tell me. I'm looking for a customer service number so I can check it myself.

(For reference, I'm not currently nor have I recently experienced any symptoms of C.O. poisoning, but for safety's sake I've opened my windows and done several Tests on the unit.)

Answer
Check you peak reading often, but 999 would be so lethal. I've heard anything more then 100 for a few minutes can be fatal. Most likely it was apart of your err. message. Mine reads a peak sometimes around 16, but the only time i've seen err or high numbers is when the battery is dead, and changing the battery/resetting the unit.

my carbon monoxide detector keeps beeping and it says "err."? whats going on?

hmmmm.....

i've never had anythink like this happen. the detector is a few years old, and all the sudden about 15 minutes ago i heard something beep and then i heard it beep again and realized it was the detector. when i went to see what was going on all it said was "Err." or what obviously means error. why is it doing this and whats going on?!?! never ever have i had the thing go off because of carbon monoxide! and its not showing numbers, i've tried unplugging it and it plugs in and lights up 888 [like it always does] and then goes to Err.

whats going on with it? am i safe, or should i get out of the house? and how do i fix this?

please i need help asap!

thanks!
whoops i just realized what category this is in! sorry

Answer
I would call for assistance immemorially and stay stationed outside of the house.

A family friend of ours had a similar problem.

Call over a neighbor for assistance.

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carbon monoxide question?

hmmmm.....

i've never had anythink like this happen. the detector is a few years old, and all the sudden about 30 minutes ago i heard something beep and then i heard it beep again and realized it was the detector. when i went to see what was going on all it said was "Err." or what obviously means error. why is it doing this and whats going on?!?! never ever have i had the thing go off because of carbon monoxide! and its not showing numbers, i've tried unplugging it and it plugs in and lights up 888 [like it always does] and then goes to Err.

whats going on with it? am i safe, or should i get out of the house? and how do i fix this?

please i need help asap!

thanks!
@jala i'm so sorry about your in-laws!!! D:

and i would love to go get one, but its 2 am here and the closest walmart is like 25 mins away

Answer
Maybe you just need new batteries.
Your house is probably safe. If you're very concerned, sleep with a window open in your room until you can get batteries or a new detector.

carbon monoxide detector?

Arii L

my carbon monoxide detector is saying error on the "dial" what does this mean
its a kidde Nighthawk monoxide detecter. please help i dont know what to do,

Answer
Taking out the battery will do that ,IF it's battery powered.
IF it's line voltage powered, you may have to unplug it,
BUT
it may have a battery back-up.
You will have to unplug the battery as well to reset it.
Check it out
http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/nighthawk.htm

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Carbon Monoxide Detector - Peak Level Reading Question?

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Alex

I have the Kidde KN-COPP-3 detector and I'm having a little trouble figuring out how it's operating.

So far I have not had any alarms go off, and I always get a reading of zero. However, today when I came home I had the "Err" error message displayed, and when I tested the Peak Level Memory it came up as "999." When I test now, however, the unit is reading "0".

How can it be possible that I have had a 999ppm reading and the alarm never went off? Could this be due to the error that was displayed today? The unit was safely plugged in when I checked, my only guess for what might have happened was a brief power surge/outage but my neighbors are saying they didn't have anything of that sort.

Just concerned and wondering what this machine is trying to tell me. I'm looking for a customer service number so I can check it myself.

(For reference, I'm not currently nor have I recently experienced any symptoms of C.O. poisoning, but for safety's sake I've opened my windows and done several Tests on the unit.)

Answer
Check you peak reading often, but 999 would be so lethal. I've heard anything more then 100 for a few minutes can be fatal. Most likely it was apart of your err. message. Mine reads a peak sometimes around 16, but the only time i've seen err or high numbers is when the battery is dead, and changing the battery/resetting the unit.

How to stop fire alarm from going off when light is turned on?

love

We have a fire and CO detector that I removed from the ceiling to paint it.
After I removed it I saw in tiny print to shut it off before removing. I really am not familiar with what it looks like off hand as I'm at work.

It is sensitive to the light being turned on and it goes off every time we turn the light on. It says warning, carbon monoxide levels are high, then it says carbon monoxide levels are 0 PPM and stops.

They are all new and all of them have gone off at least twice since moving in and only when the light is turned on. They go off within seconds.

How can I get this one to stop going off EVERY time? Like I said, I'm at work and not familiar off hand with what's on it. I'd hope there's some kind of reset button? Is it too close to the light? It's maybe 2-3 feet away from the light.

I'm sure I can figure it out eventually, but it's just weird to never have a problem this bad with it until now.

Answer
It's faulty, a light would not emit any co to trip it. If it is too near a furnace it could be tripped but a light would not do it.

As you say it is new take it back.

If it is a smoke detector a light would also not trip it, but if it is a heat detector it may if it's too close to one but the error code said co so that has nothing to do with the error.

I had one that went off when it should not have and when contacting the manufacturer they told me to unplug it and take the battery out for at least 10 seconds to reset it then put it back. It resets it. It worked. They also told me if it hadn't worked then the battery is faulty.

They told me that it does that if it has power failures too many times.

Give that a shot and if it doesn't rectify the situation replace it.

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on a nighthawk detector what numbers are considered unsafe?

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Nay

We have a Nighthawk carbon monoxide detector in our home. The number 8 just recently appeared on the screen. Should we be concerned? No alarm has gone off.

Answer
I just installed one of those the other day and I would have sworn that 8 was an error code that I got and that you just have to unplug the detector and plug it back in. But I just looked at the manual online and there is no mention of 8 being an error code. It does display "888" for a few seconds when you fist plug it in.

If it is steadily displaying an 8 then that is the level of carbon monoxide that it has detected since last reset. On the one hand that is a very low level and is safe - some references put the maximum continuous exposure level at 35 ppm and some say 50 ppm. Either way, 8 ppm is very low.

But then you have to wonder where the 8 ppm came from and if it is from a leak than may get worse over time. Having a CO detector is a good thing, it will make plenty of noise if the levels ever get to the point that you need to take action.

You could call Kidde at 800-880-6788 and talk to them if you want some reassurance.

If you have an itchy chin and your carbon monoxide detector says 'error'...?

Lorna Grer

So, my chin is really itchy and when I came home, my carbon monoxide detector read ''error''. Am I experiencing signs of carbon monoxide poisoning?

Answer
No, of course not.

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Carbon Menoxide detector question?

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mhmmm

I have a carbon menoxide detector by kiddie hawk. Whenever I click the Test/Reset button, it displays 888 and then the number 260. Does anybody know what the number 260 could mean? Thanks.

Answer
Sorry, but I think you have an error in the question as I don't think there no such chemical as carbon menoxide. Do you mean carbon monoxide?

Why not contact the service department of the firm that made your detector? They would know.

my carbon monoxide detector keeps beeping and it says "err."? whats going on?

hmmmm.....

i've never had anythink like this happen. the detector is a few years old, and all the sudden about 15 minutes ago i heard something beep and then i heard it beep again and realized it was the detector. when i went to see what was going on all it said was "Err." or what obviously means error. why is it doing this and whats going on?!?! never ever have i had the thing go off because of carbon monoxide! and its not showing numbers, i've tried unplugging it and it plugs in and lights up 888 [like it always does] and then goes to Err.

whats going on with it? am i safe, or should i get out of the house? and how do i fix this?

please i need help asap!

thanks!
whoops i just realized what category this is in! sorry

Answer
I would call for assistance immemorially and stay stationed outside of the house.

A family friend of ours had a similar problem.

Call over a neighbor for assistance.

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Carbon Menoxide detector question?

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mhmmm

I have a carbon menoxide detector by kiddie hawk. Whenever I click the Test/Reset button, it displays 888 and then the number 260. Does anybody know what the number 260 could mean? Thanks.

Answer
Sorry, but I think you have an error in the question as I don't think there no such chemical as carbon menoxide. Do you mean carbon monoxide?

Why not contact the service department of the firm that made your detector? They would know.

my carbon monoxide detector keeps beeping and it says "err."? whats going on?

hmmmm.....

i've never had anythink like this happen. the detector is a few years old, and all the sudden about 15 minutes ago i heard something beep and then i heard it beep again and realized it was the detector. when i went to see what was going on all it said was "Err." or what obviously means error. why is it doing this and whats going on?!?! never ever have i had the thing go off because of carbon monoxide! and its not showing numbers, i've tried unplugging it and it plugs in and lights up 888 [like it always does] and then goes to Err.

whats going on with it? am i safe, or should i get out of the house? and how do i fix this?

please i need help asap!

thanks!
whoops i just realized what category this is in! sorry

Answer
I would call for assistance immemorially and stay stationed outside of the house.

A family friend of ours had a similar problem.

Call over a neighbor for assistance.

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carbon monoxide question?

carbon monoxide detectors error image

hmmmm.....

i've never had anythink like this happen. the detector is a few years old, and all the sudden about 30 minutes ago i heard something beep and then i heard it beep again and realized it was the detector. when i went to see what was going on all it said was "Err." or what obviously means error. why is it doing this and whats going on?!?! never ever have i had the thing go off because of carbon monoxide! and its not showing numbers, i've tried unplugging it and it plugs in and lights up 888 [like it always does] and then goes to Err.

whats going on with it? am i safe, or should i get out of the house? and how do i fix this?

please i need help asap!

thanks!
@jala i'm so sorry about your in-laws!!! D:

and i would love to go get one, but its 2 am here and the closest walmart is like 25 mins away

Answer
Maybe you just need new batteries.
Your house is probably safe. If you're very concerned, sleep with a window open in your room until you can get batteries or a new detector.

Carbon Monoxide Detector - Peak Level Reading Question?

Alex

I have the Kidde KN-COPP-3 detector and I'm having a little trouble figuring out how it's operating.

So far I have not had any alarms go off, and I always get a reading of zero. However, today when I came home I had the "Err" error message displayed, and when I tested the Peak Level Memory it came up as "999." When I test now, however, the unit is reading "0".

How can it be possible that I have had a 999ppm reading and the alarm never went off? Could this be due to the error that was displayed today? The unit was safely plugged in when I checked, my only guess for what might have happened was a brief power surge/outage but my neighbors are saying they didn't have anything of that sort.

Just concerned and wondering what this machine is trying to tell me. I'm looking for a customer service number so I can check it myself.

(For reference, I'm not currently nor have I recently experienced any symptoms of C.O. poisoning, but for safety's sake I've opened my windows and done several Tests on the unit.)

Answer
Check you peak reading often, but 999 would be so lethal. I've heard anything more then 100 for a few minutes can be fatal. Most likely it was apart of your err. message. Mine reads a peak sometimes around 16, but the only time i've seen err or high numbers is when the battery is dead, and changing the battery/resetting the unit.

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