Heather
My heater runs on gas, but it's in the attic and on our roof we have those spinning things that I guess vent the attic (I think). Also, our "Rinnai" water heater is outside. So, do I need a carbon monoxide detector in my house. My husband says we don't.
Answer
yes you should have a c.o. detecter..if the furnace malfunctioned or the vent pipe came apart,,some c.o. could come through the ductwork into the home,,not likely but possible..if you have a garage you have even more reason to get a c.o. detecter,but having gas heat is reason enough,they dont cost that much,,they also make combination c.o. / smoke detecters if you need another smoke detecter anyway.....as far as c.o. detecters go,,i prefer the "kidde" brand over the "first alert",,less false alarms.......dan
yes you should have a c.o. detecter..if the furnace malfunctioned or the vent pipe came apart,,some c.o. could come through the ductwork into the home,,not likely but possible..if you have a garage you have even more reason to get a c.o. detecter,but having gas heat is reason enough,they dont cost that much,,they also make combination c.o. / smoke detecters if you need another smoke detecter anyway.....as far as c.o. detecters go,,i prefer the "kidde" brand over the "first alert",,less false alarms.......dan
Is Carbon Monoxide detector reliable?
Curious_ma
I installed two Kidde carbon monoxide dectector in the 2nd floor and first floor. Those detectors have highest peak read in digital format. I checked the level every day. Some times it reads '0' and sometimes it reads up to '28'. I reset the dectors to '0' and wait usually. The pattern is, if I set the thermostat of our heaters to a highter temperator, it shows higher level. But sometimes, for no reason, it reads a higher level. Does anybody have this product and think this is realiable?
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Kidde products are very reliable and I would feel very safe using them. The reason you are getting changing levels is because CO moves around in the house ie. when the furnace kicks off and on. It sounds as if you might have a problem with your furnace NEED TO GET IT CHECKED! As far as the cheaper models of detectors do not buy them. They are designed to be throw-away models, they worked fine for a while until they have too much CO pass over their sensors and they start to give erroneous readings. The digital models have sensors in them much like the ones that we use on the fire-ground they are very sensitive and very reliable. Kidde products are widely used in the fire service with a great deal of success, I put my life and my firefighters in their hands all the time and they haven't let me down yet.
Kidde products are very reliable and I would feel very safe using them. The reason you are getting changing levels is because CO moves around in the house ie. when the furnace kicks off and on. It sounds as if you might have a problem with your furnace NEED TO GET IT CHECKED! As far as the cheaper models of detectors do not buy them. They are designed to be throw-away models, they worked fine for a while until they have too much CO pass over their sensors and they start to give erroneous readings. The digital models have sensors in them much like the ones that we use on the fire-ground they are very sensitive and very reliable. Kidde products are widely used in the fire service with a great deal of success, I put my life and my firefighters in their hands all the time and they haven't let me down yet.
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