Anyone know anything bout Carbon Monoxide Detectors?

Alicia

About 6 am this morning our carbon monoxide detector started beeping, my husband called me at work, (cuz he couldn't find the phone number), for the number to our apartment rental office, he called and it gave him an emergency number, he called and left a message. The emergency maintenance person called him back, and said to open all the doors and windows, and they would be down soon. this was at 6 am. I got off work at 11 am he came and got me, we took a co-worker home, and went home ourselves, it was still beeping. I had been home about 15 minutes when the maintenance man came and went to the furnace (which is locked with a deadbolt so we can't get into it) and ( i assume) took the old carbon monoxide detector out, and put a new one in, and locked the door back. I guess my question really is, if the battery was low, should it still have been beeping for 5 blessed hours? And does a carbon monoxide detector work the same as a smoke detector, when you open the doors and windows, should it stop beeping?

Answer
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors will beep if the battery gets weak.
After the a new battery is installed the beeping should stop.

Carbon monoxide build up can be caused by lack of or poor circulation in a room.

Why is my carbon monoxide detector chirping?

John

Started Monday night at around 4am. Not an 'alarm,' but just a chirp as though the batteries were low. I hit the reset button and it stopped immediately. Same thing happened Tuesday night. Hit reset, stopped doing it.

Yesterday it started chirping in the middle of the afternoon, so I installed a new 9v battery, thinking that it must be low. Apparently that wasn't the problem, though, because it started chirping again this morning.

Does anyone have any ideas?
*edit: I replaced the battery yesterday with a new one, assuming the battery was the problem and that it would fix it.

Answer
Hi John, Iâm Ken with The Home Depot and have had this question before. Since you have replaced the old battery with a new one and that is not problem, your unit is probably ready to be replaced.

Some manufactures say to replace your alarm every 5 to 7 years. This is to benefit from new technology.

So I would check the age of your alarm and if it is within this time frame I would consider getting a new one. Having a proper working carbon monoxide alarm is very important. Hope this helps.

http://community.homedepot.com/t5/Parts-Care-Repair/Carbon-Monoxide-Safety/m-p/9879/highlight/true#M66

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Where/how to put carbon monoxide detector in a small bedroom?

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sam

I have a gas heater in my very small bedroom (my room is only 12x12x 8 feet), and have been trying to put carbon monoxide alarm there. But every time I put and leave the alarm for only 5 minutes in the room, the alarm sounds. I believe it sounds because the alarm is less than 15 feet from the gas heater.

Is there anybody who has idea how to solve this problem? Where and how am I supposed to put the alarm to detect carbonmonoxide in my small bedroom? Thanks a lot.

Answer
You should get your room tested by a professional for carbon monoxide. The alarm is designed to detect the presence of CO (carbon monoxide) and it's detecting it. Since you're living in the same area the alarm is in, you're being exposed to that CO. Don't mess around - many, many people have died in their sleep from CO poisoning.

Some causes of CO generation are caused by the exhaust gasses no being vented properly (blocked chimney), or blocked source of fresh air. Both these situations can kill you. Call a certified heating and cooling guy. Do you really trust life and death questions to anonymous people who have no qualifications to answer those types of questions?

should gas come out of the flue of a combi boiler?

Shaun B

For ages and ages now we've smelled gas every now and then - we had Transco out who couldnt detect any leaks, but it seems that various times the flue, high up on the outside wall of our house must kick out has because we can smell it.
WE have got a 4 year old combi boiler.
we have got a carbon monoxide detector in the room for safety, but its frustrating..!

is it normal surely we shouldnt be smelling gas though..

its been like this for months

Answer
There's a really thorough answer to this here on Yahoo:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061103203646AA60MGg

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What are the symptoms due to the exposure of carbon monoxide?

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KyTastroph

Okay, here's the story: So, I was on the computer, and the carbon monoxide detector went off (Yes, I called the fire dept. to come over) . Once it went off, I felt very light headed and dizzy, for about 2 minutes. and they said that it was safe to go back inside, but i should call them back if I feel sick or funny. what would these symptoms be besides dizzyness?

~Thanks to those who took this question seriously ;)

Answer
From Web MD
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are often similar to symptoms of other illnesses. These symptoms include:3

Headache.
Nausea, vomiting (often seen in children).
Dizziness.
Fatigue.
More severe symptoms may include:

Confusion, drowsiness.
Rapid breathing or pulse rate.
Vision problems.
Chest pain.
Convulsions, seizures.
Loss of consciousness.


Also see this site
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-symptoms

Hope this helps.

What do I need to be aware of when using a propane space heater?

cottonlily

I'm moving into a rental house that has a big rectangular metal space heater. It has to be plugged in but it's fueled by propane. That kinda baffles me, but whatever, I've always had CH/AC. My question is what do I need to know about this thing? All I know so far is that I'll need a carbon monoxide detector which the re-modelers are already installing.

Answer
A lot of space heaters do not require electricity to operate, but they have blower fans as an option to help circulate the heat.

Check the rating plate on the heater. It should state the minimum clearances to be maintained from combustibles etc.

These type of heaters work quite well for heating an open area. You wont get a lot of benefit from it in rooms off of the main room, but they work pretty well...They are PERFECTLY SAFE if they are maintained and serviced properly. If they weren't they wouldn't be allowed in homes.

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