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car2900
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Mar 24, 2014

Sad news from Nashville KOA-two dead from carbon monoxide.

Yesterday a couple in a camper found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning at the Nashville KOA on Music Valley Dr. News was there was a burner on the stove turned on when someone came to check on them. ...
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powderman426
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Mar 24, 2014
dcason wrote:
ALSO!!! CO2 dectectors have dates on them...make sure yours are current (ours was not as we didn't know it)...ditto on smoke detectors...they don't last forever. Oh, and guess what..change the batteries twice per year as they don't work without batteries that are
fresh.

Very sad but avoidable.


Kidde has a new model that has a ten year lithium ion battery. It also has a readout so if the alarm goes off you can see what the level is. About $50 at home depot.

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