carbon monoxide detectors ??
My old trailer has a not-so-old suburban furnace, i forget the model, it looks pretty fresh and it is all electronic. Wife is concerned about carbon monoxide. Never worried before because we never...
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I worked in the fire service for 29 yrs. Every year in our city (population 150,000) someone would die from CO poisoning. Usually this was due to an improperly vented gas appliance. Sometimes on a cold winter night someone would light up a BBQ and bring it inside for the heat. Sadly, more than once an entire family died while trying to stay warm near a BBQ that should never have been brought inside.
I once responded to a call where the entire family complained of headaches. Plus they said their CO monitor was false alarming again. We tested the CO levels with our own monitor and the reading was sky high. A quick check of all their gas appliances uncovered a recently installed water heater that the homeowner had not vented properly. All the exhaust gases were venting directly into the house.
Sorry for the long response but I would recommend a CO detector.
Dale
I once responded to a call where the entire family complained of headaches. Plus they said their CO monitor was false alarming again. We tested the CO levels with our own monitor and the reading was sky high. A quick check of all their gas appliances uncovered a recently installed water heater that the homeowner had not vented properly. All the exhaust gases were venting directly into the house.
Sorry for the long response but I would recommend a CO detector.
Dale
