Carbon Monoxide from Furnace
We have a 2004 Holiday Rambler (Monaco) Neptune and have had two serious problems we can't seem to resolve. First for two days up in Jackson, WY we smelled the same type of exhaust odor perceived fro...
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loggenrock wrote:
Actually, in regards to carbon monoxide, it is considered "neutral" in regards to "density" as compared to air. The specific gravity of air is 1.0, this is what other gases are compared to. Carbon monoxide is 0.97 - for all practical purposes the same as air - meaning it neither rises nor sinks, but rather just blends with it, so unlike propane, which has a specific gravity of just over 1.5, this will settle to low spots. Conversely, natural gas is lighter, about 0.6, so it does rise. Therefore carbon monoxide detectors can really be located anywhere - high or low - and they will be effective. And I, too, like the ones with a digital readout AND a free-standing battery power source. ST
You are absolutely correct but for one thing. CO is most often caused by heat producing appliances. Heat rises.
