Bioburner
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I found once a kitchen stove was the culprit. Negative home pressure when the dryer ran upset the works.
Carbon Monoxide det. Keeps going off!!!
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I think the CO2 poisoning has already started, hence the irrational thinking of the OP!
Kathryn,
Fire depts go to these type of calls multiple times a week during this time of the year. You are not bothering or inconveniencing them.
It is not only their job, it is their preference to do an 'agency assist' / public service call to go to a residence with a gas detection meter prior to the fact, as opposed to having to go in with body bags after the fact. As we speak, my local FD is on a CO alarm call in a residential basement, which was just determined to be a faulty CO alarm. But all the residents were evacuated until the house could be cleared, and every fossil fuel burning appliance was checked for leaks.
Fire depts respond to these incidents, as in any possible CO call, with full SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) air-pack precautions . So what does that say about the potential risk to you and your family? Most CO fatalities happen during sleep, which is one of the deleterious physiological effects of CO poisoning, where victims lapse into a coma, unable to wake up, and are not found until it is too late, often by someone who comes looking for them, who can also then be tragically overcome and add to the needless loss of life.
As a 30 year EMT / Paramedic, I've seen this very scenario far too many times, having lost count on the number of CO fatalities I've responded to in my career. But I know about 3/4 of them have been kids. I get 'sweaty' eyes and a pit in my stomach just thinking back to those 'kid calls', the worst ones we have to respond to ....... Especially the ones that were preventable.....
So, PLEASE get your house checked, for you and your kids safety, and the safety of neighbors or other family members who would come looking for you if you were not answering your phone or coming to the door. PLEASE do what people are pleading for you to do, or tragically you or your kids may not get your decision back.
Fire depts go to these type of calls multiple times a week during this time of the year. You are not bothering or inconveniencing them.
It is not only their job, it is their preference to do an 'agency assist' / public service call to go to a residence with a gas detection meter prior to the fact, as opposed to having to go in with body bags after the fact. As we speak, my local FD is on a CO alarm call in a residential basement, which was just determined to be a faulty CO alarm. But all the residents were evacuated until the house could be cleared, and every fossil fuel burning appliance was checked for leaks.
Fire depts respond to these incidents, as in any possible CO call, with full SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) air-pack precautions . So what does that say about the potential risk to you and your family? Most CO fatalities happen during sleep, which is one of the deleterious physiological effects of CO poisoning, where victims lapse into a coma, unable to wake up, and are not found until it is too late, often by someone who comes looking for them, who can also then be tragically overcome and add to the needless loss of life.
As a 30 year EMT / Paramedic, I've seen this very scenario far too many times, having lost count on the number of CO fatalities I've responded to in my career. But I know about 3/4 of them have been kids. I get 'sweaty' eyes and a pit in my stomach just thinking back to those 'kid calls', the worst ones we have to respond to ....... Especially the ones that were preventable.....
So, PLEASE get your house checked, for you and your kids safety, and the safety of neighbors or other family members who would come looking for you if you were not answering your phone or coming to the door. PLEASE do what people are pleading for you to do, or tragically you or your kids may not get your decision back.
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AccentraRRT
Burning Hunk
I am going to go with something I don't think I saw anyone else mention....
You said it's cleaned daily and you have, "taken the pipes off and cleaned them as well."
There could be a chance that the exhaust pipes have not been reconnected properly. They also should be siliconed at the seams using a high heat resistant silicone to be extra sure there is no leak. This could be the culprit.
You said it's cleaned daily and you have, "taken the pipes off and cleaned them as well."
There could be a chance that the exhaust pipes have not been reconnected properly. They also should be siliconed at the seams using a high heat resistant silicone to be extra sure there is no leak. This could be the culprit.
Harvey Schneider
Minister of Fire
Yet another argument for an OAK. Oops, I didn't mean to start that up again.
Three kids in the house and she wants to screw around with CO alarms. Will somebody call Child Protective Services in her area?
When resources are scarce, people tend to make poor choices regarding the use of those resources. Sounds like she is chronically pressed for time. Hence she cannot dedicate the time to have somebody come in, but she can chase it down herself.
hoverwheel
Burning Hunk
As she hasn't responded since Noon yesterday, I suspect the issue is moot.
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