woodgeek said:Now I have a real-time display where I can see it, as well as others for backup.
I will probably wear the display button out before the "end of Life" comes for my detector. :lol:
woodgeek said:Now I have a real-time display where I can see it, as well as others for backup.
woodgeek said:I think anyone with a natural-draft combustion system, stove, boiler or furnace, needs to have robust CO alarms. We had a cheapie CO alarm that didn't go off despite our getting low-grade CO poisoned for a couple months when our boiler flue got plugged. Only after it let out a single 'peep' one night did we figure out why we felt so lousy for the previous couple months. They are designed to alarm only in immediately life-threatening conditions--they will ignore a low level of CO that can really slow you down....
Now I have a real-time display where I can see it, as well as others for backup.
And yes, virginia, coals in a bucket on your hearth will emit CO--I find it hard to believe that a lid will keep it in.
Jags said:woodgeek said:Now I have a real-time display where I can see it, as well as others for backup.
I will probably wear the display button out before the "end of Life" comes for my detector. :lol:
That caught my eye Jake. I was looking at First Alert Combo Smoke/CO detectors today and noticed there were 2 that seemed identical.....One priced $10 more than the other. The lower priced one was warrantied for 7 years, and sounds an alarm warning you that the 7 years is up. The other one, higher priced was warrantied for 5 years.....strange. I got a call and had to go before I could figure out what the deal was.firefighterjake said:Jags said:woodgeek said:Now I have a real-time display where I can see it, as well as others for backup.
I will probably wear the display button out before the "end of Life" comes for my detector. :lol:
Which will probably be between 3 and 7 years depending on the manufacturer.
And yeah . . . big proponent of CO detectors . . . and not keeping my ashes inside the house.
Being an inspector, I will note that the unfortunate ones that have a fire, are far more interested in what the inspector has to say when the rebuild. Of course that's obvious, but it is to bad that everyone can't understand the importance of safe building and installs.....which is our only goal.....or at least it is mine. :smirk:stoveguy2esw said:education is the key, the old "saw" in my business is that folks tend to start their first break in fire using the manual for kindling. bottom line , the instructions provided for stoves (and many other items) which folks take for granted in their day to day lives are provided in the hopes that they will be read and adhered to. code inspectors (at least the good ones) arent "out to bust your Blls for jollies, their job is to ensure that folks do things is a safe manner. when its all said and done though, consumers who use hearth products (as well as those who have other items which use combustion in their homes) PLEASE take the time to educate yourselves on the ramifications of inviting fire into your homes.
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