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Is CO detector a necessity?
- Thread starter jobenet
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My CO detector went off ast night in the middle of the night.
Turned out to be my batteries in the cold cellar boiling from equalise too hard. Stupid Outback equipment software never works properly and I forgot to turn it off manually before bedtime. I believe the cold cellar door must not have been latched well enough after I topped up the water levels. Battery temperatures went over 59C degrees and the sensing system went to XXXX until the temperature dropped below 59C again.
Turned on the HRV system and opened a few doors to get the stink out. Later is went of again with some remaining gases.
Meanwhile on the plastic case it has engraved into the plastic
....."If four beeps is heard leave the house immediately and call 911"
It was very hard to get back to sleep after all that excitement thinking I may not wake up again. LOL
Turned out to be my batteries in the cold cellar boiling from equalise too hard. Stupid Outback equipment software never works properly and I forgot to turn it off manually before bedtime. I believe the cold cellar door must not have been latched well enough after I topped up the water levels. Battery temperatures went over 59C degrees and the sensing system went to XXXX until the temperature dropped below 59C again.
Turned on the HRV system and opened a few doors to get the stink out. Later is went of again with some remaining gases.
Meanwhile on the plastic case it has engraved into the plastic
....."If four beeps is heard leave the house immediately and call 911"
It was very hard to get back to sleep after all that excitement thinking I may not wake up again. LOL
pete_c
Guru
In the 1980's my zoned second floor HVAC wasn't cooling enough in the summer (not for me). At the time purchased the largest power vent I could find. I had a roofing company install it and I did the HV wiring for it. It worked too well. I had no CO detectors in the home at the time. I started to have a weird smell in the house. I thought it was natural gas at first. I called the local gas company to check on the smell and it turned out to be CO coming from the top of the water heater.
I had created a negative air pressure in the home because I didn't have enough passive vents in the attic such that the power fan sucked the air out of the hot water heater vent. I installed more passive vents on the roof and the problem was solved.
I had created a negative air pressure in the home because I didn't have enough passive vents in the attic such that the power fan sucked the air out of the hot water heater vent. I installed more passive vents on the roof and the problem was solved.
pete_c
Guru
The attic fan here was a band aid fix for a poorly designed 2nd floor HVAC zone. (WAF had something to do with that).
The second GC spend for added roof vents cost more than the original power vent installation.
Supplies were in the attic octopus wise to the bedrooms/bathrooms and there was only one return in the 2nd floor hallway.
None of the second floor doors had bottom louvers such that if you shut the bedroom doors the air really didn't flow too well.
The second GC spend for added roof vents cost more than the original power vent installation.
Supplies were in the attic octopus wise to the bedrooms/bathrooms and there was only one return in the 2nd floor hallway.
None of the second floor doors had bottom louvers such that if you shut the bedroom doors the air really didn't flow too well.
When we upgraded our water heater about five years ago, I splurged and moved to a power direct vent unit. The furnace upgrade about eight years ago did the same. Our gas fireplace is a direct vent unit. I never want to worry about natural draft venting and negative pressure issues. Only the log burning fireplace is natural draft and is always 'attended'..
wkearney99
Senior Member
Trying getting woken up in the middle of the night, after pounding a serious quantity of margaritas, on your new boat, way out on anchor, by the CO alarm. Reading comprehension suffers a bit when it's pitch-eff'ing black out at O'dark-thirty and you're hammered. Eventually I figured out it was the 12v system voltage dropping too far (all that music playing during consumption of the aforementioned tequila) and not being able to power the CO detectors properly. They, rightly, start bleating like an air raid siren, warning of dire consequences... Oh, yeah, I did not go back to sleep well that night. Slowly feeling the hangover creep in while awake... not fun.
Now there's a much larger 12v battery bank setup. Although I should probably replace the detectors, they're at least 6 years old now and probably due.
I also have a home unit onboard that has a digital readout, along with a handheld CO detector. If/when it trips I can at least confirm the PPM counts on other devices to avoid freaking out over false alarms.
Now there's a much larger 12v battery bank setup. Although I should probably replace the detectors, they're at least 6 years old now and probably due.
I also have a home unit onboard that has a digital readout, along with a handheld CO detector. If/when it trips I can at least confirm the PPM counts on other devices to avoid freaking out over false alarms.