Timeline for Should carbon monoxide detectors be installed in rooms containing gas appliances?
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| Aug 2, 2017 at 1:38 | comment | added | b s khalsa | Current code asks for detectors to be outside of any sleeping areas on any floor. Generally if a room in a residential house has a door, consider it a bedroom. I'm guessing if a detector was in a bedroom, maybe it's already too late? And double check all of this by calling up the local fire marshall. | |
| May 18, 2017 at 5:02 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/865070088122232832 | ||
| May 17, 2017 at 18:03 | vote | accept | Classified | ||
| May 16, 2017 at 12:19 | comment | added | Kris | Keep in mind if using dual smoke/co2, the sensors are installed I believe within 2' at the highest point of a room, e.g., vaulted ceilings. | |
| May 16, 2017 at 0:55 | comment | added | DaveM | @RME - its Carbon Monoxide (CO) we're worried about not Carbon Dioxide (CO2) which is mostly harmless. In some states they are now are requirement. mass.gov/eopss/agencies/dfs/osfm/pubed/fs-topics/… | |
| May 15, 2017 at 23:02 | comment | added | fixer1234 | @ThreePhaseEel, good points. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 22:55 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @fixer1234 -- appliances can go off-spec on combustion (due to clogging of combustion air vents or other remodeling work that influences the air supply), and you can get venting problems after-the-fact like this, too... | |
| May 15, 2017 at 22:45 | answer | added | SDsolar | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 15, 2017 at 14:39 | comment | added | Retired Master Electrician | Just remember why the CO2 sensors are there. They are to protect the occupants from over exposure to CO2. So your best locations are where you spend the most time in your house. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 14:28 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 15, 2017 at 14:12 | answer | added | mmathis | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 15, 2017 at 9:10 | comment | added | fixer1234 | @Classified, here's a link with guidance, and the logic for it, for CO detector placement: carbonmonoxidedetectorplacement.com. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 8:54 | comment | added | fixer1234 | @ratchetfreak, an installation problem should be immediately evident. A gas stove isn't vented (for combustion). It ignites or it doesn't. My point was that assuming things have been installed correctly, the risk of a gas leak or unignited gas is much greater than the risk of CO. So if you're concerned enough to put in a detector/alarm, it makes more sense to make it a gas detector. However, there are combined gas/CO detectors that aren't much more expensive, so that could be the way to go. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 8:26 | comment | added | ratchet freak | @fixer1234 if the flue is not ventilating properly or the appliance isn't installed correctly then it will be a problem. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 7:44 | comment | added | fixer1234 | With modern gas appliances, CO isn't really the risk to be concerned about. They either light or they don't. If they light, there isn't a problem with incomplete combustion. If you want to detect a more realistic risk, install a gas detector. The more likely problem is a gas leak or gas failing to ignite. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 7:34 | history | asked | Classified | CC BY-SA 3.0 |