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Carbon monoxide alarm

  • 26-10-2012 5:32am
    #1
    paul127
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Morning,our alarm woke us just before 6am,it's in the utility,the oil heating was off since 7.30pm the evening before. There were no electrical appliances on etc.... Can anyone shed any light? Thanks :confused:


Comments

  • #2
    areyawell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭areyawell


    Does Carbon Monixide alarm pick up electrical appliances? I don't think so! Either the battery is low or its picking up high levels of carbon monoxide from a stove, fireplace since all the windows are closed in the night and its gradually building up!


  • #3
    paul127
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭paul127


    No stove or fire in house and there is a heat recovery unit so no windows open at all but fresh air all the time and it's not the battery


  • #4
    gbee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    Change the battery anyway.

    Otherwise it sounds like it's doing its job.

    I've an alarm too, in the room with the boiler. One night out of the blue the alarm went off, as did the house alarm smoke detector system fitted with the gas conversion. It was scary, an independent battery powered alarm activating as well as the smoke alarm???

    We found nothing.


  • #5
    JohnnieK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭JohnnieK


    If all fuel burning appliances where off since 7:30pm the previous evening then i doubt very much there is co present. If the boiler is also in the utility room and there was a problem it would have gone off before now.

    Most likely a faulty sensor especially if it is a cheap one.

    The best thing to do is buy a good alarm say one by EI based in shanon. They are by far the best. It should have a built in battery and an end of life alarm.


  • #6
    kanji
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭kanji


    JohnnieK wrote: »
    If all fuel burning appliances where off since 7:30pm the previous evening then i doubt very much there is co present. If the boiler is also in the utility room and there was a problem it would have gone off before now.

    Most likely a faulty sensor especially if it is a cheap one.

    The best thing to do is buy a good alarm say one by EI based in shanon. They are by far the best. It should have a built in battery and an end of life alarm.

    Agreed, but I think it would be worth calling someone to do a CO check in the house, just in case

    An Oftec installer in your area should have an analyser to test for CO levels


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  • #7
    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    On that, make sure they do a full 30 minutes test at least (15 with appliances on 15 with them off) plus check flues and flue gas


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