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Carbon monoxide alarm went off

  • 06-08-2019 1:14pm
    #1
    maki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭


    Yesterday in my apartment my carbon monoxide alarm went off for a brief period. I was away for the weekend and when I arrived home all was normal. Within 5 minutes of me arriving back, the alarm started sounding.

    I reset the alarm, opened the windows, and that was it. It didn't sound again, even after closing the windows. The device seems to be fine - indicator is blinking as it should be and the test button works.

    The only burning appliance I have is a pretty much brand new gas boiler which was installed in February. While it would have been on in the morning for a while, the alarm started to sound at least 4 hours after it would have switched off.

    Is it likely the boiler is the source? Since it's an apartment block the only other theory I have is that it came from someone else's apartment. There are small vents in my ceilings which seem to link to a common shaft, as sometimes I can smell food being cooked from other apartments, so it could have come through them?


Comments

  • #2
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,378 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Give board gas a call and explain as you have above, now.

    Make sure your monitor is not out of date, has good batteries and mounted as recommended.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



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


    For any CO query or emergency ring GAS NETWORKS IRELAND on 1850-20-50-50 for immediate help 24hrs a day, and they can be onsite within 60 minutes.

    Bord Gáis are an energy provider, and not an emergency response, GAS NETWORKS IRELAND are the emergency responders for smells of gas and CO emergencies.

    Also see:

    http://www.carbonmonoxide.ie for more information


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