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WARNING!! Carbon Monoxide Kills
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm so paranoid about this.I have one in every room in the house now because of an incident that occurred one night a couple of years ago in my home.we were all watching a movie and had the stove open.we all got really sleepy without even realising it.with that the alarm went off.well....I hopped up as quick as and opened all the windows and doors. It was frightning.after that I put one in every room and every hall and landings. |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
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"I'm so paranoid about this.I have one in every room in the house now because of an incident that occurred one night a couple of years ago in my home.we were all watching a movie and had the stove open.we all got really sleepy without even realising it.with that the alarm went off.well....I hopped up as quick as and opened all the windows and doors. It was frightning.after that I put one in every room and every hall and landings."
Its sooooo lucky you had an alarm at the time..or to be honest ud prob all be dead... that's not to shock you.. but its just the facts.
And ur right... its better to put more than one alarm in ur house.
MissCC... just to let you know..there's 2 things you did wrong that night..
1st... never ever leave ur stove door open.. carbon monoxide will leak into the room. It should be closed at all times.
2nd there's only one thing to do if ur alarm goes off.. Get Out of the house... if the levels had been higher opening the windows would of had no effect to the levels you were breathing in.
But I'm sooo glad you n your family are ok..
Check your alarms every week.. make sure they still work  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I haven't left it open since.they get checked every Friday.I'm ocd about that now.I know we all would have been dead had we not had the alarm.
As for opening the windows and doors why was that wrong??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I haven't left it open since.they get checked every Friday.I'm ocd about that now.I know we all would have been dead had we not had the alarm.
As for opening the windows and doors why was that wrong???"
Coz the levels were low....obviously high enough to set off the alarm tho |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
waterford |
"I haven't left it open since.they get checked every Friday.I'm ocd about that now.I know we all would have been dead had we not had the alarm.
As for opening the windows and doors why was that wrong???"
I know its what the short adds are saying..open the windows..but its wrong.
At high enough levels..one breath of C.O can kill instantly.
So by staying in the house..even with windows n doors open...without knowing the exact level in the room/house..ur still being poisoned and you could of still died at high levels.
Opening the windows doesn't suddenly clear the C.O.. it takes time depending on the saturation levels in the air.
Always get out first. Stay out while the alarms are sounding..and never turn off a C.O alarm
I'm glad you don't open the stove door anymore |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
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"Iv been meaning to get 1,and i always have my stove door open.its just like an open fire isn't it?
I get alarm today"
No...your stove is nothing like an open fire... the stove is designed to work with the doors closed.. by leaving the door open ur effecting the way ur stove works..instead of the C.O going up the flu it will find the biggest exit..the open door.
Do get alarms today... but one is not enough  |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
waterford |
"I haven't left it open since.they get checked every Friday.I'm ocd about that now.I know we all would have been dead had we not had the alarm.
As for opening the windows and doors why was that wrong???
Coz the levels were low....obviously high enough to set off the alarm tho"
Also high enough to make you all sleepy... levels that would of eventually killed.
The alarms will go off at low levels but also at extremely high life threatening levels...you won't know which.. so out of the house is the only safe place to be |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I haven't left it open since.they get checked every Friday.I'm ocd about that now.I know we all would have been dead had we not had the alarm.
As for opening the windows and doors why was that wrong???
Coz the levels were low....obviously high enough to set off the alarm tho
Also high enough to make you all sleepy... levels that would of eventually killed.
The alarms will go off at low levels but also at extremely high life threatening levels...you won't know which.. so out of the house is the only safe place to be "
Yes I know thins but I asked why opening the windows and doors was wrong?? |
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"My father has one in the living room with his stove.
That's good..but he needs more than one... and does he know what to do if it alarms??
Hmmm... how many do you have?  "
I don't have a stove in my house he does. |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
waterford |
"I haven't left it open since.they get checked every Friday.I'm ocd about that now.I know we all would have been dead had we not had the alarm.
As for opening the windows and doors why was that wrong???
Coz the levels were low....obviously high enough to set off the alarm tho
Also high enough to make you all sleepy... levels that would of eventually killed.
The alarms will go off at low levels but also at extremely high life threatening levels...you won't know which.. so out of the house is the only safe place to be
Yes I know thins but I asked why opening the windows and doors was wrong??"
It depends...
If ur actually in the room where the alarm goes off..this is where the highest levels are, don't waste time opening windows..head straight out..you can open other windows on the way out and also leave the front door open..
The problem is. Most people think opening the door/windows is all you have to do..and they stay in the house..not good.
Think of a C.O alarm as a fire alarm.. we wouldn't try and fight the fire..we just get out.. if ur outside ur safe that's the best message to give to people.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Well we did leave the house with the windows and doors open. We done the right thing only thing we done wrong was left stove open.never again.the kids were on the floor too we were all so sleepy it was scary. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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CO Levels are measured in parts per million and alarms are set to go off at roughly 10 parts per million which is quite low. You may have a headache, flu like symptoms at these levels but nothing more so you should have plenty of time to get out of the house and open windows when the alarm goes off. Be sure to buy a decent, closed case alarm such as a Fireangel or Kidde make. 7 year one is fine. These are self testing and no need to test them like a smoke alarm. CO alarms are great as a back up but be sure to have appliances checked at least once a year and serviced! Oil boilers esp need serviced once a year and open flue furies need cleaned? |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
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"Well we did leave the house with the windows and doors open. We done the right thing only thing we done wrong was left stove open.never again.the kids were on the floor too we were all so sleepy it was scary."
Oh im not blaming you... im glad you guys are ok...that's the main thing... yer its a very scary thing to happen... most people have no idea about C.O .. at least you had the alarm in at the time |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Well we did leave the house with the windows and doors open. We done the right thing only thing we done wrong was left stove open.never again.the kids were on the floor too we were all so sleepy it was scary.
Oh im not blaming you... im glad you guys are ok...that's the main thing... yer its a very scary thing to happen... most people have no idea about C.O .. at least you had the alarm in at the time "
Oh sweetheart I know I'm just saying what we done was right in that case...xxxx |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
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"CO Levels are measured in parts per million and alarms are set to go off at roughly 10 parts per million which is quite low. You may have a headache, flu like symptoms at these levels but nothing more so you should have plenty of time to get out of the house and open windows when the alarm goes off. Be sure to buy a decent, closed case alarm such as a Fireangel or Kidde make. 7 year one is fine. These are self testing and no need to test them like a smoke alarm. CO alarms are great as a back up but be sure to have appliances checked at least once a year and serviced! Oil boilers esp need serviced once a year and open flue furies need cleaned? "
Sorry silk some of your information is incorrect... CO alarms go off between 50 and 100ppm over an 8hour period...this is relatively safe and is not life threatening... but they also go off instantly at high levels...you won't know from the alarm if its low or high... to say you have plenty of time to leave the house and open windows is incorrect... get out immediately is the safest course of action |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment "
Yes it does. CO levels can rise where ever fossil fuels are burned I.e. Wood, gas, coal or oil. Leave a window open slightly in this case. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment
Yes it does. CO levels can rise where ever fossil fuels are burned I.e. Wood, gas, coal or oil. Leave a window open slightly in this case."
if i open the window il lose my heat lol no wonder i feel dizzy when its on lol im high as kite for the gas lol |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
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"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment "
Guys you need to have a C.O alarm in the room where the gas heater is..I would also say put one in your bedroom. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment
Guys you need to have a C.O alarm in the room where the gas heater is..I would also say put one in your bedroom. "
and where would i find one of those yokes now lol |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
waterford |
"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment
Yes it does. CO levels can rise where ever fossil fuels are burned I.e. Wood, gas, coal or oil. Leave a window open slightly in this case. if i open the window il lose my heat lol no wonder i feel dizzy when its on lol im high as kite for the gas lol"
Silk is right...if you don't have a vent in that room... a window open slightly is needed... its the same for any fuel burning appliance. Get the alarms... would be the best Xmas present you could give yourselves |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment
Yes it does. CO levels can rise where ever fossil fuels are burned I.e. Wood, gas, coal or oil. Leave a window open slightly in this case. if i open the window il lose my heat lol no wonder i feel dizzy when its on lol im high as kite for the gas lol
Silk is right...if you don't have a vent in that room... a window open slightly is needed... its the same for any fuel burning appliance. Get the alarms... would be the best Xmas present you could give yourselves "
better start getting one in so before i wake up dead dont want that now lol |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
waterford |
"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment
Yes it does. CO levels can rise where ever fossil fuels are burned I.e. Wood, gas, coal or oil. Leave a window open slightly in this case. if i open the window il lose my heat lol no wonder i feel dizzy when its on lol im high as kite for the gas lol
Silk is right...if you don't have a vent in that room... a window open slightly is needed... its the same for any fuel burning appliance. Get the alarms... would be the best Xmas present you could give yourselves better start getting one in so before i wake up dead dont want that now lol"
Yer.. don't want that to happen guys ... any of the electrical stores should have them.. you should pay around 30euro... fire angel, first alert or Ei Electronics |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment
Yes it does. CO levels can rise where ever fossil fuels are burned I.e. Wood, gas, coal or oil. Leave a window open slightly in this case. if i open the window il lose my heat lol no wonder i feel dizzy when its on lol im high as kite for the gas lol
Silk is right...if you don't have a vent in that room... a window open slightly is needed... its the same for any fuel burning appliance. Get the alarms... would be the best Xmas present you could give yourselves better start getting one in so before i wake up dead dont want that now lol
Yer.. don't want that to happen guys ... any of the electrical stores should have them.. you should pay around 30euro... fire angel, first alert or Ei Electronics "
coolies il pick one up durin the week thanks |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
waterford |
"Have a gas heater does that count other than that its storage heating in our apartment
Yes it does. CO levels can rise where ever fossil fuels are burned I.e. Wood, gas, coal or oil. Leave a window open slightly in this case. if i open the window il lose my heat lol no wonder i feel dizzy when its on lol im high as kite for the gas lol
Silk is right...if you don't have a vent in that room... a window open slightly is needed... its the same for any fuel burning appliance. Get the alarms... would be the best Xmas present you could give yourselves better start getting one in so before i wake up dead dont want that now lol
Yer.. don't want that to happen guys ... any of the electrical stores should have them.. you should pay around 30euro... fire angel, first alert or Ei Electronics coolies il pick one up durin the week thanks "
Ur welcome |
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By *excock OP Man
over a year ago
waterford |
"No, I don't have one, or fire alarm and I blocked the vents in the rooms to make them warmer."
All very bad things to do... a lot of people block their vents.
Ur fireplace/ stove will use up the oxygen in the room to feed the flames of the fire.. without the vents you end up with a lack of oxygen... causing more C.O to be produced.. this will also cause back crafting..pushing the gases back into the room.
Best thing..unblock ur vents and get alarms |
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