Red State Rebel
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Mon Feb-28-05 09:39 PM
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Carbon Monoxide Detector just saved our butts |
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Came in for the evening and wasn't here for 10 minutes when the carbon monoxide detector went off and showed a reading of over 50 ppm.
Hubby got home and started hunting down the problem and found that our 2nd hot water heater had a problem so he shut it down till he can fix it tomorrow.
Whew!!
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salin
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Mon Feb-28-05 09:41 PM
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Scary alternative results. Glad it worked!
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Mon Feb-28-05 09:45 PM
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Glad to hear it.
I need to change the batteries in mine.
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Mon Feb-28-05 09:49 PM
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3. I don't have a carbon monoxide detector in the house, |
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have smoke and fire detectors. Guess this is something that I should buy, but I don't have gas. Do I need one if I don't have gas. All electric here.
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Mon Feb-28-05 09:51 PM
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4. "But I don't have gas! Do I need one if I don't have gas?" |
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Mon Feb-28-05 09:53 PM
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5. If you have an indoor garage and a car you probably do. |
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Mon Feb-28-05 09:54 PM
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The generic "smoke detectors" that I bought about twenty years ago will go off if I hold my Bic lighter under them and hold down the button to release the butane, without lighting the flame. The butane sets it off.
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Mon Feb-28-05 11:25 PM
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7. I know my fire detector works very well |
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One night I lit my fireplace but forgot to open the flue, no smoke but the fire detector went off. The smoke alarm didn't go off although it does work.
That made me a little comfortable knowing that if there is a fire or high heat in the walls, the fire detector goes off.
Geez, I never thought of carbon monoxide before. What about radon?
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