How much carbon monoxide is normal
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old and tired
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Thanks for this thread... just ordered 2x, C M detectors. :thumbsup:
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Working in the life safety line of business, nothing scares me more than carbon monoxide. Way, way more dangerous than a fire breaking out in a structure. At least with a fire, your senses give you a fighting chance by being able to recognize the signs of a fire, smoke, heat, noise, flames, etc. With CO, you don't even know you're in trouble the whole time you're dying. I would not screw around with that furnace AT ALL. Get rid of it, period. It is a silent death trap waiting to kill you.
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^^^ Right. The only person I know that survived CO poisoning is a guy who passed out and was lucky enough to fall over and hit the garage door, knocking it open. His head landed outside when he hit the ground. Medics responded and the tests when he got to the hospital detected high CO levels. He had a car running in the garage with only a window open.
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I have never run it beyond the test so it looks like I'll be getting a new furnace soon.
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I have never run it beyond the test so it looks like I'll be getting a new furnace soon.
Great! :thumbsup:
We're gonna replace ours this summer. It was probably 20 years old when we moved in here 25 years ago. No problems, but it's highly inefficient as is our air conditioner. Being in both a cold and hot climate, both the heat and air run often. We'll get our money back in energy savings in 5-7 years.
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Do you have gas range?
The reason I asked is a coworker replaced his central natural gas furnace because CO alarms.
New furnace and problem continued...the vent from the gas dryer was not vent to daylight... they bought one of those Energy Saver indoor lint traps.
Gas cooktop can have 4-6 burners plus bake and broil burners and few have provision to vent and range goods may or may not vent if you remember to turn on.
Friends in San Diego boost they have never turned on their furnace in 7 years... I asked if it was broken?
They have passive solar and the house has never been cold.
80% furnaces are no longer an option here due to energy regs and and air regs require lo Nox
The reason I asked is a coworker replaced his central natural gas furnace because CO alarms.
New furnace and problem continued...the vent from the gas dryer was not vent to daylight... they bought one of those Energy Saver indoor lint traps.
Gas cooktop can have 4-6 burners plus bake and broil burners and few have provision to vent and range goods may or may not vent if you remember to turn on.
Friends in San Diego boost they have never turned on their furnace in 7 years... I asked if it was broken?
They have passive solar and the house has never been cold.
80% furnaces are no longer an option here due to energy regs and and air regs require lo Nox
goeduck
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The only person I know that survived CO poisoning is a guy who passed out and was lucky enough to fall over and hit the garage door, knocking it open. His head landed outside when he hit the ground. Medics responded and the tests when he got to the hospital detected high CO levels. He had a car running in the garage with only a window open which was why they figured CO right away.
It a level of CO concentration in the blood plus a duration of the exposure that gets you. He lucked out on the duration.
It a level of CO concentration in the blood plus a duration of the exposure that gets you. He lucked out on the duration.
2LaneCruzer
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You might consider a heat pump. We are total electric, so we have no choice.
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I have one residential Heat Pump and I bought into the savings vs cost plus being all new.
Wish I could say I was pleased... every year I've had service calls with no heat or no cooling tenant complaints and often on holidays...
I get all the costs and tenants savings?
My 1922 home has the original 1922 central furnace and is the one I like best... totally silent with huge ducts.
My 1959 home has original and only replaced belt.
My 2005 furnace went out New Years morning... tenant called early AM... checked it out on control board is burnt... not a thing I can do without new board in hand. Already replaced Draft Inducer and 2 years later draft sensor and last year cleaned flame rollout.
There is a certain beauty in simplicity before circuit boards.
As with most things pencil it out.
Wish I could say I was pleased... every year I've had service calls with no heat or no cooling tenant complaints and often on holidays...
I get all the costs and tenants savings?
My 1922 home has the original 1922 central furnace and is the one I like best... totally silent with huge ducts.
My 1959 home has original and only replaced belt.
My 2005 furnace went out New Years morning... tenant called early AM... checked it out on control board is burnt... not a thing I can do without new board in hand. Already replaced Draft Inducer and 2 years later draft sensor and last year cleaned flame rollout.
There is a certain beauty in simplicity before circuit boards.
As with most things pencil it out.
