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re: How many carbon monoxide detectors do you have in your house?
Posted on 2/23/19 at 2:51 pm to TechDawg2007
Posted on 2/23/19 at 2:51 pm to TechDawg2007
You need a smoke detector in each bedroom. You also need a CO/smoke detector combo outside each room. However the CO detector can be shared. In other words you can have one in a hallway with 4 bedrooms. But if one room is across the house you need one outside of the room too.
FYI CO detectors are only really required of you have a gas applianace and/or an attached garage.
FYI CO detectors are only really required of you have a gas applianace and/or an attached garage.
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Posted on 2/23/19 at 2:56 pm to ashy larry
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You need a smoke detector in each bedroom. You also need a CO/smoke detector combo outside each room. However the CO detector can be shared. In other words you can have one in a hallway with 4 bedrooms. But if one room is across the house you need one outside of the room too.
Yea I’ve got a smoke detector in each room except master but there’s one right outside the door. As I’ve said earlier, rule of thumb is 2 per # of stories. Obviously that changes if in a big arse house though. CO detectors you really only one in general area of a gas appliance. If your detectors are battery only operated then change them out every time change is what we usually recommend
Posted on 2/23/19 at 2:57 pm to TechDawg2007
2. One on each floor. That’s all you should need. They do double now with smoke detector. You need a smoke detector in each room. It does not need to be CO combo in every room
This post was edited on 2/23/19 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 2/23/19 at 2:59 pm to TechDawg2007
My wife actually bought one yesterday due to a faint gas smell in the laundry room (gas dryer). I checked all connections, hoses, etc & everything is tight. No alarms yet, but peace of mind for sure.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 3:06 pm to TechDawg2007
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Posted on 2/23/19 at 3:08 pm to TechDawg2007
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Near bedrooms is a good place to place, IMO.
Near bedrooms is a good place to place, IMO.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 3:22 pm to TechDawg2007
Three on the ground floor and three on the second floor. The ground floor is my woodworking shop area and man cave area and the upper floor is the main living area.
I have gas appliances both downstairs and upstairs, so it's a no-brainer to have them.
Mine are both smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
I have gas appliances both downstairs and upstairs, so it's a no-brainer to have them.
Mine are both smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 3:24 pm to TigeRoots
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My wife actually bought one yesterday due to a faint gas smell in the laundry room (gas dryer). I checked all connections, hoses, etc & everything is tight. No alarms yet, but peace of mind for sure.
The carbon monoxide detector will not go off if it is only a gas leak, they are designed to go off if the products of combustion of natural gas or other combustibles are not properly vented and CO accumulates in the house.
This post was edited on 2/23/19 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 2/23/19 at 3:41 pm to HOGS
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2 gas furnaces. I put mine next to the return air vents.
Same
Posted on 2/23/19 at 3:44 pm to TechDawg2007
One on each floor.
Down, close to the fireplace and up near the attic access where the furnaces are located.
I have the combo smoke/CO detectors.
Down, close to the fireplace and up near the attic access where the furnaces are located.
I have the combo smoke/CO detectors.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 4:07 pm to TechDawg2007
I have carbon monoxide / natural gas combo detectors that also give the readings, updating every 20 or so seconds.
They recommend keeping them plugged into an outlet because the gasses don’t accumulate at the ceiling.
They recommend keeping them plugged into an outlet because the gasses don’t accumulate at the ceiling.
This post was edited on 2/23/19 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 2/23/19 at 4:11 pm to TechDawg2007
3 inside the house.
1 inside of the garage.
My wife likes to sit in the car while in the garage with the engine running. The garage door is always up but still I like to have a detector in there just to be safe.
1 inside of the garage.
My wife likes to sit in the car while in the garage with the engine running. The garage door is always up but still I like to have a detector in there just to be safe.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 4:19 pm to ctiger69
Smart
This post was edited on 2/23/19 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 2/23/19 at 4:37 pm to TechDawg2007
One, in the general vicinity of my kitchen and HVAC unit. My understanding is they just need to be in the general area of the gas appliance, not directly beside your gas range or whatever
Posted on 2/23/19 at 4:41 pm to Cocotheape
None. All electric. 3 smoke detectors.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 5:11 pm to TechDawg2007
None. FIL has one in his hallway upstairs.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 7:00 pm to TechDawg2007
One in kitchen one in laundry room one near furnace.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 7:01 pm to TechDawg2007
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Posted on 2/23/19 at 7:07 pm to pkloa
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Posted on 2/23/19 at 7:45 pm to TechDawg2007
We have one upstairs and one downstairs. Gas fireplace, 2 gas furnaces, gas dryer and stove.
We had one in the house growing up and it saved our lives. Went off about 2 AM when I was 11 or 12. Wouldnt ever recommend going without one after that.
We had one in the house growing up and it saved our lives. Went off about 2 AM when I was 11 or 12. Wouldnt ever recommend going without one after that.
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