Thread: Hiden Killer, Trapped

Just finished doing my Fall workout

Stacked all the wood, split some into smaller stuff, cleaned the chimney, cleaned the wood stove and flue.
Lit off all the Propane stoves checked all the exhaust vents, to make sure they are clear and functioning properly
Greased all the blowers
Changed all the Batteries in the detectors


Winter is Coming

Just finished dusting off my weights.

Just inventoried my survival(hurricane supplies), PM'd (Preventive Maintenance) weapons, took some allergy medicine, could be the flu.
Changed filter on the AC unit.
Put air in our bicycle tires, they deflated from lack of use.
Changed all the batteries in the detectors.

Finally dropped into the high 70's.

Bump for the day crew.................

Word. Got Carbon Monoxide detectors in all the rooms, they alert when the batteries are getting low.

Also have a CO detector in my car, you never know, ppl always ask about it and look funny at me


I'm glad you found out and had it fixed, stay safe brothers and sisters

Originally Posted by TristanLudlow

Word. Got Carbon Monoxide detectors in all the rooms, they alert when the batteries are getting low.

Also have a CO detector in my car, you never know, ppl always ask about it and look funny at me


I'm glad you found out and had it fixed, stay safe brothers and sisters

I never thought about this until your post; today I'm going to put one in my car. My car is 10 years old. Thanks !!

Not looking so odd after today's Ford Explorer news release about Co2 recalls/fix

Spring 2017 our 16 year old furnace stopped working. My friendly furnace guy came over and had it running promptly, but inspected the rest of the furnace to be on the safe side. *ALL* 4 heat exchangers had cracked. No, probably not enough to release CO yet, but in short order it might have become a big problem. While the heat exchangers were still under warranty, the labour to change them out was not.... I elected to purchase a new furnace.

I wholeheartedly agree, make sure any CO producing device in your home is checked out each season. In my case, we also discovered that my water heater (natural gas) had been back drafting, another source of CO in the home. We have a cold air combustion inlet to feed the water heater and the old furnace, but neglect allowed the grill on the outside of the house to get clogged up with fluff. Now that it's clean, no problems.

This becomes even more acute as some of us install higher flow kitchen ventilation without checking for make up air. When you exhaust 500CFM with all the doors and windows closed, replacement air has to come from somewhere, and I don't mean a retrofit HRV which has balanced in and out flow, though in most new construction, the HRV performs the job of the kitchen exhaust hood when installed correctly.

As suggested, don't WAIT for the symptoms, get it checked at least once a year by a professional.... it's cheap insurance, and make sure that CO detector is installed and working!


Regards

Christian

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Just finished doing my Fall workout

Stacked all the wood, split some into smaller stuff, cleaned the chimney, cleaned the wood stove and flue.
Lit off all the Propane stoves checked all the exhaust vents, to make sure they are clear and functioning properly
Greased all the blowers
Changed all the Batteries in the detectors


Winter is Coming

But did you check the fresh air intakes?

Sure, if you are using a wood fired device.... if it back drafts.... you'll be choking on the smoke, but them propane jobs..... it's a different story.

Here are my fresh air vents, before and after. It's a "hooded vent", about 2 feet off the ground, so looking inside means lying on your back on the ground and using a flash light, or as I did... my smart phone camera:



And for my politically incorrect snow photos:



And when an artistic moment overwhelms a person:

A number of years ago a co worker contracted with the electric company to install a gas heater in her dads house which was a fancy shack in the sticks. She stayed overnight to show him how to work the thing. In the morning her sister called to talk with her and there was no answer. She drove hours and got no response at the door. The local volunteer fire dept came and kicked in the door and went in and never came out. The police had to drag the fire guys out.

They were all felled by CO fumes. The co worker and her dad spent weeks in the hospital. She suffered minor brain damage and was never the same and her dad suffered a stroke

It turned out the Electric Company contracted the work out to a licensed plumber in the area who was overwhelmed with the work and he gave the job to a local handyman. When he installed the heater he neglected to punch out the vent holes in the unit which were sealed at the factory.

So the moral to the story is....well you know.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I never thought about this until your post; today I'm going to put one in my car. My car is 10 years old. Thanks !!

Around here with all the salt on the roads in winter if your car is 10 years old it is probably rusted full of enough holes for fresh air.