Carbon Monoxide Monitors

Carbon Monoxide Monitors are an important safety device to have in your home if you have gas appliances. The need for one is especially important if you have a gas furnace inside your home in a closet.

There are different types of detectors but the one you want is the most sensitive you can find. I like to have one that can read as little as one part per million, expensive, but worth it.

You see, most detectors will not sound an alarm until they have detected over 100 parts per million of CO for at least two hours. This is a dangerous amount of carbon monoxide. I frequently tell my customers to be concerned if I detect 10 parts per million or more because that means there is some spillage from the gas appliance/furnace into the living space, and if I detect that amount it means under the right conditions there may be much more carbon monoxide buildup during different parts of the day.

To give you an idea of the danger level of CO, at 200 parts per million you can experience dizziness, headaches, and some CO monitors won't even go off until 200 parts per million which is way past the amount I would find acceptable in my home or my customers.

If you live in the Sacramento area and would like to know more about the conditions in your home please contact me at 916-751-6060 or comment on my blog.

The HVAC Tech