How Bad It Was, more about the carbon monoxide.
@GardenGerty (169490)
United States
September 19, 2015 11:07am CST
Please, please, everyone, get a plug in carbon monoxide detector for your home.
My next door neighbor (who has bought this house) works for the gas services company. He was called out on that leak at my son's house. When he arrived the level was 39 ppm. When they turned on the hot water heater it shot up to 500.
I could have had a few very dead relatives and their pets.He was worried.
Billy, my neighbor, says do not count on a battery powered one, get the one that plugs in. I think I would want one of both, in case of power interruptions.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
19 Sep 15
That's really scary! I'm really glad they all got out of the house in time!
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@GardenGerty (169490)
• United States
20 Sep 15
I am too. It could have been so bad. There are a lot of things wrong with the house that they were not aware of so they are scrambling to get it up to code. They are glad to be well and safe, though.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
21 Sep 15
Gosh you know now that I think of it I don't know if I have a carbon monoxide detector in my house or not. For along time I didn't even have any smoke alarms. I try to remember to change the batteries in my smoke alarms every 6 months. I will have to look and actually see if we have any carbon monoxide detectors in the house at all. I know the one I had years ago was a smoke detector / carbon monoxide detector but I think that broke. I never even knew they had ones that plug into the wall. Mine ran off batteries. It is an even better idea that you have to have both being that one would be backup if the other stopped working.
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
27 Sep 15
We have just installed one as part of the deal when fitting a new wood-burning stove. Because you can't smell CO, it is vital to know if you are in danger.
