Comments on: Do you need a carbon monoxide detector if you don’t have any gas running to your home?

By: Dances on Red Rock

Dances on Red Rock — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:47:39 +0000

I would not purchase one if heat was electric.

By: kenny roth jr. k

kenny roth jr. k — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:47:39 +0000

do you want to be safe or are you just wasting our time

By: THOMAS H

THOMAS H — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:47:39 +0000

It is not only from malfunctioning gas equipment but from any scource of combustion,such as a BBQ or open fire or even a charcol grill,even such devices outside in front of an open window could cause problems inside the house. Care should always be taken with there portable devices.

By: Reganm

Reganm — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:47:39 +0000

Probably not, if you have no gas appliances of any kind in the home you can’t have carbon monoxide unless you park your car inside the house or something is wrong with the way your fireplace is venting. Make sure the damper on your fireplace is open when you use it. If you have a newer tighter house and you run alot of exhaust vents there is the possibility of insufficient oxygen for the fire and the production of carbon monoxide. Your smoke detectors would almost certainly be going off before this happens. Don’t leave your fire burning overnight unsupervised. Always have a smoke detector in every bedroom and in the hallways that service the bedrooms.