why is my carbon monoxide detector chirping in the morning

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DrPizza

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How old is your carbon monoxide detector? Most people think they last forever; the sensor is actually only good for 5 or 10 years. (I know little about this; it's just what I've been told and have read. I've never researched how carbon monoxide detectors actually work.)
 

Randomperson1

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Don't have a furnace, live in an apartment. Replaced the batteries. Still chirping. Kind of annoyed with this thread of bullshit, kind of defeats the entire purpose of these threads when people just talk shit instead of trying to spread information. So, if all you have are fart jokes and bullshit maybe look at social media instead of forums.
 

Ns1

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Don't have a furnace, live in an apartment. Replaced the batteries. Still chirping. Kind of annoyed with this thread of bullshit, kind of defeats the entire purpose of these threads whetn people just talk shit instead of trying to spread information. So, if all you have are fart jokes and bullshit maybe look at social media instead of forums.

Did you check to see if there was a bird in it?
 

Murdoc

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Don't have a furnace, live in an apartment. Replaced the batteries. Still chirping. Kind of annoyed with this thread of bullshit, kind of defeats the entire purpose of these threads when people just talk shit instead of trying to spread information. So, if all you have are fart jokes and bullshit maybe look at social media instead of forums.

Nice first post.

Welcome to ATOT!
 

Red Squirrel

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Maybe there is actually a fault with it. Check on it, it usually says what a certain number of beeps mean. I would probably replace it if changing the batteries did nothing and that you had your CO/CO2 levels tested and they are fine.

Speaking of having to replace these mine says to replace after 60 months and the date on it says 2009. Slightly overdue. I'll have to buy a new one. Eventually I want to tie it into my home environmental system so I can get an alert if it goes off and I'm not home. Same with fire detectors.
 

Jeff7

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Don't have a furnace, live in an apartment. Replaced the batteries. Still chirping. Kind of annoyed with this thread of bullshit, kind of defeats the entire purpose of these threads when people just talk shit instead of trying to spread information. So, if all you have are fart jokes and bullshit maybe look at social media instead of forums.
Forums r srs bsns.
 

DCal430

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Scary how many people here talked about checking for gas leaks. CO detectors do NOT detect gas leaks. They detect Carbon Monoxide, which is not gas, CO can come from the incomplete combustion of Natural Gas, but it is not Natural Gas, and a leak would not cause CO. Even with incomplete burn CO levels generally only become dangerous due to poor and improper ventilation of the combustion.

So many people think CO detectors detect gas leaks, when they don't. You need an explosive gas detector for that, not a CO detector.
 
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DCal430

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An exhaust leak is still a gas leak, but would be detected by a CO-detector.

No one thinks of a leak in the ventilation system when they think of gas leak, they think of leak of the actual natural gas line. Gas leak refers specifically to a leak of natural gas.

Also a properly operated furnace even if with an improper exhaust vent, wouldnt produce enough CO to set the alarm off. CO only accurs in natural gas fires, as CO isn't produced in significant quantities unless something else is wrong.
 
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IronWing

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OP posted ten days ago so everything worked out okay. ATOT probably saved his life. Randomperson1 just likes to dump on genuine heroes.
 

mmntech

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I guess Semidevil didn't suffocate.

Apparently CO detectors expire after 5-7 years. Which might be why it's randomly beeping.
http://www.familyhandyman.com/smart-homeowner/when-to-replace-a-carbon-monoxide-detector/view-all

To satisfy this Randomperson chap.
An old couple were sitting in Church and the wife noticed that people were staring at her.
She leaned across to her husband and whispered, "I've just let go a silent fart. What do you think I should do?"
He said, "I think you should get fresh batteries for your hearing aid."
 

DrPizza

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Scary how many people here talked about checking for gas leaks. CO detectors do NOT detect gas leaks. They detect Carbon Monoxide, which is not gas, CO can come from the incomplete combustion of Natural Gas, but it is not Natural Gas, and a leak would not cause CO. Even with incomplete burn CO levels generally only become dangerous due to poor and improper ventilation of the combustion.

So many people think CO detectors detect gas leaks, when they don't. You need an explosive gas detector for that, not a CO detector.

Many CO detectors on the market also detect natural gas. I.e., people go out to buy a carbon monoxide detector and discover if/when they read the directions, that it also detects natural gas.
 

angminas

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People say natural gas is the solution to our energy problems, but you know what? Just because it's natural doesn't mean it's good for you. You know what else is natural? Tigers.
 

DCal430

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Many CO detectors on the market also detect natural gas. I.e., people go out to buy a carbon monoxide detector and discover if/when they read the directions, that it also detects natural gas.

They don't, this is a common myth. I have 3 different CO detectors from major brands none of them detect NG. An explosive gas detector would specifically state it detects explosive gas. While their are a handful of combined detectors, they are not common.
 
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