Does anyone know about CARBON MINOXIDE detection? My alarms went off? How accurate are they?

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I have two units..one on the ceiling & one plug in unit. 1st the ceiling one went off & we changed the battery, then the floor one & we moved it for a while. After an hour, the ceiling one went off again, but not the floor one...Should I be concerned? We are not running the heat, but we are using the a/c & have forced air. No gas stove or oven...only other gas run appliance is my clothes dryer & we are not running it now. Could this be a false reading somehow? Should I be concerned & is there anything I should do or could do to be sure that my family is safe?

Jhason M · Accepted Answer

GET  OUT OF THE HOUSE YOUR LIFE IS IN FDANGER

R · Answer

I would open some windows or get out to another place until you can get it checked out.  The fire department will usually be glad to come check on things like this.

The problem with CO is that there are usually no warning signs other than sleepiness - people lay down for a quick nap, not realizing the real problem and then never wake up....

Ron D · Answer

Open all the windows and do call the fire dept like gentleman said. Ours went off but turned out to be the battery but better safe than sorry.

Sparkle · Answer

1) Get out of the house!
2) Buy a new detector and see if the alarm goes off but I wouldn't spend another moment in your house.

michinoku2001 · Answer

Call the fire department now! They will bring their instruments and check it out. Sure there can be a false alarm, but you may wake up dead if it's not a false alarm.

DEATH · Answer

Call your local fire department to check the detectors. Yes, they're usually fairly accurate. 
It's worth having them tested. 
DO NOT GO TO SLEEP UNTIL THEY ARE TESTED!!! 

You can call your NON-emergency Police number and have them dispatch someone from the fire department to test them. 
Tell them just what you told us.

Does anyone know about CARBON MINOXIDE detection? My alarms went off? How accurate are they?

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