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14. General Carbon Monoxide (CO) Information
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless poison gas that can be fatal when
inhaled. CO inhibits the blood’s capacity to carry oxygen.
POSSIBLE SOURCES OF CO
Inside your home, appliances used
for heating and cooking are the most
likely sources of CO. Vehicles running
in attached garages can also produce
dangerous levels of CO. CO can be produced when burning any fossil fuel: gasoline, diesel,
propane, natural gas, oil and wood. It can be produced by any fuel-burning appliance that is
malfunctioning, improperly installed, or not ventilated correctly, such as: Furnaces/boilers, gas
ranges/stoves, gas clothes dryers, water heaters, portable fuel burning space heaters, fireplaces,
wood-burning stoves and certain swimming pool heaters.
Blocked chimneys or flues, back drafting and changes in air pressure, corroded or disconnected
vent pipes, or a loose or cracked furnace heat exchanger can also release CO into your building.
Vehicles and other combustion engines running in an attached garage and using a charcoal/gas
grill or hibachi in an enclosed area are all possible sources of CO.
CO ALARM SENSOR RESPONSE TIMES
At 70 PPM, the unit must alarm within 60-240 minutes.
At 150 PPM, the unit must alarm within 10-50 minutes.
At 400 PPM, the unit must alarm within 4-15 minutes.
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