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green-foam

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  1. I have a plug in co2 detector, it went off this morning with a beep every 20 seconds or so.  It was about 6:45am and none of my appliances were on, not even the heater!  It has been warm so the heater hadn't been on for the last 4 months.  How can I tell if it is faulty?

    Sorry if i appear to be pedantic, but first of all its CO, not CO2. CO is carbon monoxide, that is lethal. CO2 is carbon dioxide, it is what makes fizzy drinks fizzy.*

    I would say that your detector has a low battery. Even though it is mains operated some do have battery back up which will require changing as and when. You will need to read the instruction manual for your particular detector (Sorry but you did not say make or model)

     

    (*Carbon dioxide in very large quantities in a confined space is also not good for you.)

  2. So, our alarm was going off with the "warning! Carbon monoxide!" when we got home. We changed the batteries and it hasn't done anything yet. Could it just have been low batteries? I'm a little scared. 

    Could have been, but i doubt it, more probable is that the detector actually detected carbon monoxide. You didn't leave the windows open / ajar did you?

    Operate the detectors test button, if it works as described in its test manual, and does not indicate carbon monoxide again, then you have nothing to worry about.

     

  3. It depends on the brand of the battery and its age.

    Some brands will last around 5 years some only 3 years.

    But which ever brand of battery you have they should be tested. If they pass the test there is no need to change them, however if they pass the test but are close to the end of their expected life it would be a good idea to change them.

    Obviously if they fail the test / show signs of corrosion / other defect  they should be changed immediately.

  4. There is such a thing as a "remote hush button"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOlCMA2ZOQM

    However, it only works in "alarm conditions" it will not silence a "low battery" alarm.

    I would however suggest that you ask your son to change the batteries in all the detectors every 11 months, that way they are changed a month before they go "low battery" at a silly hour of the day.

  5. Are you sure you are not meaning the battery in the fire alarm panel? Fire alarm panels should work for 20+ years, if well maintained. (I have seen panels that are older than this still working) But the batteries in the fire alarm panels should be changed as and when required which is usually a 5 year maximum.

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