Re: CO2 detector and smoke alarms

["Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Can I add a CO2 detector onto a fire zone
> that already contains 2 smoke alarms?

CO, not CO2.  You can but you shouldn't.  The protocol for fire alarm is
significantly different from CO.  With a fire alarm on a residence the usual
procedure (not necessarily the best idea, but this is what people often do)
is to check it out and, if you find no fire, reset and not worry about it.
When CO is detected you really need to get the family out of the house
immediately and stay out until the fire department comes and tests for the
presence of carbon monoxide gas.

Remember that while you can usually smell and see the byproducts of fire,
carbon monoxide is undetectable to humans.  The alarm needs to make a
different sound and send a distinctive signal to the monitoring facility so
that you and the authorities know right away what the problem is.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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