Would I still need to be concerned about carbon monoxide build up if I converted to a heat pump system for my home. I have no appliances that use gas. Could I then get rid of my carbon monoxide detector?
2006-07-03 03:55:25 · 9 answers · asked by rodneycrater 3 in Environment
If the CO detector is already installed and pay for, there is no need to get rid of it. Even if all your appliances are electric and you don't have to worry about CO for those, you still have to worry about CO coming into the house from the garage...remember that in your garage your car can generate toxic levels of CO if let idling for a long time and this gas can enter the house.
I would keep it.
2006-07-03 04:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by JC 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy a carbon monoxide detector or two or three. I think you might even be able to gets ones which are combined with smoke alarms. I know someone who bought one - the minute he got it back into the flat it went off! His landlord swore there was nothing wrong with the boiler! Symptoms include nausia and drowsiness but to be honest, if a problem starts overnight when you are asleep you may just not notice. That's where the carbon monoxide alarm will give you peace of mind. Why don't you pop along to your local fire station as well, and see if they will come out and do an audit on your house. I know ours visit properties and I believe it's a free service. They'd rather help people prevent problems than have to visit tragedies.
2016-03-27 02:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that exchanges heat, such as respiration, will release carbon monoxide. You would have to measure the total amount produced and remaining at any given time in order to determine your need for a detector. Hence, let the detector decide if it is needed or not.
As for your use of a heatpump, you will experience more benefit financially than in measuring Carbon Emmissions. Not all heat exchange systems rely on a power source.
In use are systems that draw heat either from a body of water such as a pond, and piping placed in the ground below the frost line. It will not eliminate your need for alternate heating sources but it will have a dramatic positive effect.
One interesting use of ths was developed by IBM, which uses a water cooled system to remove heat from the CPU and uses a condensor in the back of the LCD display to expend the heat.
2006-07-03 04:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by therealmillimetre 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heat pump is based on thermodynamics. All your doing with a heat pump system is reversing the A/C ( a reversing valve is the heart of a heat pump system) so the heat blows into the house as opposed to outside. Its all electrical, os you can get rid of the detector.
2006-07-03 03:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by johncharlesrealty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you would not have dangerous levels of carbon monoxide build up in your home unless you burn something like a gas fireplace or a space heater using propane or kerosene. Be very careful of what you might do during a power outage.
2006-07-03 04:04:42 · answer #5 · answered by davi h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you have no carbon based chemicals being combusted you will produce no carbon monoxide. If your pump is based on combustion then you will have to worry. If its electric or based on other technology you wont have to worry.
You have to worry with a car because its combustion based.
2006-07-03 04:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by Richardicus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no combustion, you will not produce carbon monoxide.
2006-07-03 03:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you still can smoke, brun candles or incense inside, and still have electric wiring that could short-circut and start a fire. But please get rid of detector nonetheless - your silliness is getting boring.
2006-07-03 05:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How will you make all that crazy raku without CO?
2006-07-04 06:13:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋