2006-08-09 07:38:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
No, but your question is not without merit. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a dangerous by-product of inefficiant combustion. If you have a gas furnace, you are using the same equipment for heating and cooling. I am certain you are not using your furnace now, therefore you are not in danger of carbon monoxide poisoning from your air conditioning equipment.
Freon, or R-22, is the gas used to cool your home, by a repeating process of liquifying and boiling the substance. If your gas levels were low, you would be experiencing first, frozen refrigerant lines and/or evaporator coil, and finally, no cooling whatsoever. But in any event, your Freon is not involved in combustion, and can't produce carbon monoxide. It can, however, leak into the atmosphere, and this can be ruled out with a leak detection proceedure by your service tech.
It is always good policy to have a thorough evaluation of the furnace prior to the heating season, particularly to check for gas leaks and combustion problems. I would go to the additional expense of installing a carbon monoxide detector in the vicinity of your furnace. You may want to turn off the gas and pilot light to the furnace during the cooling season, just to be on the safe side.
2006-08-09 09:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by Elwood Blues 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The freon side is in an enclosed system. If it is low all that will happen is your cooling will be ineffective
2006-08-09 07:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.
2006-08-09 08:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋