hey i plan on driving out west this weekend, i know some roads are dangerous in the winter time going out there and would like to know what can i do to prepare and avoid bad situations, car has studded winter tires and is a very reliable car so breaking down is a slim possibility. what would be the safest route going out there would it be going through the states? any advice is apperciated thanks
Most have a radioactive source that gives off alpha particles that are detected by a solar cell. When smoke blocks the source from the sensor, the alarm goes off.
The older the furnace the higher the CO danger. I don't think they make yours anymore, may be 20+ years old. You know how the blower does not come on at first, allowing the heat to accumulate in the furnace heat exchanger before blowing it out. Over the years the heat exchanger expands and contracts, there is oxidation that occurs and the walls get weak and pop a crack. This is a primary cause of of CO output in furnaces that are properly ventilated. Have a Contractor come out and check the CO at the flue and in the home airstream. Good research will show that the highest selling CO Detectors don't do an adequate job and everyone needs a low level monitor.
You can bet your sweet bippy it can. Now, as you might know, CO is the result of an incomplete combustion of either petrochemicals or natgas all the ane gases. I did a remodel this week and the primary combustion air supply was a 4 X 4 hole cut in the ceiling of the HVAC closet. Yeah I wire brushed almost a half inch of carbon out of the heat exchanger burner chamber. I don't know why the elderly lady wasn't already in the hospital Your furnace HAS to have enough air to make a complete burn. -that will make it heat better too.
