Is a Carbon Monoxide detector necessary in a large home?

[Yehuda57]

Do they know the source?

I believe so

[AsherO]

I didn't read this thread, but I'm bumping to answer OP's question with a resounding YES. Last night a CO detector alarm went off in a very large house and thank G-d the occupants made it out safely with relatively minor symptoms. Without the alarm, there would have been an unspeakable tragedy.

BH TYH

[zagguru]

I didn't read this thread, but I'm bumping to answer OP's question with a resounding YES. Last night a CO detector alarm went off in a very large house and thank G-d the occupants made it out safely with relatively minor symptoms. Without the alarm, there would have been an unspeakable tragedy.

How many per home? 1 per floor? 1 per bed room?

[AsherO]

How many per home? 1 per floor? 1 per bed room?

Having them in hallways on floors where there are bedrooms is important, that’s where the biggest risks are r”l.

[zagguru]

Having them in hallways on floors where there are bedrooms is important, that’s where the biggest risks are r”l.

So if there are 4 rooms one one floor, just put one outside the hallway for all of them?

[skyguy918]

I have 1 combo smoke/CO on each floor (fairly small footprint ~600sqft) in the hallways/connecting spaces. We had the CO alarm go off at 5 or 6am on 2nd day YT - not sure what it was exactly, but it stands to reason it was related to the stovetop being on. Opened the windows to air everything out and that seemed to solve the problem.

[googwallet]

I'm curious about a house with no natural gas or propane, like many part of Florida, since there is no combustion happening inside the home is there a reason to have a CO detector?

[etech0]

I know of a story with an old oven that was going

[ari3]

We had the CO alarm go off at 5 or 6am on 2nd day YT - not sure what it was exactly, but it stands to reason it was related to the stovetop being on. Opened the windows to air everything out and that seemed to solve the problem.

not uncommon especially in basement apartments. leaving a window in the kitchen open a crack usually helps avoid the problem

[yesitsme]

To be on the safe side you should also keep a window open a drop

[Sam 77]

To be on the safe side you should also keep a window open a drop

+1 I leave a window open in my house every YT

[skyguy918]

not uncommon especially in basement apartments. leaving a window in the kitchen open a crack usually helps avoid the problem

To be on the safe side you should also keep a window open a drop

+1 I leave a window open in my house every YT

Not a basement. Literally never had an issue over the many, many YT we've been in this house/kitechen, including 3 day YT. I don't usually leave my kitchen window open because then it blows on the flame - which, when keeping a flame low on YT, can result in blowing out the flame with the gas running. Don't really know what happened that one time.

[thaber]

within 10 feet of sleeping areas is local code (CA). In each bedroom is recommended. At least one per floor.
when you leave your oven or stove (gas) on over YT or Shabbos, you should leave a kitchen window slightly ajar.
This thread shouldn't exist for the stated initial purpose, so at least if it raises awareness, it served a purpose.

[yuneeq]

When I lived in an apartment, our detector woke us up Shabbos morning at 4am. I called the fire department and also opened my door and windows. By the time they arrived the alarm turned off.

The firemen told me I should have left the house and kept the windows shut so they can detect and locate where the source is. But I’m pretty sure it came from oven that was left on overnight.