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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Well, I think RT is right
on.<br>
With seven CO sensors, CO likely wont get you. But why would you
live in a house that needs 7 alarms?<br>
How do those alarms protect you from excess moisture, high
aledhyde and benzene levels, and all other common indoor air
quality issues.<br>
It is for these reasons that we require ventilation of houses.
This ventilation worked in the past by leaks, and today by some
designed system that works for most hours of the day and does not
require occupant input.<br>
<br>
As I have pointed out before, wether the house is to code or not
is not as relevant as if the house works or not.<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Dr John Straube, P.Eng. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.BuildingScience.com">www.BuildingScience.com</a></div>
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On 12-02-19 2:05 PM, KTOT (g) wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:D6E95D9FBCC94A598CCF7EED8ABD4E6F@BWHPW7G71150MT"
type="cite">Actually, you're being a little overly dramatic. I
catch the CO levels when they just start rising. Before they get
dangerous, alarms go off. None have recently. With seven alarms, I
doubt they'd all fail. Also the location of the batteries is
completely separate from the kitchen, so ventilation strategies
for the two need to be completely different. Also the wood stove
never causes a problem nor does regular cooking or baking or
anything else. So your email really isn't too helpful.
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message----- From: RT
<br>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:48 AM
<br>
To: Green Building
<br>
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] More CO problems--equalizing solar
batteries
<br>
<br>
On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:47:19 -0500, KTOT (g)
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ktottotc@gmail.com"><ktottotc@gmail.com></a> wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I encountered another, potentially very
serious, CO problem yesterday
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
As mentioned the other day, I think that your ventilation strategy
needs
<br>
revising.
<br>
<br>
Currently it seems to be one of reactive measures (ie wait until
CO
<br>
sensors tell you CO levels are too high, then open a window or
door).
<br>
<br>
Generally-speaking, reactive solutions are seldom a very good
approach to
<br>
a problem. In your case, it could be lethal.
<br>
<br>
Simply relying upon opening a door to let the mutts in or out to
provide
<br>
the necessary ventilation air changes is clearly not working.
<br>
<br>
There needs to be a means put in in place provide regular air
changes --
<br>
either an exhaust-only/passive inlet system or something like an
HRV that
<br>
will provide you with heat recovery on the exhaust air stream.
<br>
<br>
Until one or the other is implemented, you will likely be back on
this
<br>
list asking about every CO event (making soup, canned preserves,
charging
<br>
batteries, lighting a fire, having guests over for a dinner party
etc ) .
<br>
<br>
<br>
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