O monóxido de carbono é incolor, inodoro, insípido, e gás nocivo não irritante. Inhaling excessive carbon monoxide can cause symptoms such as headache, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, and general fatigue, and in severe cases. Carbon monoxide is produced when it is not fully burned. It is often produced in households and industrial fields. We need to install carbon monoxide alarms to timely protect against carbon monoxide poisoning. Phixson carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are widely used in both household and industrial settings to ensure the safety of people’s living and working environments.
What to Do If Carbon Monoxide Detector Goes off
There are many factors that can cause the carbon monoxide detector to sound. When the carbon monoxide alarm goes off, we first need to analyze the reasons for the alarm and take different measures to address these issues. This is the best way to deal with them. The following lists the causes of the carbon monoxide alarm goes off and the solutions what we should to do.
Excessive Concentration of CO in The Ambient Air
Excessive concentration of carbon monoxide in the ambient air can cause harm to human health. We need to handle this calmly so that we can ensure our own safety when dealing with it. Below are the methods for dealing with excessive concentration of carbon monoxide:
- Evacuation and treatment: Timely evacuate people from the environment to places with fresh air to prevent people from inhaling too much carbon monoxide and causing poisoning. People with mild symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning will gradually recover in places with fresh air. If someone’s symptoms are severe, it is necessary to call the local emergency number in a timely manner.
- Maintain environmental ventilation: After the concentration of carbon monoxide in the environment exceeds the standard, we should open doors and windows in a timely manner to maintain environmental ventilation. Fresh air from outside will enter, and carbon monoxide in the environment will exit. This dilutes the concentration of carbon monoxide in the ambient air, gradually restoring it to a harmless range.
- Shut down gas equipment and heating equipment: Excessive concentration of carbon monoxide in the environment may be caused by insufficient combustion of gas equipment. These gas equipment should be inspected, repaired, and replaced timely. Às vezes, some heating equipment can also produce carbon monoxide. If it is in use, we should turn it off timely, too. When turning off these devices, it is necessary to ensure personal safety and take necessary protective measures.
Attention: If there is excessive carbon monoxide in the environment, the first thing we need to do is to protect ourselves, and then take some measures as mentioned above.
Carbon Monoxide Detector Going off But No Gas Appliance
Insufficient Battery Power In the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Pool
When the battery level of the carbon monoxide alarm is too low, the alarm will sound to prompt the user that the battery should be replaced. At this point, we just need to replace the alarm with a suitable battery.
Can Carbon Monoxide Detectors Go off Falsely?
A malfunction of the carbon monoxide alarm can cause the alarm to go off. The alarm will actively alert the user to repair or replace the alarm. There are multiple reasons for the malfunction of carbon monoxide detectors, among which the two main ones are:
- Long term use of carbon monoxide detectors causes wear and aging of the internal electronic components.
- Improper user operation causes damage to the alarm.
We should not repair the carbon monoxide detector ourselves if it malfunctions. We need to contact professional personnel from the manufacturer to come and inspect it, and then repair or replace it according to actual needs.
Why Would Carbon Monoxide Alarm Go off No Reason?
Interference from Other Substances
In addition to carbon monoxide, many other substances can also trigger carbon monoxide alarms at certain concentrations, such as methane, ethylene, alcohol, benzene, toluene, hydrogen, and sulfur dioxide. Many aerosol sprays also trigger carbon monoxide detectors, such as aerosol sprays, alcohol preparations, paints, thinners, solvents, adhesives, perfume, car exhaust (cold start), and some detergent substitutes.
If substances affect the installation of the carbon monoxide alarm, we need to install the alarm in a place without interference. So the operation of the carbon monoxide detector is not affected by other substances.
Too Low Alert Value
The first level alarm value of industrial carbon monoxide alarm is 30-50ppm. And the second level alarm value is 150-300ppm. In our daily lives, the low alarm value of carbon monoxide detectors is usually set at 25% of the range. The high alarm value is usually set at 50% of the range. The setting of these alarm values is to ensure timely issuance of alarms at hazardous concentrations to protect personnel safety. We need to adjust the alarm value of the carbon monoxide detector according to the actual situation. If the preset value of the carbon monoxide detector is too low, it will cause frequent alarms. If the preset value of the carbon monoxide detector is too high, it will render the warning function of the alarm ineffective.
Zero Drift and Range Drift of Carbon Monoxide Alarm
The zero drift of a carbon monoxide alarm refers to the deviation of the output value (zero point) of the alarm over time when there is no carbon monoxide present.
The range drift of a carbon monoxide alarm refers to the deviation between the alarm output value and the standard value over time throughout the entire range.
The drift of the zero point and range of the carbon monoxide detector can cause malfunction of the alarm and result in false alarms of the carbon monoxide alarm. If the false alarm is caused by zero drift or range drift, we need to turn off the alarm and calibrate it accurately.
To reduce the impact of zero range drift error, we can take the following measures:
- Regularly calibrate and calibrate monitoring instruments to promptly detect and correct errors.
- Strengthen the maintenance and upkeep of instruments to ensure they are in good working condition.
Perguntas frequentes
Does A Carbon Monoxide Detector Go off Continuously?
Sim. If the high concentration of carbon monoxide causes the detector to alert, the detector will continue to alarm until the concentration becomes normal. Além do mais, if the detector sends an alarm due to a serious fault, the alarm may be intermittent or continuous.
Measures to Prevent CO Poisoning
To avoid the occurrence of carbon monoxide poisoning incidents, we also need to take some preventive measures:
- Regular inspection of gas equipment. Please regularly check whether the gas equipment has faults or aging. If these problems exist, we need to repair or replace it timely.
- Ventilation. When using gas equipment, it is necessary to maintain good indoor ventilation to avoid situations where the concentration of carbon monoxide is too high. Especially in winter, please do not close doors and windows to keep warm. Because this can easily lead to high indoor carbon monoxide concentrations.
- Install a carbon monoxide alarm at home. In order to detect high indoor carbon monoxide concentration in a timely manner, we can install a carbon monoxide detector. Ao mesmo tempo, it is also necessary to regularly check the sensitivity and reliability of the alarm to ensure that it can operate normally in the workshop.
- Do not use charcoal fire: Using charcoal fire indoors can easily lead to carbon monoxide poisoning incidents. Portanto, it is advisable to avoid using charcoal fires indoors as much as possible.
