About a month ago I came home to 3 of my smoke detectors giving off an alarm that I found out to be a detection of Carbon Monoxide.(4 beeps) I figured it was impossible for us to have this alarm since there was nothing that could have produced carbon monoxide. I didn't figure it was an emergency and called the fire dept for "not an emergency" I had to leave a message which was never answered. I removed the alarms for several hours and replaced them and then everything seemed normal. About 2 weeks later they went off again. This time I called 911. The fire dept arrived and informed me that the 3 detectors were linked and one or two of them were giving false readings and to call the 1-800 number on the unit. I called and they said they would replace the units since they were under warranty but warned to clean them every month.
Being I live in an all electric home and have nothing that produces carbon monoxide except vehicles which I don't keep running in my garage I've decided to in the future if there is false alarms to replace them with smoke only detectors($18. at Walmart) since we are not going to climb on an 8' ladder once a month to dust the detectors.
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Les
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