Carbon monoxide has the same molecular weight whether it comes from natural gas or propane. It's still one carbon atom and one oxygen atom.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [email protected] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with transistors group send an email to. [email protected] To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless bad thing detectors. >I don't know if they make one or not. It still gives off carbon monoxide, >it just doesn't "gloat" like natural gas will. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Leavens > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:32 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless bad thing detectors. > > > > Do they make a propane detector? > > If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Kennedy > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:50 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless bad thing detectors. > > If you'd stop smoking you wouldn't need a detector... hahaha > > The only time your theory with height has a problem is if you heat with > propane. Propane is very heavy and thus they recommend 18 inches from the > floor. But, that is only if anyone heats with propane. I've seen the > recommendations of higher levels for the carbon monoxide detectors too. In > fact if you are a landlord in North Carolina, you are now required to > provide a detector. > The model I bought has a cord that pulls out to plug it in. If there is a > cord, have to figure they don't mean for it to sit on the floor. > > I would have to find the law again but as I remember it says no less then > 36 inches from the floor. Most I've talked to that know what they are > talking about say to mount detectors close to the height of the > thermostat. Smoke detectors are recommended over doors because smoke will > roller coaster as it goes from room to room. > > Sorry I'm lacking on examples and details but that's why your emails are > so good... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Rossi > To: Blind Handyman List > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:37 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wireless bad thing detectors. > > So, I just got some battery operated, wirelessly inter connected, > voice announcing, smoke or smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors. > > I got one combination smoke and C O detector, and two smoke detectors. > The combo unit will go in the basement, and then one smoke detector on > the > main floor, and one in the hallway on the second floor. > > You program each one for the location it is in, and then if any one of > them go off, all of them go off and tell you what the danger is, and > where > it is. IE, if the unit in the basement activates because of a carbon > monoxide issue,, and it is late at night and we are snug in our beds on > the second floor, all of the units, will alarm, then say, "EVACUATE! > CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE BASEMENT!" > > Since these are battery operated, and wireless, there are no wires to > run. Makes it quite easy to install. Just hang them on the ceiling and > you are good to go. > > Before anyone starts raising your hand and saying that Carbon Monoxide is > heavier than air and thus the detectors should be near the floor, you are > mistaken. I've done a lot of research on this. There are many web sites > that make this invalid claim. But the real science is more convincing. > > Air is made of Nitrogen, N2, with an molecular mass of 28. And Oxygen, > O2, with an molecular mass of 32. Carbon Monoxide is made of a Carbon > atom, atomic mass 12, and one Oxygen, atomic mass 16, giving it an > molecular mass of 28, equal to N2, and lighter than Oxygen. Add to that, > the fact that C O is going to be a product of combustion, IE, it will be > warm and thus convect upward, and you get quite a good mix of the air and > C O. > > Some manufacturers say to put the Co detector on the wall at eye level, > but that is more for the fact that many CO detectors have visual displays > showing the Parts Per Million of CO in the air, and thus it makes more > sense to put it somewhere where it is more easily seen on a regular > basis. > > I thought these were worth mentioning. They're not that cheap, the combo > unit was 70 bucks, and the two pack of smoke detectors was 90 I think. I > got the combo direct from amazon, but the smoke detector twin pack came > from EAccess via amazon. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [email protected] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! 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