Who's got CO detectors

[SlingLow]

Imagine if that type of glitch developed for the remote start and that happened with a car parked in an attached garage?

That is why the brake must be depressed to start a car. I'm not saying that this can't fail, but it is a method to prevent remote starting without a body in the car.

 

[WileE]

That is why the brake must be depressed to start a car. I'm not saying that this can't fail, but it is a method to prevent remote starting without a body in the car.

Remote start IS starting the engine without a body in the car. Nevertheless, there is a brief time period when the vehicle shuts off after a remote start.

 

[SlingLow]

Remote start IS starting the engine without a body in the car. Nevertheless, there is a brief time period when the vehicle shuts off after a remote start.

You're right. I've never had that feature. It does have to be in park though, right?

 

[WileE]

You're right. I've never had that feature. It does have to be in park though, right?

Yes. Imagine a bitterly cold day, and your frozen car is outside. Hit the button, and your car starts to warm it up, so it's relatively warmer when you enter. Conversely, on a h-o-t summers day, to cool the interior with AC on. You must set the climate controls for each circumstance.

 

[SgtSuperbird]

Looking Like CO has taken Gene Hackman, his wife & their dog,,, RIP

That's my guess, also.

 

[XS22J8R]

Lots of people in my area have remote starts, since it gets so cold here in winter, and remote starting not only heats up the interior so you don't freeze your butt when you get in the car, but also defrosts the windshield.
I've mostly had manual trans cars over the years therefore remote start isn't even an option. But in winter dealing with getting going in the morning and having a cold soaked car sitting there on in my driveway with thick frost and or snow coating all the glass, I can see the benefit of remote starters!
Another area I've seen accidental CO deaths is when running a generator, in the garage, or by an intake for air entering a home. Backup generators are installed far enough from homes to not cause risk, but portable generators can be run anywhere around the house.

 

[RemCharger]

Lots of people in my area have remote starts, since it gets so cold here in winter, and remote starting not only heats up the interior so you don't freeze your butt when you get in the car, but also defrosts the windshield.
I've mostly had manual trans cars over the years therefore remote start isn't even an option. But in winter dealing with getting going in the morning and having a cold soaked car sitting there on in my driveway with thick frost and or snow coating all the glass, I can see the benefit of remote starters!
Another area I've seen accidental CO deaths is when running a generator, in the garage, or by an intake for air entering a home. Backup generators are installed far enough from homes to not cause risk, but portable generators can be run anywhere around the house.

They have always made remote starts for manual equipped vehicles.

 

[XS22J8R]

I don't think the factory ever offered that as an option for manuals due to liability, but I suppose you can get an aftermarket one. If I owned an automotive accessory shop, I'd be too nervous about getting sued to install a remote start on a manual trans vehicles.

 

[Sahara]

You're right. I've never had that feature. It does have to be in park though, right?

Up here in the sub arctic virtually everyone has remote start. Sometimes at, say, forty below you can’t even open the door until you warm the vehicle because the seals are frozen, the lubricant in the hinges and locks is frozen, and nobody wants to sit on a plastic seat at minus forty.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I have one down in the basement. Co2 is heavier than air so it sinks to the lowest level. We don't have any gas appliances anywhere but in the basement.

A cut & paste

No, carbon monoxide (CO) is not heavier than air, it's slightly lighter. This means that CO alarms can be placed on the ceiling or wall, and will be just as effective.

Explanation

• The molecular weight of air is approximately 28.97 atomic mass units (AMUs), while the molecular weight of carbon monoxide is approximately 28.01 AMUs.
  
  
• CO is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, which is why it's known as a "silent killer".
  
  
• CO mixes with the air and spreads evenly throughout a space.
  
  
• CO rises with warm air, so the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends placing a carbon monoxide detector on a wall about five feet above the floor or about eye level.
  

Safety tips

• • Install carbon monoxide detectors on every level of your house.
    
  • Have carbon monoxide detectors in every bedroom, sleeping area, and common room.
    
  • Follow the instructions that come with the alarm.

 

[Sixpactogo]

Remote start IS starting the engine without a body in the car. Nevertheless, there is a brief time period when the vehicle shuts off after a remote start.

I have two vehicles with remote start. Neither one will start on their own without a signal from the remote controller. They will only run for 15 minutes before shutting down and will not restart until the get another signal.

 

[toolmanmike]

That's a possibility, but the furnace is another... Hopefully they will have a definitive answer soon..

Thanks. Post corrected.

 

[WileE]

This is a thread about CO, not CO2.

Exactly. CO = carbon MONoxide, CO2 = Carbon DIoxide. CO = one carbon atom + one oxygen atom. CO2 is a compound consisting of one carbon atom bonded to two oxygen atoms.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Thanks for the education on CO detectors. I live in a rental home and have 3 detectors in the house. I had no idea they reach an end of life and mistakenly just thought the batteries drain like a smoke detector. Time to get some replacement detectors!

One of the detectors is mounted in the 2 car garage. I live in a mild climate in northern CA near the bay. I only park the 68 plymouth in the garage and the gas water heater is also at the rear of the garage. When I drive the mopar every few months and pull it back inside the garage, typically I'll shut off the car, leave the garage door open for 20 minutes, head upstairs to clean up, then back down to the garage and close the garage door. Usually when I do that, the CO alarm goes off about 15 min later. This is long after the car was shut off, the garage had supposedly aired out and the garage door shut. If I don't drive the car, the CO alarm has never sounded. So I know there's CO emissions from the car, but how to go about keeping the CO alarm in the garage to do its job, but not have it go off every time I drive the car? If the car has been shut off and the alarm goes off 1/2 hr later, am I in physical danger being in the area?

 

[Don Frelier]

Thanks for the education on CO detectors. I live in a rental home and have 3 detectors in the house. I had no idea they reach an end of life and mistakenly just thought the batteries drain like a smoke detector. Time to get some replacement detectors!

One of the detectors is mounted in the 2 car garage. I live in a mild climate in northern CA near the bay. I only park the 68 plymouth in the garage and the gas water heater is also at the rear of the garage. When I drive the mopar every few months and pull it back inside the garage, typically I'll shut off the car, leave the garage door open for 20 minutes, head upstairs to clean up, then back down to the garage and close the garage door. Usually when I do that, the CO alarm goes off about 15 min later. This is long after the car was shut off, the garage had supposedly aired out and the garage door shut. If I don't drive the car, the CO alarm has never sounded. So I know there's CO emissions from the car, but how to go about keeping the CO alarm in the garage to do its job, but not have it go off every time I drive the car? If the car has been shut off and the alarm goes off 1/2 hr later, am I in physical danger being in the area?

I'll come get the car.
It's obviously a known hazard.

 

[MarPar]

I'll come get the car.
It's obviously a known hazard.

 

[chargervert]

Probably time to check them again as well as the smoke detectors too.

 

[hanks73340]

We have 7 combo CO2/Smoke detectors in the house. Test them every fall.

 

[BLK 68 R/T]

So a few nights ago we hear the familiar sound of the smoke alarm going off downstairs where our children sleep. Was just shortly after they had went to bed. It’s a combo smoke alarm and carbon monoxide. Anyways, rushed down there and gathered everyone up and brought them upstairs. Pulled the alarm off the wall and brought it upstairs. Pulled the battery and put a new one in it even though it has been in there since October of 2024, the alarm is from 2023. We don’t have a wood stove, propane or any other gas device, just an electric furnace, so the chances of having any carbon monoxide is extremely low. So I put a new battery in and about 30 seconds goes by and it alarmed again. Took it outside and same thing. Determined that it must be faulty because I took the other one off the wall in the laundry room which is also downstairs and took that into their room. No issues. Anyways I ended up putting the alarm back in the laundry room and the wife and I made the kids sleep upstairs on the couch for the night until I could get a new alarm unit for their bedroom at the hardware store the next day.
Better safe than sorry.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Thanks for the education on CO detectors. I live in a rental home and have 3 detectors in the house. I had no idea they reach an end of life and mistakenly just thought the batteries drain like a smoke detector. Time to get some replacement detectors!

One of the detectors is mounted in the 2 car garage. I live in a mild climate in northern CA near the bay. I only park the 68 plymouth in the garage and the gas water heater is also at the rear of the garage. When I drive the mopar every few months and pull it back inside the garage, typically I'll shut off the car, leave the garage door open for 20 minutes, head upstairs to clean up, then back down to the garage and close the garage door. Usually when I do that, the CO alarm goes off about 15 min later. This is long after the car was shut off, the garage had supposedly aired out and the garage door shut. If I don't drive the car, the CO alarm has never sounded. So I know there's CO emissions from the car, but how to go about keeping the CO alarm in the garage to do its job, but not have it go off every time I drive the car? If the car has been shut off and the alarm goes off 1/2 hr later, am I in physical danger being in the area?

On the back of the new CO detectors I bought today, it shows a diagram advising against placing one inside the garage, but does indicate to place one in the bedrooms, living room, and hallway.

Of course I'm not planning to stay in my garage with the car running. However, anyone else have a CO detector in the garage and get the alarm going off 30-60 minutes after shutting the garage door 30 min after shutting the car off to air it out? Why would it take so long to go off and since there is no continuous additive source of CO in this case with the motor shut off, what is the reason for CO build-up near the detector after this kind of time frame? Anyone else experience this?