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Furnace Repair Seattle Wa
QUESTION:I had so many problems with my CO detector going off that I threw it away. I
bought a Nighthawk CO detector with digital readout that only runs on 120V and
plugged it into a small power inverter. I use it whenever I dry camp. The
total load on the trailer batteries is less than 1/4 amp. Not much drain. The
Nighthawk has never gone off and has so far always read zero.
I did a comparison between the old CO detector and the Nighthawk. The old CO
detector would go off even with 0 registering on the Nighthawk. I believe the
Nighthawk -- it occasionally reads 10-20 when cooking and I burn something so I
know it is working correctly.
ANSWER: The Nighthawks are top rated 120 volt detectors - I have two in my home, but
didn't plan to put one in my trailer until I read your post. I had not
considered using one of those cheap inverters for that purpose - thanks for
the idea! It is very comforting to see an actual number representing the CO
in the environment. I had a false alarm in my home about 2 months ago and I
ran the family outside promptly. The display read about 150 ppm. The furnace
repair man who checked my system said that 175 was about the beginning of
the danger level. He thought my alarm was due to dust in the furnace heat
exchanger burning, since the furnace had only recently been turned on (our 2
month warm season having ended).
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