re: called 911 :buttin in:

dbidwell · January 2009

Hi good morning. I usually lurk on here and dont really post but I read this post and it really worried me. Please read this link from another bored. Especially those that will be having babies very soon! Smile

https://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/7802489.aspx

edimler · January 2009

oh wow what a story. I am so glad they are both okay. Thank you for sharing.

AmyfromMI · January 2009

That's definately not something you want to mess with.

Mainer-in-Texas · January 2009

Thanks for posting. I had a friend pass away from CO poisoning. It does happen very fast.

JenniferMae · January 2009

Holy scary! Thanks for posting!

bbin09 · January 2009

I wrote this in another post, but CO detectors are a must for all homes. It should be looked at no differently than smoke detectors.

kimandjared · January 2009

Wow! That is really scary! I am glad they are all ok.

ams8099 · January 2009

Thanks for posting this. It's so important to protect your family in anyway you can.

2006july15bride · January 2009

What a frightening story that could have had a tragic ending! I'm going to Home Depot today.

dbidwell · January 2009

I just thought I needed to share it! I am glad that it was helpful to those of you.

julybride_07 · January 2009

Holy crap!! Thanks for posting this!!!

MSC03 · January 2009

I'm glad people are taking this CO2 thing seriously.

We once had our CO2 detector go off, and I was really upset with how the fire department handled it. We immediately called 911 and went outside to our apartment balcony to wait for them. We called our downstairs neighbors (we were in a duplex) and they pretty much thought we were insane for warning them/calling the fire department. The FD came, tested our entire house and basement and determined it was a faulty alarm (we had 2 alarms, but the other one hadn't gone off).

What upset me was that I got the impression from the FD that we shouldn't have called them. I don't think CO2 is something to mess around with, so I will STILL call them in the future if one of our alarms goes off.

FYI, for any of you shopping for alarms today, I highly recommend the Kidde nighthawk with digital readout. It plugs into the wall, but has battery backup for when the power goes out. It has a extremely sensitive sensing device and also allows you to hit a button that tells you if it went off while you were home (so it would detect an occasional leak).

Sorry this was so long... CO2 just gets me all hopped up.