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Jersey Devil

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5. Glad I had them during Sandy

Reply to Suich (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:24 PM

Nov 2012

I setup a generator outside my garage and with the wind blowing toward the house the gen exhaust set off the CO alarm I have at the basement (street level in my house). I moved the gen further away from the house (from about 6 feet to about 20 feet and aired out the basement and it stopped). I don't know at what level the CO was but if it seeped into the living areas of my house it could have killed us. There was no odor of exhaust and nothing that you could notice.

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Carbon monoxide detector [View all] Suich Nov 2012 OP

Better safe than sorry. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2012 #1

It wouldn't hurt. Warpy Nov 2012 #2

Doesn't have to be all over your house. jeff47 Nov 2012 #3

Here's a site that gives good advice Kaleva Nov 2012 #4

Glad I had them during Sandy Jersey Devil Nov 2012 #5