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Carbon Monoxide monitor in boiler room or just outside? Bedroom overhead boiler room.

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bipbap
bipbap Member Posts: 233
in THE MAIN WALL
I was wondering what is recommended.
We have a single pipe steam heat system with gas boiler and two gas water heaters in a boiler room which happens to be located directly underneath our baby's bedroom.
I don't know how risky this situation even is, but my mind started wandering...
What sort of safety would be recommended?
We obviously will have a carbon monitor in his room, but what else?
Carbon monoxide monitor INSIDE the boiler room? Just outside the room?
Any ideas are welcome, thank you!

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 26,761
    CO monitor in the boiler room, with a loud enough alarm to wake you up wherever in the house you might be. Should be there anyway, baby or no.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,740
    Search for Low Level CO Monators for the baby’s room.

    Standard Monators alarm at too high a level 70 PPM For 1Hr.
    Low Level alarm at 5 PPM
  • SlamDunk
    SlamDunk Member Posts: 1,789
    edited January 2019
    i do both.

    co/ methane detector in basement, co / smoke detectors in bedrooms.
    But just as important: regular maintenance, inspection and combustion analysis.



  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,406
    smoke/fire alarms should be their too. You can get combination Co & smoke or use separate Co & smoke

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