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CO on the Today Show

Dave Yates (PAH)
Dave Yates (PAH) Member Posts: 2,162
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CO poisonings at a high school pool. Fire dept evacuated the entire school and those affected in the pool area were taken to the hospital. A few were placed in a hyperbaric chamber to "force" oxygen into their bodies & displace CO (the doctor's words).

The fire chief briefly mentioned CO detectors as being available for your home and said they might be recommending an air quality monitoring system for the school.

No definitive information abnout CO, its symptoms or what levels might be harmful, which is a missed opportunity to educate the public.

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  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    Funny thing...

    we had a situation here in Denver at a swimming pool that was CO related as well. Same thing, no real consumer information, and cause was "defective heater". Most probably a defective "system"... exhaust fan running, boiler room door propped open, body load causing FULL exhaust loading, products of combustion from poorly maintained pool heater drawn backwards toward central exhaust terminal. Boiler CO production compounded by the presence of CO2 in the combustion air, yada yada yada dada.

    Funny how those things correct themselves by the time the fire department gets there eh... Then is discounted as "defective heater", and NOTHING gets done to actually correct it, like education of the onsite maitenance staff as to the dangers of operating the boiler with the door to the inside of the building open...

    There NEEDS to be a LAW...

    ME
  • clammy
    clammy Member Posts: 3,196
    It seem funny

    But it ain't in thinking back to some YMCA i,ve serviced and worked on there where never any outside air brought in for the pool heaters with all that chlorine being sucked into the combustion air with the high humidity levels i'm surprised no one has been exposed to co or had promblems i guess it's waiting to happen just my 2 cents ps i saw that on the news and knew some one was going to post peace clammy

    R.A. Calmbacher L.L.C. HVAC
    NJ Master HVAC Lic.
    Mahwah, NJ
    Specializing in steam and hydronic heating

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