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Shoutout to my neighbor Carol for insisting on a CO detector near my gas stove
She kept bugging me about it for like 6 months after I bragged about my new gas range. I thought she was just paranoid since my kitchen has a window I crack open when I cook. Last week I finally caved and stuck a plug-in detector on the counter about 4 feet from the stove. It went off twice during a 30 minute stir-fry session at medium heat. Now I'm wondering how many times I've been breathing in elevated CO levels without knowing. Has anyone else had a detector go off with normal cooking or is my burner just jacked up?
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max2232mo ago
That "window cracked open" thing got me. My buddy Tom said the same thing. He lives in an old building with drafty windows. Installed a detector too. Thing went off making pancakes. Pancakes! He was actually pissed. Said he'd been cooking that way for years. His burner was fine, it was just a low flow from the regulator. Had to get the gas company out. They replaced the whole stove connection for free. He still leaves the window open though. Old habits.
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kai_webb912mo ago
Old habits die hard, but a regulator problem is a different thing than just airing out the place. If it was truly a low flow issue, the window isn't gonna help much if the gas is building up from a leak.
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blakestone2mo ago
Read something similar on a home inspector's blog last week.
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