Hawk Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/552790.html I also have boiler heat. I had a problem with the line that refills my boiler. As the tech was finishing up the job, he felt kind of woozy. The plastic piping to exhaust the CO and other waste gases had two severe cracks. When my boiler was installed, using these plastic pipes was in code, but due to cracking, new boilers have to be installed with stainless steel. He filled the cracks temporarily with silicone caulk. And came back 2 days later to replace. At the time of the leak I did not have CO detectors. My basement is remodeled and my son has a room right next to the boiler room. Reading this tragic story, makes me very thankful that my problem was caught in time. If you have a boiler with this plastic exhaust piping have it replaced immediately!!!
carpandean Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/552790.html I also have boiler heat. I had a problem with the line that refills my boiler. As the tech was finishing up the job, he felt kind of woozy. The plastic piping to exhaust the co2 and other waste gases had two severe cracks. When my boiler was installed, using these plastic pipes was in code, but due to cracking, new boilers have to be installed with stainless steel. He filled the cracks temporarily with silicone caulk. And came back 2 days later to replace. At the time of the leak I did not have co2 detectors. My basement is remodeled and my son has a room right next to the boiler room. Reading this tragic story, makes me very thankful that my problem was caught in time. If you have a boiler with this plastic exhaust piping have it replaced immediately!!! Be sure to remove all people and pets; they leak major "co2" all day long! Or, get some house plants. :nana: co2 = carbon dioxide (what we exhale) co = carbon monoxide (bad)
inkman Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/552790.html I also have boiler heat. I had a problem with the line that refills my boiler. As the tech was finishing up the job, he felt kind of woozy. The plastic piping to exhaust the CO and other waste gases had two severe cracks. When my boiler was installed, using these plastic pipes was in code, but due to cracking, new boilers have to be installed with stainless steel. He filled the cracks temporarily with silicone caulk. And came back 2 days later to replace. At the time of the leak I did not have CO detectors. My basement is remodeled and my son has a room right next to the boiler room. Reading this tragic story, makes me very thankful that my problem was caught in time. If you have a boiler with this plastic exhaust piping have it replaced immediately!!! We recently installed a CO monitor and within a month it actually went off. My wife come home every day for lunch and the alarm was sounding upon entering the house. So we call the fire dept and they send in the cavalry and low and behold, I closed the flue to my fireplace too early. It had been 8 hours or so after the fire and I figured that was ample time. The fire chief tells me I should wait 24 hours after the fire "just to be safe". Now I'm not even sure that having a fire is providing any benefit because any heat gained during the fire is completely lost keeping the flue open for as additional 24 hours. Ugh!
evil_otto Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 Now I'm not even sure that having a fire is providing any benefit because any heat gained during the fire is completely lost keeping the flue open for as additional 24 hours. Ugh! The heating benefit of a traditional fireplace was tested on Mythbusters. They found that while it provided increased heat to the area/room where the fireplace is, the fire actually lowered the temperature a couple of degrees in other parts of the house. In my house, this is exacerbated by the fact that my thermostat is located in the living room (where the fireplace is). After seeing that, I still like a nice fire in the fireplace. I just don't expect any kind of heat benefit from it now.
Foligno's Nose Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 What a tragic, frightening story. God bless the girl, and the families involved. Count your blessings all.
McJeff215 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Posted January 18, 2009 We recently installed a CO monitor and within a month it actually went off. My wife come home every day for lunch and the alarm was sounding upon entering the house. So we call the fire dept and they send in the cavalry and low and behold, I closed the flue to my fireplace too early. It had been 8 hours or so after the fire and I figured that was ample time. The fire chief tells me I should wait 24 hours after the fire "just to be safe". Now I'm not even sure that having a fire is providing any benefit because any heat gained during the fire is completely lost keeping the flue open for as additional 24 hours. Ugh! You know, it's kind of funny you said that... We have a gas fireplace. I ALWAYS make sure I check to make sure the flue is open before I start it. For some unknown reason, I forgot to check last night. After the fireplace had been going for 45 minutes or so, I started feeling kind of crappy. When I got up to grab some water or something, I smelled something that wasn't so right... I checked, and sure enough, the damn flue was closed. I killed the gas and opened up all of the windows and the door. I walked upstairs to see how bad it was up there and it was two or three times worse. I got the 18 month old out of bed and brought her downstairs... opened up all of the windows in the house and started the fans to blow the air downstairs (our living room is two stories high) and out the open doors. I let everything air out for three hours or so before I closed the doors. The windows stayed open the until morning. The problem with the gas fireplace is that there's no smoke. Idiots like me that forget to check once have no idea until the house is full of CO and other gasses.
McJeff215 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 ...and my wife's friend just called... they were woken up last night by their CO alarm. How odd.
Doohicksie Posted January 20, 2009 Report Posted January 20, 2009 Terrible. My sis-in-law taught the girl's brother; she saw him on TV when they were talking about taking the whole family to the hospital.
matter2003 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Posted January 20, 2009 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/552790.html I also have boiler heat. I had a problem with the line that refills my boiler. As the tech was finishing up the job, he felt kind of woozy. The plastic piping to exhaust the CO and other waste gases had two severe cracks. When my boiler was installed, using these plastic pipes was in code, but due to cracking, new boilers have to be installed with stainless steel. He filled the cracks temporarily with silicone caulk. And came back 2 days later to replace. At the time of the leak I did not have CO detectors. My basement is remodeled and my son has a room right next to the boiler room. Reading this tragic story, makes me very thankful that my problem was caught in time. If you have a boiler with this plastic exhaust piping have it replaced immediately!!! yeah, that type of thing is no joke...I cannot even imagine just how sick to their stomach the family who had the girl over for the sleepover must feel. It must be a completely awful feeling. How can you apologize for something like that?
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