We've had a 1999 Sprite "Verona" for the last 4 years. It's in excellent condition as it was owned and looked after by an older couple, like ourselves, who had the odd weekends and took grandies for the occasional holiday.
We've had it regularly checked for damp etc by OH's cousin who's built/repaired caravans since leaving school 50 years ago..... everything is ok and in full working order.
Because of it's age, we've decided to fit a Carbon Monoxide Detector but are unsure where to put it!! We've read 2-3 conflicting ideas.
"Thank you" in advance as any help would be very much appreciated.
It didn't specify a place in my instructions, just a whole host of places not to fit it e.g. over the cooker or any heaters. I mounted mine on the side of the toilet cubicle, near to the ceiling.
I think I recall that carbon monoxide is heavier than air, so it lays nearer the floor. However there are people far more knowledgeable than I am who can answer your question so I'm bumping this topic back up to the top, as it's quite an important question.
The instructions for the one I have just bought state
It should be installed between one and three mtrs horizontal from the potential source.
It should be at least 150mm from the ceiling
Not in an enclosed place ie a cupboard or behind curtains
Not above a door or window
Not near a vent or extractor
Not in the immediate vicinity of cooking appliances
Which would indicate that it is lighter than air as if it was heavier than air it would just go out the vents down low that most caravans tat I have owned seemed to have.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air. It is toxic to humans and animals when encountered in higher concentrations, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal biological functions. In the atmosphere it is spatially variable, short lived, having a role in the formation of ground-level ozone.
Carbon monoxide consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom, connected by a triple bond that consists of two covalent bonds as well as one dative covalent bond. It is the simplest oxocarbon, and isoelectronic with the cyanide ion and molecular nitrogen. In coordination complexes the carbon monoxide ligand is called carbonyl.
Carbon monoxide is produced from the partial oxidation of carbon-containing compounds; it forms when there is not enough oxygen to produce carbon dioxide (CO2), such as when operating a stove or an internal combustion engine in an enclosed space. In the presence of oxygen, including atmospheric concentrations, carbon monoxide burns with a blue flame, producing carbon dioxide.[1] Coal gas, which was widely used before the 1960s for domestic lighting, cooking, and heating, had carbon monoxide as a significant fuel constituent. Some processes in modern technology, such as iron smelting, still produce carbon monoxide as a byproduct.[2]
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Topic: Carbon Monoxide detector
