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Furnace sets off smoke alarm. Why my new furnace sets off my fire alarm. When you have a new furnace installed you want to be aware of possible issues that come with most new furnaces. First when your furnace is made the heat exchanger is coated with an oil to protect it from water and rusting.
This oil gets burned off during the first few. Continue reading Why My New Furnace Sets Off My Fire Alarm. Turned on furnace for the first time after getting our Heartland Pioneer TB-27 and it set off the smoke alarms.
Had to shutoff the furnace and open the windows and doors to air it out. Is this because the camper is new and there maybe dust in the vents and furnace heater. How do i prevent this.
Smoke detectors sense smoke particles so smoke whether visible or not is coming into the interior. That should never be. A furnace draws its combustion air from outside and vents the smoke outside never into the interior.
He only way yoou could be burning something off would be in the heat exchanger has some crud on it or perhaps is overheating and burning something near by. There are several possibilities. Certain smoke detectors pick up products of combustion and others do better with actual smoke ionizing or photoelectric.
Then there are carbon monoxide alarms. I am unsure of what type we are discussing so thi. Heater setting off smoke detectors.
New construction home- we moved in August 21. The evenings are starting to get a bit chilly so we decided to turn the heat on for the first time. The heater smelled a bit- but Just like every other heater Ive had when you turn it on for the first time in the season.
About 5 minutes later every smoke alarm in. Furnace Humming Setting off Smoke alarm Son potentially Psychic. Posted by udeleted 4 years ago.
Furnace Humming Setting off Smoke alarm Son potentially Psychic. Smoke detectors can go off for no obvious reason when there is steam or high humidity in the house. You may have a dirty furnace or furnace filter.
When enough smoke enters your smoke detector it breaks the path and sets off the alarm. Photoelectric detectors are more sensitive than ionization detectors. We had a new furnace installed yesterday.
When the insallers first turned it on smoke filled the house and my smoke alarm went off upstairs. I raced to the basement to see what the problem was. They said that there is an oil coating placed on the furnace when it is in the warehouse to protect it from rust.
How to adjust smoke detector sensitivity. Hopefully you were able to discern the cause of your false alarms from the list above. But if youve determined that your alarm is going off due to a problem with the smoke detector sensitivity heres how to adjust it safely and effectively.
For best performance AVOID installing Smoke Alarms in these areas. Where combustion particles are produced. Combustion particles form when something burns.
Areas to avoid include poorly ventilated kitchens garages and furnace rooms. Keep units at least 20 feet 6 meters from the sources of combustion particles stove furnace water heater. Oil and residue are present on and in furnaces and ductwork from the factory to protect the metal surfaces.
When the heat is turned on this can cause smoke to be emitted temporarily and set off smoke alarms. Dirt drywall dust and construction debris are often present in ductwork. Joined Aug 23 2005.
4 Oct 26 2007. Most likely it is from being new but one thing to think of is that alot of smoke alarms now detect carbon monoxide as well which is odorless. You could have a new heater that is faulty or leaking or just plain ole put together poorly causing the alarms to go off.
If it is a cm alarm then turn off the heater and call someone. You didnt say if it was electric or not. If it is electric then its not cm.
If it is fuel fired then check it out. You may be burning off dust cobwebs spiders and other insects. You might not see smoke but the particles in the air the a smoke alarm.
I used the furnace in my Palomino B1500 pop-up truck camper for the first time this weekend. The furnace hasnt been fired in at least a year probably more. After about 5 minutes the propane alarm starts going off in the camper.
Shortly after I shut the furnace off the alarm goes back to normal. Heat will not set off a smoke detector. Heat will set off a heat detector but most heat detectors would not be set off by the temperatures in an attic and if one is if probably means the attic could stand some ventilation upgrades A heat detector is commonly employed in areas where some minor smoke might be expected but fire is.
How I Keep My Smoke Detector From Going Off While Cooking Safely. You can sear a steak at home without the blare of a smoke detector going off in the background. GOODYEAR AZ 3TVCBS 5 – Its the sound that could save your life.
But recently for dozens of people in the Valley the sound of their smoke detectors going off has been coming as a false alarm. Your furnace can set off wired smoke alarms when there is no fire especially when you first turn on the furnace when the weather starts to turn cold. The oil that coats the different parts of the furnace which is applied by the factory can burn off when the furnace first fires up for the season creating some smoke that blows out of the vents in the house.