*CO2 poisoning* *please read*

We almost had 2 people and a dog fall victim to CO2 poisoning in the last hour in a perminant house.

They were running there generator outside there door of there house like they have done countless times before. Well with the south winds tonight the generator fumes were pushing towards the house and melted a hole in there bank and allowed fumes under the house and up through the holes in the house.

There dog started acting funny which alerted the two people inside and one of them got up and went right to the floor. Quick phone call was made and they were taken out and rushed to the hospital.

They had a CO detector that was pinned to 999 and was not alarming.

Last word is they sound like they will be ok. My point to this is pay attention to your generators and have 2 CO detectors in your house that are DIFFERENT brands mounted at different levels!

Please pass the word!

I’m glad they will be ok. Get those generators as far from the house as you can. Not good.
DT

Good post. I am glad it all turned out ok. Fishermen die every year from carbon monoxide poisoning.

By the way, CO is carbon monoxide, CO2 is carbon dioxide.

In wi we lost a 30yr old woman and hr boyfriend was rushed to the hospital sad story when you hear this they are out having fun in the shanty fishing and then tragety

Anyone run a checker in a portable with just a small heater being used? I’ve had the headaches and such before and thought after if it was from CO2. I leave a couple small vents open, but it has me wondering.

I think you mean CO not CO2. CO2 will not kill you unless you drink too much of it!! Good reminder though.

I have been gassed to toxic levels. I’ll be blunt. One of the worst experiences you can have. I drove home, don’t remember it, passed out on the driveway, taken to hospital and treated. Sunday I was running an auger with a friend, couldn’t stand it after 30 seconds I was sick all afternoon. You become so sensitive after the initial poisoning. I don’t think we remind ourselves enough of the dangers and consequences.

i did not know that you could drink co2, being it is a gas.

CO2 poisoning? Not possible.

“At ordinary levels, carbon dioxide or CO2 is non-toxic. It is a normal component of air and so safe it is added to beverages to carbonate them. When you use baking soda or baking powder, you are purposely introducing carbon dioxide bubbles into your food to make it rise. Carbon dioxide is as safe a chemical as any you’ll ever encounter.

It’s easy to confuse carbon dioxide, CO2, with carbon monoxide, CO. Carbon monoxide is a product of combustion, among other things, and is extremely toxic. The two chemicals are not the same, but because they both have carbon and oxygen in them and sound similar, some people get confused.”

First, it’s easy to confuse carbon dioxide, CO2, with carbon monoxide, CO. Carbon monoxide is a product of combustion, among other things, and is extremely toxic. The two chemicals are not the same, but because they both have carbon and oxygen in them and sound similar, some people get confused.

It is possible to suffer anoxia or asphyxiation from breathing carbon dioxide, because increased levels of carbon dioxide may be related to decreased concentration of oxygen, which you need in order to live.

Another potential concern is dry ice, which is the solid form of carbon dioxide. Dry ice generally is not toxic, but it is extremely cold, so if you touch it you risk getting frostbite. Dry ice sublimates into carbon dioxide gas. The cold carbon dioxide gas is heavier than the surrounding air, so the concentration of carbon dioxide near the floor may be high enough to displace oxygen, potentially posing a danger to pets or small children. Dry ice does not pose a significant hazard when it is used in a well-ventilated area.Dry ice is made by compressing carbon dioxide gas until it liquefies, which is at about 870 pounds per square inch of pressure at room temperature. When the pressure is released, some of the liquid will transition into a gas, cooling some of the liquid into dry ice frost or snow, which can be collected and pressed into pellets or blocks. This is similar to what happens when you get frost on the nozzle of a CO2 fire extinguisher. The freezing point of carbon dioxide is -109.3°F or -78.5° C, so dry ice won’t stay solid for long at room temperature. so to be able to drink co2, it will have to be compressed to 870psi

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CO2 poisoning? Not possible.

“At ordinary levels, carbon dioxide or CO2 is non-toxic. It is a normal component of air and so safe it is added to beverages to carbonate them. When you use baking soda or baking powder, you are purposely introducing carbon dioxide bubbles into your food to make it rise. Carbon dioxide is as safe a chemical as any you’ll ever encounter.

It’s easy to confuse carbon dioxide, CO2, with carbon monoxide, CO. Carbon monoxide is a product of combustion, among other things, and is extremely toxic. The two chemicals are not the same, but because they both have carbon and oxygen in them and sound similar, some people get confused.”

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We all get the point Kroger was trying to make. Not only are you a Marcum expert but you are a chemist as well. Kudos to you B BK