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[Abrowneyegirl]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Why would you need a carbon monoxide detector in a room with electrical appliances?

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Correction- I misunderstood what I was told- I was talking monoxide my friend was talking moisture.  

Carbon monoxide applies to gas appliances only.

I was more concerned about FIRE than CM.  My co-worker lost her children and her new home due to a dryer fire, not CM.

[Abrowneyegirl]

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@RedTop wrote:

No CM detectors in this house.   

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Do you have a smoke detector in your laundry room?

[SilleeMee]

FYI...even hard-wired smoke and CO detectors need replacing. Their lifespan is roughly 10 years. Many people think that just because they are hard-wired then they will last forever because they have no batteries...not true. 

I have both smoke and CO detectors throughout my house. Mine are the 10-year battery operated ones. Toss and buy new at the end of 10 years. Easy and no worries about changing the batteries.

CO is a gas and it is heavier than air. It's best to place CO detectors low on a wall and not high up as you would place a smoke detector.

Electric appliances, such as dryers and stoves, do not produce CO gas.
Electric appliances are a fire risk. Only appliances that use natural gas, for example gas furnaces, gas fireplaces, gas water heaters, gas dryers, are a cause for risk of CO in your house.

[SilleeMee]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Why would you need a carbon monoxide detector in a room with electrical appliances?

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You don't. Just gas appliances are at risk for CO gas. Electric dryers are a fire risk. 

[aubnwa01]

I don't have a smoke detector in my laundry room, but there is one above the door into it.

[RedTop]

@Abrowneyegirl,

No, I do not have a smoke detector in my laundry room.   We do have heat and smoke detectors in our home and garage, that are connected to our alarm system.   They are extremely sensitive.   

My dryer is on an outside wall of the house, and vents straight thru; we clean our dryer vent twice a year.   I generally do laundry while I watch TV, and my recliner is 3 ft from my washer and dryer.   I have never gone to bed, or left this house, with my dryer running.   

[shoesnbags]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Why would you need a carbon monoxide detector in a room with electrical appliances?

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@Kachina624  Some people have gas dryers. Also the laundry room may be the location for a water heater, which could also be gas powered, as mine is.  

[Kachina624]

@shoesnbags.  So you wouldn't need one.

[qvcfreak]

I do @Abrowneyegirl  but my house is fairly new, 4 years. I believe they had to put one. 

[shoesnbags]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@shoesnbags.  So you wouldn't need one.

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@Kachina624 Actually I do need one, because of my gas powered hot water heater.  This thread has been a good reminder. 😯