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Or you could just strike a match underneath the detector, which is what the manual for my detector says to do. Set it off after a few seconds.
by mnw21cam 7y ago
Or you could just strike a match underneath the detector, which is what the manual for my detector says to do. Set it off after a few seconds.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoDidn't know a burning match emits enough carbon monoxide to trigger the alarm. I always thought that with ample supply of oxygen, burning carbon compounds releases primarily carbon dioxide.
- mnw21cam 7y agoThat yellow flame should tell you all you need to know about how complete the combustion is. It's yellow because there isn't enough oxygen in the mix, which is generating little particles of soot, which are glowing yellow. Not enough oxygen also means carbon monoxide.