Another sad story about a "faulty generator" set up on a boat

I didn't read through this thread until now, but I remembered seeing the thread title before my recent overnite trip, and I couldn't remember where. As such, I didn't sleep very soundly thru the night wondering if it was everyone saying, "I never sleep with my genny running...".

I'm going to conclude from this thread and others like it that most guys have no problem sleeping with the genny running as long as they have a couple extra CO monitors in the cabin, spaced around like Lance. That's the way I did it...sure wish I could have remembered this thread was here.

Btw, I also ran the bilge blower overnite...is there a benefit to that?
 
My co detector down below goes off every 5minutes even at thr dock. A new one was ordered last week and my father brought me 2 fdny issued with digital readouts. They are plug in and if the power goes out the rechargeable internal battery kicks in for 48 hours
 
Xplicitlnck said:
My co detector down below goes off every 5minutes even at thr dock. A new one was ordered last week and my father brought me 2 fdny issued with digital readouts. They are plug in and if the power goes out the rechargeable internal battery kicks in for 48 hours
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Jonathan, check your battery water level if not sealed Optmia type.

MM
 
Good thread, headed to local store this weekend to pick up a battery powered detector as a backup.

Question - should it be mounted High, Low, or at sleeping level? No clue whether CO rises or falls.
 
Quick question on the plug-in style CO detectors you can buy at Lowe's or Home Depot... are they "calibrated' for marine use? In other words, a house is much different than a boat--will these be set to go off at lower levels of CO or will they work okay on a boat? I'm concerned I'll buy two and they will constantly be going off.
 
Thanks mike I keep meaning to do it but everytime I head down I get side tracked and forget. Will def do tomorrow.
Bryank
All co detecctors measure in particals per million. No matter how big or small the area it tests the same amount of air.
 
I can speak from experience regarding the store purchased CO detectors having purchased one last year. It works as it has gone off 2 times when we had the engines exhaust blow back into the cabin. In fact the built in detector activated just after the store unit activated. We keep the store purchased unit in the forward berth but we do not run the generator or engines at night, now thinking of a second one for the main cabin for back up. The noise is madding but safety is the main concern here, it only takes one time!
 
Xplicitlnck said:
Thanks mike I keep meaning to do it but everytime I head down I get side tracked and forget. Will def do tomorrow.
Bryank
All co detecctors measure in particals per million. No matter how big or small the area it tests the same amount of air.
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Thanks... I had just heard that the plug-ins tended to be more sensitive and went off more so than the built ins. I hardly run my genny at night and am almost always at a marina when overnighting. I think I will invest in a couple of these.
 
These "I never sleep with my genny" threads are always preached from Northern boaters. Properly maintained and with proper precautions I just don't see the "horror". Driving/riding in a car is by far the most dangerous thing most people do. So why do it? Because the reward exceeds the risk.

Considering that Florida has more boats than anywhere in the US and I have never seen that comment from a Florida boater it seems to simply be an issue of necessity driven by the climate where the reward is huge. IMHO. YMMV.
 
my DOG HOUSE said:
These "I never sleep with my genny" threads are always preached from Northern boaters. Properly maintained and with proper precautions I just don't see the "horror". Driving/riding in a car is by far the most dangerous thing most people do. So why do it? Because the reward exceeds the risk.

Considering that Florida has more boats than anywhere in the US and I have never seen that comment from a Florida boater it seems to simply be an issue of necessity driven by the climate where the reward is huge. IMHO. YMMV.
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I'd say that is exactly what it is... In Ohio, our evenings are usually comfortable enough to sleep with the hatches open. No need to run the genny.

I'm not sure any of us Northern boaters view running a genny to be a "horror."
 
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