New problem in shop/garage

[InVision]

I have a new problem developing since I purchased our electric golf cart. Sometimes when we charge the batteries overnight our CO detector goes off in our 1100 sg ft shop/garage. That alone is not a problem EXCEPT it calls our monitoring station and sets off the outside siren at early morning hours.

Has anyone ever experienced this? Leaving the garage doors open during the night would be an invitation to thieves to steal our tools etc...

Any advise would be appreciated.

M

[branson]

is the garage attached to the house or is it detached. I don't recall the codes exactly but I don't think you are required to have a co2 sensor in a detached residential garage.

[pachanga90]

They usually don't put them in garages just for the reason that there are so many things that can set them off.I would have that loop bypassed,or maybe even put it on a switch that you can manually cut that loop when needed, if it can't be turned on/off easily thru the control-panel.Hope this helps.

[kgsc]

Depending on how the system was wired, it may be part of the fire or burglar loop. Either way you should be able to put in a bypass switch with some tinkering. May require a resistor to fool the system into thinking it is still there. However, if it is code required you may have to figure out other options.

[InVision]

Its digital with tamper. I am mounting the base on a removable platform which when I charge batteries over night I will just remove and put back when charge is complete. Putting a note on charger end to remind. Good thing it doesn't have GPS, I have gotten to know the girl on the monitoring side pretty well since they call on everything including tamper. :-)

Thanks

M

[kgsc]

Digital? You mean wireless? If so your plan is good to go

[InVision]

It has a digital code to enable or disable. Have to enter setup and program. Not worth the time

M

[kgsc]

I'm lost, the sensor has a code or the panel? The sensor may have a tamper but you can always wire an external switch.

[InVision]

Sorry to be so confusing. The sensor has a code to enable it or disable it in the panel. My point was it is not worth going through all the programming to enable or disable detector. Removable mount is complete works great.

Thanks,

M

[pachanga90]

Find out if the CO2 sensor is on its' own loop,separate from the other C02,sensors and the security sensors.If the Co sensor is independent,disable the loop in the panel.Ive never heard of a CO2 sensor in a garage before,because of the fact that cars are running there,and a extra sensitive sensor would trip easily.You may also be able to have the sensitivity turned down,that may help too.Have the alarm company test the CO level in the garage when charging,and then they can set the threshold of the sensor above that level.