"The Daring Dufas" wrote in message
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Phisherman wrote:
Recently, I heard that a methane/propane detector is recommended in
addition to a smoke and CO detectors. I have gas (methane)
appliances (oven, stove, two furnaces, fireplace, water heater,
clothes dryer), but currently rely on the additive in gas (and my
nose) to detect leaks. Since CO is completely odorless and very
poisonous a CO detector makes a lot of sense. Most modern gas
appliances have safey shut-off features. So, do we really need a
methane detector?

I'm afraid I would be setting the darn thing off every
time I ate dairy products.

TDD

Reminds me of a friend of mine who turns almost everything he eats into
methane. He was hanging pipe (fire sprinklers) in some kind of "clean room"
in a plant in the Phoenix area and while up on a tall ladder the enevitable
happened. He said that warning lights started flashing and bells started
ringing and a couple of guys in white coveralls came running into the room.
They looked all over the place and finally decided it must have been a false
alarm and left. They didn't notice him up on the ladder or didn't figure
one man could have created that much gas. They just didn't know him. I've
seen him clear out many a room of people. But we all love him dearly.

Tom G.