Holy Shit !!!!!!

My husband and I (and pets) have been pretty sick of late. Not severe, but, constant headaches, nausea, fatigue. My vision has been getting blurry, we've both gotten really forgetful, or/and hard to concentrate sometimes.

This morning I woke up and the house was cold, the furnace kicked itself off and the pilot light would only flicker for short periods and go out.

We called a professional in and found out that the furnace stopped because massive carbon monoxide was flooding in from a crack in the exchanger.



A CRACK IN THE EXCHANGER !!!!!!!!!



People die from cracks in the exchanger all the fucking time.



I almost woke up dead this morning.



Thank goodness for Bryant Furnaces .. mine cutting off today saved our lives.

Scary stuff.

Reading the first paragraph I was thinking, check the walls for mold!

How much did it cost?

Everytime I go to work I sneeze alot and get sick. The vents there dont really get cleaned at all. When I'm home I'm good. But soon as I walk in. Damn.

Why do you not have a carbon monixide monitor. Perhaps it's time to get one. Any critical forward thinking person would have one.

Posted by TheCanBull

Posted by LadyNeptune
Scary stuff.

Reading the first paragraph I was thinking, check the walls for mold!

Just spread her legs to find that.

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Posted by LadyNeptune
Scary stuff.

Reading the first paragraph I was thinking, check the walls for mold!

lol!!Was expecting this to be paranormal too 😛

Posted by Queenofthepheasantfairies
Why do you not have a carbon monixide monitor. Perhaps it's time to get one. Any critical forward thinking person would have one.

Just update your fire alarm. The newer ones come with a built in carbon monoxide monitor.

Posted by Arielle83

Posted by LadyNeptune
Scary stuff.

Reading the first paragraph I was thinking, check the walls for mold!

Omg me too!!

Don't be doing a Brittney Murphy!

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Her husband died of pneumonia 5 months after she did. It's scary to think that your house could make you sick and even kill you. It's supposed to be your safe space.

Karma is real. And people get hurt but some don't care at all.

be more careful moving forward

that's one reason i think it's nice to move from furnace to radiant heating

Posted by P-Angel
I almost woke up dead this morning.

Noo, lol

I'm glad everybody escaped ok, P-Angel ♥ 🙂

O my gosh!! How scary! So glad everyone is safe.

You need to really take care of yourself and family, just because the exposure is gone doesn't mean it's over, there can be long lasting health issues. Be careful and take care of each other. You guys were very lucky, my cousin was once, one of 3 ppl that woke up in an apartment, the other 3 died, it was very sad and took quite a while before his system cleared.

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Posted by P-Angel
I almost woke up dead this morning.

Noo, lol

I'm glad everybody escaped ok, P-Angel ♥ 🙂

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thanks, me too

Posted by FirstDecanTaurianWomen0428
How much did it cost?

Everytime I go to work I sneeze alot and get sick. The vents there dont really get cleaned at all. When I'm home I'm good. But soon as I walk in. Damn.

To replace the heat exchanger is around 2,600 ... a whole new furnace I can get for 3,700 .... that's a no brainer.

the new furnace will be installed on Tuesday



To have an HVAC tech come out and check everything is probably around $ 110.00

Posted by tiziani
Make sure you completely recover because it sounds like it was a long exposure.

Yes, it has been a long exposure. I've gone to the doctor several times due to sudden breathing difficulties and he couldn't find anything wrong. Poisoning was never considered.

I've done some searching, and it appears that there isn't any kind of meds that can be taken ... a person just has to clear the air and wait for the immune system to do it's job on my body.

Good thing I've got an ass kicking immune system 🙂

What are you going to do in the meantime? It's the weekend approaching...What kind of survival techniques are you doing?

Sorry you have to go through this this time of year, this month so close to Christmas.

Posted by iCloud9
be more careful moving forward

that's one reason i think it's nice to move from furnace to radiant heating

The tech suggested that and he believes this to be true ... however, we have the house on the market, so will just put in another furnace, same btu's ..... there's no real adaptions, just wiring and connections.



We will certainly be more careful in the future, and when we find another primary residence.

Posted by cheekyfaerie
Glad you're still with us, P. And that you shared. Nice reminder to be vigilant with and not put off the homeowner checklist. Wishing you and yours a speedy recovery.

Thank you, my dear 🙂

We will definitely put more thought into something like this in the future .... because I literally had been having bad breathing problems.

My poor Virgo ...... he was really suffering with head pressure and pains. Sometimes, he said he couldn't even see the pain was so bad.

I literally kissed my Bryant Furnace for saving our lives.

Posted by FirstDecanTaurianWomen0428
What are you going to do in the meantime? It's the weekend approaching...What kind of survival techniques are you doing?

Sorry you have to go through this this time of year, this month so close to Christmas.

The tech said that carbon monoxide clears out right away, once the poisoning source has ceased ... to just open some windows for a while and it will clear out relatively quick.

But, yeah ..... it's 27 degrees outside right now, so pretty much we're Eskimos at the moment.



We have electric portable heaters, so we won't freeze. The fridge is probably happy, it barely has to run.



We don't celebrate Christmas, so that's not an issue.

Oh where are you moving to?

We've looked in the Carolina's .. but, haven't found anything yet.

the problem is that my husband loves hot weather and I love cold weather ... so, that limits our choices.

We've lived in the inner city, by the sea, in the suburbs, on top of a mountain, on a farm ... so, we've really lived a good life. No matter where we go, we will happy just being together. Just like we have been for the post 34 years we've been together.

He would like to move to New Orleans, but, that's way too hot for me. But, I can deal with it for a while, if it will make him happy to hang out there for a couple years.



Where ever we go .. I'm definitely having a professional check out the furnace.

Make sure you do that and everyone else too.

Must be nice, 34 years.

I want to try travel and different places too. Someday I suppose I will.

Happy adventures to you guys.

Posted by P-Angel
We've looked in the Carolina's .. but, haven't found anything yet.

the problem is that my husband loves hot weather and I love cold weather ... so, that limits our choices.

We've lived in the inner city, by the sea, in the suburbs, on top of a mountain, on a farm ... so, we've really lived a good life. No matter where we go, we will happy just being together. Just like we have been for the post 34 years we've been together.

He would like to move to New Orleans, but, that's way too hot for me. But, I can deal with it for a while, if it will make him happy to hang out there for a couple years.

You should check out Colorado. Beautiful year round imo. And even when it's cold and snowy it's still sunny because of the high elevation.

Posted by P-Angel
My husband and I (and pets) have been pretty sick of late. Not severe, but, constant headaches, nausea, fatigue. My vision has been getting blurry, we've both gotten really forgetful, or/and hard to concentrate sometimes.

This morning I woke up and the house was cold, the furnace kicked itself off and the pilot light would only flicker for short periods and go out.

We called a professional in and found out that the furnace stopped because massive carbon monoxide was flooding in from a crack in the exchanger.



A CRACK IN THE EXCHANGER !!!!!!!!!



People die from cracks in the exchanger all the fucking time.



I almost woke up dead this morning.



Thank goodness for Bryant Furnaces .. mine cutting off today saved our lives.

I read somewhere that Walt Disney's parents died from carbon monoxide poisoning and that's why none of the Disney movies he produced featured parental figures 😢

I'm glad your story had a happier ending.

Those CO detectors (and fire) need to be checked at least monthly. Every home should be required by law to have them installed. Get plenty of fresh air.

I don't even understand the point of this thread except to seek pity.

You act like you're a victim of life, and should be pampered because your head hurts while you are home.

You want to be rewarded, it appears .. you are ill prepared for life that you can't even handle having a simple carbon monoxide detector to protect your family.

The only person who treats you bad is yourself. You never required of yourself to have common sense.

If so, then you're probably a shitty person, who lacks the ability to understand the basics.

You haven't described anything in here that is so terrible that you need the support of people ... the only thing happening to you is life. Except of course for you being so out touch.

You have the maturity level of a 12 year old ..... and it's people like you who are the ruining of our world.

That's the best I can do for you ... I have no use for mentally weak people who hide behind excuses.

Oh noes

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by P-Angel
We've looked in the Carolina's .. but, haven't found anything yet.

the problem is that my husband loves hot weather and I love cold weather ... so, that limits our choices.

We've lived in the inner city, by the sea, in the suburbs, on top of a mountain, on a farm ... so, we've really lived a good life. No matter where we go, we will happy just being together. Just like we have been for the post 34 years we've been together.

He would like to move to New Orleans, but, that's way too hot for me. But, I can deal with it for a while, if it will make him happy to hang out there for a couple years.

You should check out Colorado. Beautiful year round imo. And even when it's cold and snowy it's still sunny because of the high elevation.

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That sounds nice, and maybe a good middle ground for us. Thanks for the suggestion.

Posted by Dastardly
Oh my gosh. 😢

I'm glad you're okay. You're one of my favorite posters.

I read nearly all that you post, and often find myself nodding in agreement.

We're glad we woke up, though, I suppose we wouldn't know if we didn't.

Posted by Andalusia

Posted by P-Angel
My husband and I (and pets) have been pretty sick of late. Not severe, but, constant headaches, nausea, fatigue. My vision has been getting blurry, we've both gotten really forgetful, or/and hard to concentrate sometimes.

This morning I woke up and the house was cold, the furnace kicked itself off and the pilot light would only flicker for short periods and go out.

We called a professional in and found out that the furnace stopped because massive carbon monoxide was flooding in from a crack in the exchanger.



A CRACK IN THE EXCHANGER !!!!!!!!!



People die from cracks in the exchanger all the fucking time.



I almost woke up dead this morning.



Thank goodness for Bryant Furnaces .. mine cutting off today saved our lives.

I read somewhere that Walt Disney's parents died from carbon monoxide poisoning and that's why none of the Disney movies he produced featured parental figures 😢

I'm glad your story had a happier ending.

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That's horrible. He was such a cool Sag, from everything I've read about him.

Posted by fugu2
Those CO detectors (and fire) need to be checked at least monthly. Every home should be required by law to have them installed. Get plenty of fresh air.

We did. Just after I posted several hours ago ... we went on a hike up a trail (we live in the mountains). It was cold but, greatly needed to get our lungs deeply inhaling the brisk clean air

Get a monitor, asap!

The Carolinas are beautiful

Lol @ P-Angel escaping death. I thought she was Death

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Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by P-Angel
We've looked in the Carolina's .. but, haven't found anything yet.

the problem is that my husband loves hot weather and I love cold weather ... so, that limits our choices.

We've lived in the inner city, by the sea, in the suburbs, on top of a mountain, on a farm ... so, we've really lived a good life. No matter where we go, we will happy just being together. Just like we have been for the post 34 years we've been together.

He would like to move to New Orleans, but, that's way too hot for me. But, I can deal with it for a while, if it will make him happy to hang out there for a couple years.

You should check out Colorado. Beautiful year round imo. And even when it's cold and snowy it's still sunny because of the high elevation.

That sounds nice, and maybe a good middle ground for us. Thanks for the suggestion.

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I'm partial to Colorado Springs which is these two images above. Cute little isolated places like Leadville are chill too.

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by fugu2
Those CO detectors (and fire) need to be checked at least monthly. Every home should be required by law to have them installed. Get plenty of fresh air.

We did. Just after I posted several hours ago ... we went on a hike up a trail (we live in the mountains). It was cold but, greatly needed to get our lungs deeply inhaling the brisk clean air

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Good. Glad you and your loved ones are okay!

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by iCloud9
be more careful moving forward

that's one reason i think it's nice to move from furnace to radiant heating

The tech suggested that and he believes this to be true ... however, we have the house on the market, so will just put in another furnace, same btu's ..... there's no real adaptions, just wiring and connections.



We will certainly be more careful in the future, and when we find another primary residence.

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i think it's nice that you shared this incident to serve as a reminder for others. we all procrastinate routine maintenance, it happens

plus, i can use this to build a stronger case to convince scorp that we rip out the furnace and go with radiance heating for the upcoming renovation. it's not gonna be an easy sell since it's not insignificant but i sure will apply my sales skills lol

and good luck on finding a new home

Posted by cheekyfaerie
Glad you're still with us, P. And that you shared. Nice reminder to be vigilant with and not put off the homeowner checklist. Wishing you and yours a speedy recovery.

that's what we have. we have check ups, which we pay yearly for. so maintenance comes all the time to check up everything.

Posted by TheCanBull

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Arielle83

Posted by LadyNeptune
Scary stuff.

Reading the first paragraph I was thinking, check the walls for mold!

Omg me too!!

Don't be doing a Brittney Murphy!

Her husband died of pneumonia 5 months after she did. It's scary to think that your house could make you sick and even kill you. It's supposed to be your safe space.

Remember some people use their safe space to butcher others.

Karma is wonderful.

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i was curious what that means, in reference to Britney and her husband.

Posted by iCloud9

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by iCloud9
be more careful moving forward

that's one reason i think it's nice to move from furnace to radiant heating

The tech suggested that and he believes this to be true ... however, we have the house on the market, so will just put in another furnace, same btu's ..... there's no real adaptions, just wiring and connections.



We will certainly be more careful in the future, and when we find another primary residence.

i think it's nice that you shared this incident to serve as a reminder for others. we all procrastinate routine maintenance, it happens

plus, i can use this to build a stronger case to convince scorp that we rip out the furnace and go with radiance heating for the upcoming renovation. it's not gonna be an easy sell since it's not insignificant but i sure will apply my sales skills lol

and good luck on finding a new home

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that is so true!!!

very very wise, P-angel.

and very caring.

glad youre ok too. =)

I'd prob try to steal a polar bear's liver. Just lick it once per day to get ur RDA of Vitamin A.

Posted by Se7en
Glad you're OK. I'm sure the pets knew what was up from the start and tried communicating to you.

They probably did know. In fact, they have been spending more time outside than normal and wanting sleep outside too ... so they probably could sense that carbon monoxide was wafting through the house.

We probably would have died if the furnace didn't cut itself off ....



But, I've died before .. so it wouldn't be the first time I would have woken up dead.

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by Se7en
Glad you're OK. I'm sure the pets knew what was up from the start and tried communicating to you.

They probably did know. In fact, they have been spending more time outside than normal and wanting sleep outside too ... so they probably could sense that carbon monoxide was wafting through the house.

We probably would have died if the furnace didn't cut itself off ....



But, I've died before .. so it wouldn't be the first time I would have woken up dead.

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Err.. You've died before??

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Posted by P-Angel

Posted by Se7en
Glad you're OK. I'm sure the pets knew what was up from the start and tried communicating to you.

They probably did know. In fact, they have been spending more time outside than normal and wanting sleep outside too ... so they probably could sense that carbon monoxide was wafting through the house.

We probably would have died if the furnace didn't cut itself off ....



But, I've died before .. so it wouldn't be the first time I would have woken up dead.

Err.. You've died before??

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Of course. Are you new to the Universe?

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by Teena

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by Se7en
Glad you're OK. I'm sure the pets knew what was up from the start and tried communicating to you.

They probably did know. In fact, they have been spending more time outside than normal and wanting sleep outside too ... so they probably could sense that carbon monoxide was wafting through the house.

We probably would have died if the furnace didn't cut itself off ....



But, I've died before .. so it wouldn't be the first time I would have woken up dead.

Err.. You've died before??

Of course. Are you new to the Universe?

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Tad newer than you yeah

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by Andalusia

Posted by P-Angel
My husband and I (and pets) have been pretty sick of late. Not severe, but, constant headaches, nausea, fatigue. My vision has been getting blurry, we've both gotten really forgetful, or/and hard to concentrate sometimes.

This morning I woke up and the house was cold, the furnace kicked itself off and the pilot light would only flicker for short periods and go out.

We called a professional in and found out that the furnace stopped because massive carbon monoxide was flooding in from a crack in the exchanger.



A CRACK IN THE EXCHANGER !!!!!!!!!



People die from cracks in the exchanger all the fucking time.



I almost woke up dead this morning.



Thank goodness for Bryant Furnaces .. mine cutting off today saved our lives.

I read somewhere that Walt Disney's parents died from carbon monoxide poisoning and that's why none of the Disney movies he produced featured parental figures 😢

I'm glad your story had a happier ending.

That's horrible. He was such a cool Sag, from everything I've read about him.

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Except the part where he's a racist and sexist, right.

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by Andalusia

Posted by P-Angel
My husband and I (and pets) have been pretty sick of late. Not severe, but, constant headaches, nausea, fatigue. My vision has been getting blurry, we've both gotten really forgetful, or/and hard to concentrate sometimes.

This morning I woke up and the house was cold, the furnace kicked itself off and the pilot light would only flicker for short periods and go out.

We called a professional in and found out that the furnace stopped because massive carbon monoxide was flooding in from a crack in the exchanger.



A CRACK IN THE EXCHANGER !!!!!!!!!



People die from cracks in the exchanger all the fucking time.



I almost woke up dead this morning.



Thank goodness for Bryant Furnaces .. mine cutting off today saved our lives.

I read somewhere that Walt Disney's parents died from carbon monoxide poisoning and that's why none of the Disney movies he produced featured parental figures 😢

I'm glad your story had a happier ending.

That's horrible. He was such a cool Sag, from everything I've read about him.

Except the part where he's a racist and sexist, right.

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He was born at the turn of the 20th Century.

Racism and sexism was normal ..... because his views were modern at the time, though out of style for the 21st Century, doesn't discount his coolness, nor his character.

Dang lady!!! Glad you are okay.

Posted by AfternoonDelights22
I don't even understand the point of this thread except to seek pity.

You act like you're a victim of life, and should be pampered because your head hurts while you are home.

You want to be rewarded, it appears .. you are ill prepared for life that you can't even handle having a simple carbon monoxide detector to protect your family.

The only person who treats you bad is yourself. You never required of yourself to have common sense.

If so, then you're probably a shitty person, who lacks the ability to understand the basics.

You haven't described anything in here that is so terrible that you need the support of people ... the only thing happening to you is life. Except of course for you being so out touch.

You have the maturity level of a 12 year old ..... and it's people like you who are the ruining of our world.

That's the best I can do for you ... I have no use for mentally weak people who hide behind excuses.

I see what you did there

Posted by P-Angel

Posted by cheekyfaerie
Glad you're still with us, P. And that you shared. Nice reminder to be vigilant with and not put off the homeowner checklist. Wishing you and yours a speedy recovery.

Thank you, my dear 🙂

We will definitely put more thought into something like this in the future .... because I literally had been having bad breathing problems.

My poor Virgo ...... he was really suffering with head pressure and pains. Sometimes, he said he couldn't even see the pain was so bad.

I literally kissed my Bryant Furnace for saving our lives.

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Clearly your thinking is still off....

You believe the Bryant furnace saved your life, when I'm fact it damn near took your life with its faulty parts...