Friday, October 21, 2011

WHAT IS MY O2 SENSOR TELLING ME?

O2 SENSOR LOW ALARM FOR COMMON TOXIC GASES-    IDLH


CHLORINE
(CL2)
AMMONIA
(NH3)
HYDROGEN
CYANIDE (HCN)
CARBON
MONOXIDE (CO)

IDLH PRESENCE (ppm)
10
300
50
1200

O2 PRESENCE (ppm)
208998
208937
208990
208749

LOW ALARM (195000ppm)
NO
NO
NO
NO







O2 SENSOR LOW ALARM FOR COMMON TOXIC GASES-    IDLH

HYDROGEN
SULPHIDE (H2S)
METHANE
(CH4)(10%LEL)
PROPANE
(C3-H8)(10%LEL)
TOXIC TWINS
(HCN+CO)
CONFINED SPACE MIX
(CO+H2S+CH4)
IDLH PRESENCE (ppm)
100
5000
2100
1250
6300
O2 PRESENCE (ppm)
208979
207955
208561
208739
207683
LOW ALARM (195000ppm)
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO






O2 SENSOR LOW ALARM FOR COMMON TOXIC GASES-    LEL


CHLORINE
(CL2)
AMMONIA
(NH3)
HYDROGEN
CYANIDE (HCN)
CARBON
MONOXIDE (CO)

LEL PRESENCE (ppm)
NA*
150000
56000
120000

O2 PRESENCE (ppm)

177650
197296
183920

LOW ALARM (195000ppm)

YES
NO
YES

Most combustibles will burn in chlorine as they do in oxygen.

Chlorine can support combustion and is a serious fire risk.







O2 SENSOR LOW ALARM FOR COMMON TOXIC GASES-    LEL

HYDROGEN
SULPHIDE (H2S)
METHANE
(CH4)
PROPANE
(C3-H8)
TOXIC TWINS
(HCN+CO)
CONFINED SPACE MIX
(CO+H2S+CH4)
LEL PRESENCE (ppm)
40000
50000
21000
176000
210000
O2 PRESENCE (ppm)
200640
198550
204611
172216
165110
LOW ALARM (195000ppm)
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES


O2 Sensors read 20.9% of the environment. That means everything is MINIMIZED by about 5 times. Take a look at the IDLH of the common toxics as related to O2 alarms. A monitor set up for LEL-O2-CO-H2S will NOT alarm for a IDLH presence of Chlorine, Ammonia or Hydrogen Cyanide. Small changes in O2 percentage are BIG CHANGES in safety levels.

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