Natural gas- Con Ed Natural Gas Alarm

Question 1

Con Ed natural gas alarms.
T/F are hard wired and intrinsically safe and usually mounted near the gas service point of entry (POE) in homes and businesses. 1.2.

Answer 1

False
Battery operated and intrinsically safe.

Question 2

T/F
Con Ed natural gas alarms,
are remotely monitored by Con Ed.
2.2

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Con Edison natural gas alarms activate at—% LEL?
2.3

Answer 3

10% LEL
Audible alarm will sound
Evacuate then call 911

Question 4

Con Edison natural gas alarms activation units will respond in——- mode. 3.3

Answer 4

Emergency Mode

Question 5

Con Edison natural gas alarms are extremely accurate and in the event there is no access to a building from which an alarm has been received even absent indications of gas leak FD should gain access, including forcing entry and investigate. 3.6.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Con Ed gas alarms, which activated at
—-%LEL will continue to alarm once activated until? 3.8

Answer 6

10% LEL
Battery is removed from device. They do not reset automatically if gas levels drop. FD shall not remove or replaced the batteries or reset the alarm. This will be handled by
Con Ed Crew.

Question 7

True or false
Con Ed gas alarms will reset once gas levels drop to favorable conditions.
3.8

Answer 7

False
These alarms do not reset automatically.
Con Ed will have to remove or replace the batteries to reset the alarm
FD does not reset these alarms