Whats the best carbon monoxide detector to get?

Q. What would be the best kind to get? Or at least a good kind, but at a good price?

Answer
Bryant or Carrier CO detectors are good ones. Nighthawk also makes a good CO detector. I'd stay away from First Alert, their smoke detectors may work well but their CO detectors suck.

where do i place a carbon monoxide detector?

keith r

Answer
In the sleeping area, the hallway in the sleeping area preferably. Carbon monoxide has roughly the same density as air so it will mix readily in the home with air if released. You want the detector in the sleeping area so it will alert you and you can hear it in the middle of the night

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

Why does my Carbon Monoxide detector keep going off?

carbon monoxide detectors first alert image

Stephen T

We have a brand new First Alert smoke/carbon monoxide detector. One day it was going off when I came home for lunch. I called the fire dept. and they came and did a test and said my levels were normal for the basement. A few weeks ago it started going off again so I opened a window. We felt no symptoms. This morning it went off yet again.

Is my device faulty? What could be the problems. Every time it has gone off I have replaced the batteries just in case the signal meant low battery.

Answer
I would try a different unit (or even different brand) and see if the results are the same. You might even try getting separate smoke/CO detectors and try different locations. And if it goes off again, I would have the fire department come and check more than the basement (and they should use two detectors to make sure THEIR readings are accurate). There's a whole myriad of factors involved here; I wouldn't rest until I was sure I wasn't in any danger. People die from CO poisoning every day. I've found a couple of websites that might help:

Why is my smoke detector still blinking green after replacing battery?

Cod

It is First Alert carbon monoxide detector and is hard wired with back up batteries. The light goes green for 2 seconds and off 2 seconds. We replaced battery with brand new ones and tested it. It stays green and then starts to blink again.

Answer
Mine chirps too when the battery is low and it will still chirp after you replace that battery. You have to hold the test button and let it beep a few times. Then the light will blink every 30 seconds to let you know it active.

Powered by Yahoo! Answers

what will carbon monoxide detector sound like if there is CO in home?

carbon monoxide detectors first alert image

Chloegirl

I just plugged in a first alert carbon monoxide detector down in basement. The horn will sound once or twice every 20 minutes or so and the red light will flash every so often also. Is this a malfunction or is there CO in my home?

Answer
A very load chirping noise.

Why does my Carbon Monoxide detector keep going off?

Stephen T

We have a brand new First Alert smoke/carbon monoxide detector. One day it was going off when I came home for lunch. I called the fire dept. and they came and did a test and said my levels were normal for the basement. A few weeks ago it started going off again so I opened a window. We felt no symptoms. This morning it went off yet again.

Is my device faulty? What could be the problems. Every time it has gone off I have replaced the batteries just in case the signal meant low battery.

Answer
I would try a different unit (or even different brand) and see if the results are the same. You might even try getting separate smoke/CO detectors and try different locations. And if it goes off again, I would have the fire department come and check more than the basement (and they should use two detectors to make sure THEIR readings are accurate). There's a whole myriad of factors involved here; I wouldn't rest until I was sure I wasn't in any danger. People die from CO poisoning every day. I've found a couple of websites that might help:

Powered by Yahoo! Answers