Carbon Monoxide detector - which one?

silvercar

Get one with a digital display.

We had a CO leak on a very cold night and we could see that the leak was very low level, so we could open the windows and bring the level down to zero within 30 seconds. It also meant that we could keep the heating on, whereas if we had only the alarm sounding we couldn't have safely done that.

(Obviously we called a gas engineer straight away)

NeverEnough

Risteard wrote: »

I can't say that I've ever been asked to fit a carbon dioxide detector instead of a carbon monoxide one.

You don't need to "fit" a carbon dioxide monitor, you just plug it in. The two items are not in competition, by the way - merely pointed out that carbon dioxide monitors ARE available and that there are high carbon dioxide levels in many poorly ventilated homes - leads to health problems. Carbon Monoxide, on the other hand, leads to death - which could also be described as a health problem. Each of the monitors serve a very valid purpose, and many people have both, as well as additional loft ventilation systems to ensure fresh air throughput n the house.

DRP

NeverEnough wrote: »

Because high levels of CO2, especially in sleeping areas overnight, in poorly ventilated houses hermetically sealed with double glazing and central heating blazing, are not very good for your health either, albeit not fatal, like CO.

Hmmmmmmmmm

phil24_7

I second the Aico stuff. Their units can be linked allowing them to go off all together.

brightontraveller

Risteard wrote: »

It annoys me how frequently people refer to a CO detector as a CO2 detector! Why would anyone want a Carbon Dioxide alarm?!?!?!?!

CO2 (Carbon dioxide)Detectors/Alarms are more used in commercial situations often enclosed areas, pumping stations, plastic manufacturing, breweries, laboratories etc although you can install them in domestic there quite expensive typically £150 + per unit without installation .... Increasingly being used in Controlled Ventilation (more detection than alarm ) mainly large office blocks but may well dribble down to domestic in a few years with all this eco bunny lentil eater's wanting to save the planet etc

As to OP the C.O (Carbon Monoxide) Detectors are available from most electrical wholesalers DIY some have the visual indicators, flashing lights digital displays , various levels detection interconnecting etc, Depends on personal preference and specific requirements more than one being fundamentally better think what you want need and use that to get the correct ones ....

daveyjp

Had a Kidde 7DCO for about 3 years, £20 on Amazon.

They have been in the fire detection business for years so should know what they are doing.

Skintski

We bought a Fireangel unit with digital display. What surprised me was all the rules and regulations on where it was supposed to be located.

Risteard

brightontraveller wrote: »

CO2 (Carbon dioxide)Detectors/Alarms are more used in commercial situations often enclosed areas, pumping stations, plastic manufacturing, breweries, laboratories etc

I've done a lot of commercial work including fire alarms to BS 5839-1 etc. with interfaces to all sorts of services, but again I still haven't been asked to fit a CO2 detector. That isn't to say that there is never a purpose for them but they shouldn't be confused with CO detection!

Risteard

phil24_7 wrote: »

I second the Aico stuff. Their units can be linked allowing them to go off all together.

Just a word of warning on this though - if you are going to link your CO detectors to your smoke/heat detectors then you must fit a Control Switch to indicate the source of the alarm as different actions are required on smoke and CO detection!

davetrousers

Kidde do a combined CO and smoke alarm in one.

This one on ebay comes with an additional smoke alarm