Recommendation for a CO alarm?

Kaldo

Hi,

I'm looking to fit a CO alarm adjacent to the boiler.

Do you recommend any specific CO alarm? Is easy to install?

Thanks
Kaldo

Calahonda52

Fitting it in the correct position is v important

Kaldo

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Fitting it in the correct position is v important

Thanks!

Where would it be the correct position to install them?

Thanks

Stigura

Kaldo; I'm on my second CO alarm now. They tend to have a certain life span, after which they'll self destruct. Dunno why It's stated in the instructions though.

I've always sat mine on the plug sockets, beside this desk. They're about at the middle of the vertical space. I like them there because A/ They're at my seated eye level and I like to see the light flicker, now and then, assuring myself all is well.

B/? My bed is a futon, close by. I feel any build up of CO is likely to get to the alarm before it does me. This has always worked, thus far.

And, yes; I have been woken up by the alarm(s) activating. First time, ye've never seen one man and his Dogs erupt out of a place so quickly! Talk about 'a nasty, naked broom dasher' LOL!

But, yeah; About the €25.00 mark. As long as they have the 'CE' mark, ye should be good to go.

antiskeptic

Kaldo wrote: »

Thanks!

Where would it be the correct position to install them?

Thanks

Read the instructions. They take account of open fires/ stoves which might burp a bit of smoke and so some distance is recommended. But to pick up from a boiler wouldn't have that same false alarm issue.

Kaldo

Stigura wrote: »

Kaldo; I'm on my second CO alarm now. They tend to have a certain life span, after which they'll self destruct. Dunno why It's stated in the instructions though.

I've always sat mine on the plug sockets, beside this desk. They're about at the middle of the vertical space. I like them there because A/ They're at my seated eye level and I like to see the light flicker, now and then, assuring myself all is well.

B/? My bed is a futon, close by. I feel any build up of CO is likely to get to the alarm before it does me. This has always worked, thus far.

And, yes; I have been woken up by the alarm(s) activating. First time, ye've never seen one man and his Dogs erupt out of a place so quickly! Talk about 'a nasty, naked broom dasher' LOL!

But, yeah; About the €25.00 mark. As long as they have the 'CE' mark, ye should be good to go.

Thank you.

Is it easy to install, yeah? Which one would you recommend to purchase?

Stigura

Honestly; At the hardest, they'd be like putting up a smoke detector ~ but without the cricked neck! Couple of plugged screws in the wall, to hang it on.

Or, should ye happen to have a solid shelf or bit of furniture in the right place .....

Oh! Wow! Which one? My money's now firmly on my " Lifesaver (Model 5CO)" make! Hell, yeah! Cost me the usual twenty odd. But, I've literally just seen it says " Date of MFG: 2017, 03, 18. Replace 7 years After Installation "!

My last one was only mean't to work Two years. And it Did self destruct then.

British Kite Mark. CE mark. What more can we want?

Stigura

Newsflash!!!

:eek: Now, see? This is how seriously I take this schit (Ye know; Like not just sitting here and dying?)

I've just been watching my CO alarm blink, comfortingly. But, then I thought; " I wish I could tell what's actually going on. I'm always aware of that green blink. But, what if they did a Digital one. So I could watch the levels ebb and flow. "

This thought arose from my constant monitoring of my digital Thermometer. It's getting Warm, in here! I just pondered correlating CO emissions.

Swift google on " Digital CO Monitor "? Hell, yeah! Found my exact same one ~ different brand name. Tenner more and ye get a digital display panel!

:cool:

I've been recommended EI by someone in the know.
Made in Ireland too.
But I don't know of they do battery powered ones.

astrofool

Both fire and CO alarms have an expiry date, good guide here:
https://www.howtogeek.com/361151/what-you-need-to-know-about-smoke-alarms/

Lex Luthor

your over the counter CO detector these days has the same type of cell in it that most manufacturers of CO detectors use. There are only 1 or 2 main manufacturers of the sensor cell which they generally all use, so I wouldnt be too worried about the different ones you see

What you typically are paying for is warranty, which is the price difference between them

The SF units by Honeywell carry a 7yr warranty so if it fails in that period they will replace it free of charge but they are generally more expensive

I wouldnt bother with one with a display with a readout as you dont need to know the levels at a glance. You just need to know if its at a dangerous level or not

In terms of placement, they generally recommend you put them about 5ft above ground level, out of direct sunlight and away from windows or fans. Dont put it right next to the appliance either

If you do have a unit with a display and are watching it, we set all our industrial units up at 12ppm for early warning detection and 90ppm for evac, but as already said the devices without displays will have their alarm settings for the correct standard

As for installing them, a small tack in the wall and hang it

Alun

BrownFinger wrote: »

I've been recommended EI by someone in the know.
Made in Ireland too.
But I don't know of they do battery powered ones.

You can get EI ones in Woodies, bought one there yesterday as it happens. It's battery powered too.

Lex Luthor

Alun wrote: »

You can get EI ones in Woodies, bought one there yesterday as it happens. It's battery powered too.

I seen the EI ones and they claim a 10yr operational life which is "impressive"

Electrochemical cells are like batteries, they dry out eventually and lose their responsiveness. Also the more times they are exposed to the gas, will shorten their lifetime

I'm not going to knock EI's claim, however response time of a sensor decreases over time. It might still operate after 9 1/2 yrs but at what rate and to what level

They are that cheap, I replace mine every 5yrs