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Forensics Detectors Low Level CO.....anyone know anything on these?

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FloMo201
FloMo201 Member Posts: 47
in Carbon Monoxide Awareness
Hello,

I've done soo much reading on this site, i wish i had known about this place years ago. I have standard UL rated CO detectors in my home, one on each level, but i thought it maybe a good idea to put a low level monitor in the basement where the gas boiler and hot water heater live.

I know that CO Experts and Defender are highly recommended, but I found this on amazon and I was wondering if it has any merit for purchase.

https://www.forensicsdetectors.com/products/low-level-co-detector


https://www.amazon.com/Level-Detector-Display-10ppm-Buzzer/dp/B07RV26JWQ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2QSR6P5JK7N0D&keywords=low+level+carbon+monoxide+detector&qid=1638306934&qsid=145-7474788-1198817&sprefix=low+level+,aps,171&sr=8-6&sres=B07KFQDLZS,B07RV26JWQ,B00002N86A,B076S6KBP2,B0002EVNJ6,B07KPLLWHK,B071GGL75N,B07FYVBB92,B07CMG69XQ,B000Q5VMKG,B004YUEPBW,B004Y6V5CI,B08H5R7KHP,B08QVBY4L2,B08TMB4LFJ,B015BRS93Q,B00DRJ1KQO,B00IO64NXC,B000OCSAUQ,B011O2WW1C&srpt=GAS_SMOKE_FIRE_ALARM


Your thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciatted!

Thank you, Flo

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  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 4,845
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    For life safety why go cheep!
  • FloMo201
    FloMo201 Member Posts: 47
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    I realized that I can find the CO Experts on Amazon and the Defender on other sites. Between CO Experts and Defender.....just go with whichever is more readily available??
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 9,639
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    Might want to look at the manuals of both and see how they display low levels and how/if they can be set to alert at low levels and see how that matches what you would like them to do/how you would use them. For example it you have to press a button to see levels below the UL threshold, are you ever going to do that.
  • FloMo201
    FloMo201 Member Posts: 47
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    Mattmia2, thank you.
  • FloMo201
    FloMo201 Member Posts: 47
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    Hi everyone...first, thank you for all your help. I was ready to purchase the Defender low CO detector when I stumbled upon a low level detector by Kidde. This one is actually available to me locally, and the settings/readings/alarms/etc work for my needs. Any thoughts??

    https://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/products/fire-safety/co-alarms/kn-cou-b/
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 4,845
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    Not my choose. 
  • Sal Santamaura
    Sal Santamaura Member Posts: 529
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    FloMo201 said:

    Hi everyone...first, thank you for all your help. I was ready to purchase the Defender low CO detector when I stumbled upon a low level detector by Kidde. This one is actually available to me locally, and the settings/readings/alarms/etc work for my needs. Any thoughts??

    https://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/products/fire-safety/co-alarms/kn-cou-b/

    It's UL listed, so it won't alarm at low levels. You'd need to monitor the display readout to know when low-level CO is present. Not good. I'd go with (and have multiple times at each one's end of life) CO Experts.

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