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CO detector

Wayne_14
Wayne_14 Member Posts: 39
What is the best location for a CO Detector, High or Low

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  • Murph'_4
    Murph'_4 Member Posts: 209
    set it at eye level.....

    where the air changes (like a hallway) ,best to put near the bedrooms and also near any combustion equipment.



    Murph'
  • Pat Clark
    Pat Clark Member Posts: 187
    Master Bedroom

    is what we recommend for the first detector, then if you want more, other bedrooms, halls living room, etc. Reasoning is if you are asleep when a CO condition begins, you want to be woken up as soon as possible so that you can still function enough to prevent a tragedy.

    Pat
  • One in every bedroom

    at a level of "Head to Bed" my saying. It should be mounted in such a way as to measure startified level of CO. The specific gravity of CO is .97 as compared to air which is 1.0. That means the CO will slowly rise to the ceiling and sort of stratify at standing "Head" level. The bed says that it should be no lower than the "BED" level as when you are sleeping.
  • Mark Hunt
    Mark Hunt Member Posts: 4,908
    Agreed


    I would NEVER recommend plugging one into a low wall outlet.

    Also keep in mind that small children can sleep right through alarms.

    Mark H

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  • Wayne_14
    Wayne_14 Member Posts: 39
    Thanks for the input

    > at a level of "Head to Bed" my saying. It should

    > be mounted in such a way as to measure startified

    > level of CO. The specific gravity of CO is .97 as

    > compared to air which is 1.0. That means the CO

    > will slowly rise to the ceiling and sort of

    > stratify at standing "Head" level. The bed says

    > that it should be no lower than the "BED" level

    > as when you are sleeping.



  • Wayne_14
    Wayne_14 Member Posts: 39
    Thanks for the input

    Thank You all for the input
  • Murph'_4
    Murph'_4 Member Posts: 209
    wayne...

    please check out co experts dot com



    coexperts



    these are low-level monitors rather than mid-level detectors, worth the price of admission!!



    Murph'
  • Good Idea to have

    an audio and visual system in childrens bedrooms to watch and listen until they are old enough to somewhat care for themselves. I think that is at about 35 years old.
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