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

FloMo201
FloMo201 Member Posts: 61
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

Comments

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,484
    For life safety why go cheep!
  • FloMo201
    FloMo201 Member Posts: 61
    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: 11,120
    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: 61
    Mattmia2, thank you.
  • FloMo201
    FloMo201 Member Posts: 61
    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: 5,484
    Not my choose. 
  • Sal Santamaura
    Sal Santamaura Member Posts: 535
    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.
  • tanklessEvangelist
    tanklessEvangelist Member Posts: 1
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1674293#Comment_1674293

    Hi pecmsg,

    What would be your choice?

    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1674460#Comment_1674460

    Sal,

    Is the CO Experts Unit still available? The owner, George, died a couple of years ago(?), and my understanding there was conflict on who owned the business. Are these units manufactured years ago or current stock?

  • Sal Santamaura
    Sal Santamaura Member Posts: 535

    "Sal,

    Is the CO Experts Unit still available? The owner, George, died a couple of years ago(?), and my understanding there was conflict on who owned the business. Are these units manufactured years ago or current stock?"

    If memory serves, George Kerr died in 2016 or 2017. The business was purchased from his heirs by a Canadian company that has apparently continued to make units. My most recent CO Experts monitor was installed two years ago and replaced one (the wall plate was already there; I just twisted the new one on it) that reached its end of life. Given the five year service life of chemical sensors used, current offerings would seem to be of recent manufacture.

    Revenant

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