CO Detectors

[lloyda]

Does anyone have any views on different makes of CO detectors (good or bad) ? Are the ones with a digital read out worth the money? They have some appeal for me as they may give more of a warning rather than suddently getting a dangerous alarm situation. Some I've looked at also suggest that they have a finite life - is this true?

Thanks

 

[kirkgas]

i have found the SF450 to be a very good model, it has a 5 yr life , i think, nothing has an infinite lifespan, why would anyone make such a thing they want you to replace, even a unit like the SF450 "should" have a 5 yr lifespan but this is dependant on what contamination gets to the unit, i dont mean CO but other things can contaminate as well, certain aerosols contain things that poison a sensor

 

[muggles]

i have found the SF450 to be a very good model, it has a 5 yr life , i think, nothing has an infinite lifespan, why would anyone make such a thing they want you to replace, even a unit like the SF450 "should" have a 5 yr lifespan but this is dependant on what contamination gets to the unit, i dont mean CO but other things can contaminate as well, certain aerosols contain things that poison a sensor

Agreed, that's the one we always use as well (although I thought it had a 6-year life...).

The sensor on any detector will deplete over it's lifetime which is why you are expected to replace them, and why the batteries cannot be replaced, hence they have a quoted lifespan. I don't think something with a digital readout is really necessary, this will do the job just fine. Just don't go out and buy one of those colour-change spot detectors, you may as well stick a lump of toffee to your wall

 

[lloyda]

Thanks for the advice gents - will proceed with the model you recommend.

Can you advise on the best location to install it? I have a Potterton Suprima 100L in the loft, and a gas hob in the kitchen. I had assumed that the best place for the sensor would be on the ceiling on the landing. Would this be correct?

Many thanks.

 

[ScottCheg]

any alarms 'kite marked' will be suffice.

 

[muggles]

Read the instructions, they'll tell you where to put it

 

[kirkgas]

the chances of CO from a room sealed boiler are low, if the boiler is in the loft the chances of CO leaking from that boiler and dropping to bedroom level must be even lower (CO will rise as lighter than air? ) i have never really thought of a CO alarm as a high priority for a gas cooker, i appreciate that a lot of cookers dont get serviced and can give out CO, so i suppose it is better to have one as back up, so after great deliberation i dont know where to tell you to put the alarm but if i have to choose i would say in the hall outside the bedroom doors, or fit 2