Kidde Carbon Monoxide Alarm Review 

You told me exactly what I needed to do. It was actually easy, but the User's Guide was overwhelming to me. I appreciate your help so much. Thank you.

You did an exceptionally good job explaining how this darned thing open, plus how to set the thing up and read. Thanks. Kidde owes you a BIG CHECK!

Thank you! I have this one for years and love it. It started beeping and I didn't know why. I replaced the battery inside and it is perfect again!

Haha! THANKS SO MUCH! we bought ours over amazon. we haven't tested it yet BUT NOW WE KNOW HOW! we were too worried about beeping and stuff because we are just renting. This video still helped us get over that sound and how to test it and such. Thanks so much!

Thank you for helping me how to open the battery compartment, could not figure it out without your video.

Thank you so much for posting this! I could not figure out how to remove the back of the alarm to install the batteries. Watched your video and it was so simple. Plus you mentioned that the alarm will sound when the battery is installed. Good to know, as that would have made me jump if I hadn't expected it. Again, thank you!

Thank you so much. Very straight to point! First time home owner and this was very helpful!

Thank you so much I went through so many videos hoping someone would show how to replace the battery! That was super clear and helpful!! Also fun demo 😊

THANK YOU !!! You were so thorough at explaining. I couldn't even get the back off and then when you just slid it down, I was like OHHHH. LOL. Smooth sailing from then on. TFS 🙂👍

Thank you so much . Such a great and easy explanation and the demo👏👍🏽. The user guide was a little overwhelming.

Thanks for the easy steps to open the back panel. Great video

This a great video, thanks. Can you do a follow up video to see how it's doing after 5 years? Also, is it better to place it higher than the outlet? I've heard that it is but just want to confirm.

I don't usually leave comments but I have to. First of all, you are funny as😂..video is thorough, very informative and useful. Useful 👌

HAVING TO PLUG IT IN IS A NON STARTER FOR those who will need to monitor emergency heat sources during a winter blackout. Is there a high quality battery operated unit available?

I have a Kidde carbon monoxide alarm ( model 10LLCO). It definitely saved me a few years ago. It has now come to its end of life , bleeping every 30 seconds or so. I have just ordered a new one so need to wait on delivery but I cannot stop the existing alarm from bleeping. There is no silence button. If I hold down the Test/Reset button it stops gor a short time and restarts again. Cant listen to this for the next few days or I will be ready for the funny farm 😅. Would definitely recommend having an alarm. I accidentally forgot about my dinner cooking away in the oven, kitchen door was closed. I was in another room , the irony was I was checking out new kitchens online. Hear bleeping but knew it was not my smoke alarm which is in a different location in my house. I thought it was the tv program until I happened to change channels. Came out to find my kitchen totally full of smoke. Could not even see the main cooker switch on the wall to switch it off, had to feel my way along the wall. Any ideas how to stop this alarm bleeping ( it has a fixed battery so cannot remove it)

thanks! great helpful review

4:47 I just bought the same model. In the User’s Guide under section 6 Peak Level Memory, it says “Although the Peak Level feature WILL display levels below 30 PPM, these levels will not result in an alarm no matter how long the device is exposed to these levels.”

Thank you really helped

I have a plug that is in the center of a wall would that be fine to place or does it need to be close to the top or bottom?

Your video was very helpful

Thank you!!!

I ordered this model from amazon after I saw that they should be replaced every 10 years and ours was 22 years old.

First class presentation.

Thanks

i'm using this one, thank you

Very Epic review! thanks.

I have that Carbon Monoxide Alarm in my collection

I was hoping to find out why mine screams like a 5 alarm fire whe I plugged it in for the first time. Nothing in the manual for that...

Great video

You ever reviewed kiddie firex gas + carbon monoxide alarm?

It's a law in new York to have a carbon monoxide detector in the house or apartment. I've always had one. very good to have indeed. also I've used a pet seat belt before they are great!

Will it make an alarm sound if you try to remove it from the wall?

Is there a way to link this to kidde smoke detectors. That way when the carbon monoxide detector goes off, the smoke detectors upstairs beep too?

Exactly what I needed

I checked the highest reading and it was 105. Not sure when that happened. But, I decided to test mine. I stuck it directly on the the gas stove burner with the gas on but no flame. I left it for 1 minute. I can smell the gas but this thing stayed at 0 the whole time. I think with it on the stove and it going right into the detector it would Alarm. I checked the highest reading and it was still at 105. My testing could be flawed but I'm having little faith in this CM detector now.

Thx. 👍

Great video, Parris! An idea. . . Put the carbon monoxide detector near the exhaust pipe of a car and see what happens. Also, where are the girls and Rainy Day Dreamers?

What levels/min is not good for human in a car?

I’ve always heard you should put a carbon monoxide detector down in a low outlet and a smoke detector up higher because c. monoxide gas stays lower and smoke goes higher. That’s why combo smoke, carbon Monoxide units don’t make a lot of sense. Is this true? Thank you for the video… you helped me figure out where to put the 9 V battery LOL

Nice video. good useful review

Where do you place the detector

Whew thank you I need to see how open the back😂

Thankyou for the video , so you just plug it in the outlet and it's ready to go

I'm having a bit of struggle with this, but what's the difference between 4 beeps and 4 bips? With 4 beeps, does the detector start beeping?

It should be mounted FIVE FEET above the floor. Most outlets are about 1 foot above ground. [CO is slightly lighter than normal air mix, according to experts, contrary to current myths that it is heavier. ]

Here is a good way to test it out. Try using a lighter. Press down on the lighter without igniting it, then It will release butane gas.

How is the battery life? Does anyone know if it has to be plugged in?

Will you do a Lazer Bond product test?

I just actually tested mine and I use the cigarette and mine came up with 12 so I guess it does show under 30.

My detector has three straight lines going across what does that mean

Have had this same CO / GAS detector for 3 years. Tonight all of a sudden it went off saying gas. Theres no gas smell at all. I had just shut off my tea water on my 3 year old gas stove. When does that battery need replaced? And how do I replace it?

What does it mean if you press TEST and it flashes and then beeps 4 times and displays 232? But once it stops it says 0?

TY for your video! Wanted to replace a battery on my Kidde carb. mon. device but only could after I saw your demonstration!

Just bought one and really hard to slide back down

Need would have got the battery door off w/o your help. Almost wasn't strong enough anyway!

How do you reset it after a power outage

what happen to the other guy who used to help you with other videos?

Is it fine if in like a year the peak number is only 17 but usually sits on 0?

Hey I have this at my house

CO right ?

I bought 2 of these after 1 week of use both show 214 Lb flashing and beep every 10-15second,just weird to me!!!!!

Need one with a ten year battery

mine is not even 8 years and is showing end of life beep ?

hi

The batteries on these things always seem to die in the middle of the night and scare the hell out of you while you’re asleep.

I got the cheapest version. I tried close to my stove and worked instantly. I tried with a burned piece of paper it didn’t work. I’m okey with that, cause I already have a smock detector.

Hold it near the exhaust from a car and watch the numbers jump!

Alright, everyone here should post their high reading - mine was 79!

Very confusing instructions. 2 of us read the manual several times and still confused. Brand new out of the package and the "low battery" voice came on. We figured it would take time for the battery to charge so listened to the voice for a while then decided that wasn't it. Re-read the manual. Holding the 'test/hush' button did nothing. The only thing that made that annoying voice stop was pressing the button in the back. Very unclear instructions. This stopped the nagging message but we are still unsure if this just turned of the nag forever or if this is what we were supposed to do. We also didn't hear any message about the "Hush" being active. The manual calls the back button "Deactivation/Discharge Switch" which had us believing that the low battery nag was deactivated, which we wouldn't want close to the end of the life of the unit. Totally horrible manual; needs to be rewritten more clearly! Very frustrating and still don't know for sure that the unit is working as it is meant to.

I put mine in the exhaust of my car and it still read 0 WTF?

I clicked on peak level button and nothing happened

Many of these Carbon monoxide detectors give up False readings which is very Annoying.. Near the Gas Furnace is the best place to Plug it in.

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I have these in my house

i hate this thing. i have it and my sisters stupid dog ran into it twice and broke it. then it sat in my dads office for a while. then i was just playing in my room ( my dads office is at the end of the hallway where my bedroom is. then it started beeping randomly.

I think we should put it in kitchen to detect any gas leak even though the instructions say not to.

I have a smoke detector close by I might have a situation with hahahahaha

Mines only hit 11

is it a probably when you press test and it says 226 and then goes to 0

or they just faimly

Alright I don't wanna start a fight with someone so awesome like you. I just agree you we're right I was wrong ok?

Soda has lots of carbonmanocsid

I bought one in canadian tire, I'm gonna return it.

Hi

that thing is crap it alarms when ten years old to tell you it needs to be replaced rather than just putting a light or something on display saying to replace it I will buy one only if it is not going to be stupid again.

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No he didn't see his shadow I swear not be rude ;3

Well then again kidde is not a very dependable brand. You’re better off its first alert

first

Anyone else think these moronic, overpriced, complicated, user-unfriendly products are ripe for another company erasing them from our collective memory with an alarm that simply needs a new 9 volt every year and we actually look forward to this now 30 second chore?!?

Unless you have the strength of a Gorilla it's virtually impossible to get to the battery. What a piece of poorly designed, user unfriendly junk.

Thank you!!!!