Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector, Plug In Wall with 9-Volt Battery Backup, Digital LED Display

Works great

Good price. Lasts about 10 years before it gives you a signal to replace. Easy to install.

I'm 75, and I've owned several generations of fire, smoke, and carbon monoxide detectors in the past 40 years in my house. The current Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector in my opinion is a distinct improvement over the over my previous carbon monoxide detectors for a number of reasons:1. Location:The unit can be plugged into any outlet or run off a 5' power cord and set on a counter top. Despite folklore that carbon monoxide is heavier than air or lighter and rises, carbon monoxide is actually fairly close to room air in weight and thus tends to diffuse throughout the room and the house. As a result, I plug my Kidde detectors into low level electrical outlets, well outlets over kitchen counters, and in the basement into a ceiling outlet.2. Dependability:The unit runs on AC with a battery backup and a long life-span from a top manufacturer.3. Monitoring:The unit continuously monitors carbon monoxide with a display that I can read from across the room. The unit also emembers past peak incidents.4. Alarm:The alarm is loud and persistent.5. Style:So many units look cheesy, like they are Pac Man vintage odd shapes, lettering, embosses, etc. I remodeled my house and I winced at the contrast between the new clean lines of the interior refurbishment and the dorky look of my old carbon monoxide detectors. The Kidde unit looks modern--a clean white rectangle with subdued buttons and window for the data display.Some people want units that talk to each other, float across the ether via the internet, etc. Hey people. We are dealing with carbon monoxide! The house isn't going to burn down. The alarm is loud enough to be hear throughout the house. Pay less, and have less complexity to go wrong. Keep it simple for carbon monoxide detectors.

This arrived quickly, and I wished it was a little better packaged, but there was nothing broken and everything seemed to be there, so I'm happy. However, the fact it has a 10-year warranty and I lost a year as it is already years old makes me wonder, but we shall see. My furnace guy suggested I get something like this, so I went looking hoping he'll approve when he comes next year, but also hoping I won't need this thing to be honest. So far seems to work well and a nice piece of mind.

Easy to set up. And test.

Always install CO alarms in your house! This one has a long, shrill chirp which is what you'd want, and the digital display that records highest CO levels is nice (though thankfully I've never had to see that on mine). I have one of these on every floor of the house, and product aside, you should consider getting this alarm or any other in your household.

Works well

Satisfied, hoping that on 7/13/2035 this unit does not alarm at midnight but at midday.