As a parent one of my greatest worries is carbon monoxide. I know there are a number of things that can cause it to infiltrate a home and that’s it’s a significant danger to children.
This post is sponsored by Kidde and a Kidde Worry-Free Carbon Monoxide Alarm was received.
That’s why I was interested in the Kidde Worry-Free Carbon Monoxide Alarm and to write this post about how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
I was surprised to learn that each year fire departments respond to an average of 72,000 carbon monoxide poisoning incidents. In fact, it is the leading cause of unintentional poisoning deaths in the U.S. With such a high rate of incidents I was also shocked to learn that only 50% of U.S. homes have a working CO alarm.
I hate to say it but we were a part of this group. We used to have an alarm but one day it stopped working and no matter how many times we replaced the batteries it kept giving an error message. It made me nervous not to have one but thankfully the Kidde Worry Free CO Alarm has eased that concern.
This alarm has a number of great features including:
- A sealed tamper proof lithium battery that provides 10 years of continuous power
- The CO sensor is proven effective for 10 years, which is nearly twice as long as the average model
- Easy installation – slide the alarm onto the mounting bracket and it activates automatically
- 85 decibel alarm which is loud enough to wake a sleeping adult
- 10 year limited warranty which lasts the life of the alarm
Dave had it installed in just a minute or two.
Once our Kidde Worry-Free CO Alarm arrived I was excited to get it installed. It may seem a bit odd to be happy about an alarm installation but as I mentioned carbon monoxide poisoning is a concern for me and I was looking forward to the peace of mind it offered.
Nearly 75% of homes have a potential source of carbon monoxide. Some of these sources include:
- Water heater
- Furnace
- Fireplace
- Generator
- Other fuel burning appliances
I was interested to learn the following tips about how to properly install and care for a CO alarm:
- Install at least one alarm on every level of the house
- Carbon monoxide weighs the same as air and therefore the alarm can be installed on a wall, on a table, or plugged into an electrical outlet
- However if using a combination smoke alarm/CO alarm it must be installed on the ceiling or wall because smoke rises
- Don’t cover the unit
- Test the alarm monthly
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We’ve been pleased with our Kidde Worry-Free Carbon Monoxide Alarm and recommend it to anyone looking for a high quality, long lasting CO alarm. It’s given us a great peace of mind and as the tips above recommend we will be purchasing one for every level of our home right away.
I boughts one a few years ago and now, looking at yours, my detector doesn’t seem to have all the features yours does. It might be time to upgrade. Thanks for sharing!
I don’t think we do but I’ll definitely be picking one up now. Thanks for the post!
We have one. It’s important for our safety
We dont have one because i hadnt heard of them until recently but we are moving to a new home and think we need to get one
This is actually on my ‘baby to-do’ list. I didn’t realize I needed one for each level though. Thanks for the info, I will see if I can find one of that brand.
Interesting that you should have one on every level!
We have 2 at home, can’t live without them!
We know of someone who died due to carbon monoxide poisoning so we are real careful about having working detectors in our home. It’s a real and scary concern.
My sister’s kiddie CM director woke them up at 3 in the morning bc their pellet stove backed up. It saved them! We check ours routinely and have one on every level of our home!
We actually have two in our house. I really think it is something that is so simple that can save lives. In fact our state now requires all homes sold to have one installed. Which is awesome.
We do! We have one downstairs in the room adjacent to where our furnace is.
We just recently got two….I do need to get two more though…I see they really want one on each floor! So important!
We have two one near the kitchen and the other near the living room.
We absolutely do!
Wow, thanks for this. I didn’t realize the fireplace was an issue and I didn’t realize we should have one upstairs too!
I’m really glad you posted this. We were all good on carbon monoxide alarms in our old house, but we recently moved and I realize that we don’t have on here. Time to get out and buy one!
We live in a rental, so we have one and they check it frequently. So important!
We just got a carbon monoxide detector because we moved into our new house and I was worried that I felt tired all of the time. Turns out that it wasn’t carbon monoxide that was making me tired. Serious, I’m so paranoid about everything. My husband teases me, but I’m still glad that we have a detector now.
We do, yet it’s old and while still working {check it often}, I’d like a new one that isn’t an eyesore. Thanks for the post!
This is definitely something every house should have, especially if you have gas appliances or an attached garage!
We have one in our house. I think everyone should have one, along with a smoke detector.
Such an IMPORTANT topic!! Great reminder too–we should all have them on every level. thanks for sharing :)
The city where I live requires all rentals to have one of these, so yep we have one and I am really glad that we do.