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Detects carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless, deadly gas that poses a potentially deadly health risk to people.
Measures the amount of carbon monoxide over time and sounds an alarm before people would experience symptoms.
Operates on batteries or can be plugged in.
Some models provide a running digital readout of CO levels.
Hard-wired or plug-in models typically use some type of solid-state sensor, which purges itself and resamples the air periodically. That cycle increases the power demand.
Battery-powered detectors typically use a passive sensor. They will operate even in case of a power failure.
Available in combination units that have CO and smoke detectors in the same unit.
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Detects carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless, deadly gas that poses a potentially deadly health risk to people.