CO Detector Location ?

[Robert L Bass]

What's a better location for an AC wall plug-in type of

CO alarm: a wall socket a few inches off the floor, or a
wall socket mid way up the wall ?

Place the CO detector on a wall about 5 feet above the floor.

Why ?

Carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air but it mixes thoroughly with
room air so it does not accumulate at the ceiling. Optimal detection is at
"breathing" height which for most people is about 5 feet from the floor.
That is the recommendation of at least one major manufacturer. There is
some disagreement on this subject among CO detector manufacturers. Last I
checked NFPA doesn't give any guidelines on detector height.

Likewise there are varying opinions as to where the detectors should be
placed in a home. I like to install them near sources of carbon monoxide
and in hallways outside of sleeping rooms. Some folks believe that one or
the other of these locations is sufficient. Absent a code specification I
figure it's best to err on the side of caution and cover both. Thus I would
install detectors in the furnace room, any room with a fireplace or gas
operated appliance and another outside the bedrooms. It's usually best not
to install CO detectors inside bedrooms because the propellant in hairspray
can set them off.

Wherever you install them, make sure they are tested regularly, especially
at the start of the heating season. I have information on several brands of
carbon monoxide detectors on my website at
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com/subcategory_256.htm. If the home is heated
using LPG you might also want to consider installing combustible gas
detectors such as those I list on a companion page at
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com/subcategory_257.htm. These pages are for
the general public. If you're in the trade you can order these detectors
wholesale at your favorite alarm distributor.

--

Regards,
Robert L Bass

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Bass Burglar Alarms
http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
http://www.Bass-Home.com
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[Robert11]

Hello:

What's a better location for an AC wall plug-in type of
CO alarm: a wall socket a few inches off the floor, or a
wall socket mid way up the wall ?

Why ?

B.

 

[mikey]

Jezuz, what does the manual that came with it say?

 

[G. Morgan]

Subject: Re: CO Detector Location ?
Newsgroup: alt.security.alarms

Place the CO detector on a wall about 5 feet above the floor.

Robert Rose:

He is correct about placing them at that height.

Don't buy a thing from him - he's a nefarious felon.

 

[mikey]

Unless they're lying down ya knucklehead, RTFM

Place the CO detector on a wall about 5 feet above the floor.


Carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air but it mixes thoroughly with
room air so it does not accumulate at the ceiling. Optimal detection is at
"breathing" height which for most people is about 5 feet from the floor.
That is the recommendation of at least one major manufacturer. There is
some disagreement on this subject among CO detector manufacturers. Last I
checked NFPA doesn't give any guidelines on detector height.

Likewise there are varying opinions as to where the detectors should be
placed in a home. I like to install them near sources of carbon monoxide
and in hallways outside of sleeping rooms. Some folks believe that one or
the other of these locations is sufficient. Absent a code specification I
figure it's best to err on the side of caution and cover both. Thus I would
install detectors in the furnace room, any room with a fireplace or gas
operated appliance and another outside the bedrooms. It's usually best not
to install CO detectors inside bedrooms because the propellant in hairspray
can set them off.

Wherever you install them, make sure they are tested regularly, especially
at the start of the heating season. I have information on several brands of
carbon monoxide detectors on my website at
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com/subcategory_256.htm. If the home is heated
using LPG you might also want to consider installing combustible gas
detectors such as those I list on a companion page at
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com/subcategory_257.htm. These pages are for
the general public. If you're in the trade you can order these detectors
wholesale at your favorite alarm distributor.

--

Regards,
Robert L Bass

===========================>
Bass Burglar Alarms
http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
http://www.Bass-Home.com
===========================>

 

[Robert L Bass]

Historically have been located on walls , and in UK the British

Standard requires them to be at least 1.5 meters[yards] off floor.

1.5m is about 5ft.

New European Standard specifically on CO alarm siting CEN 50292,
follows that but also permits on ceiling too.

Research was done by main Gas Utility {British Gas/Advantica} into CO's
characteristics when emitted in a home, and that data was considered
when European Standard put together.
Plugging in at floor level socket a big NO NO.

Which is why we ignore "Mikey" :^)

 

[Michael B. Baker]

NFPA 720-1998 Recommended Practice for the Installation of Household Carbon
Monoxide (CO) Warning Equipment

2-1.1.2* A carbon monoxide alarm or detector should be centrally located
outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the
bedrooms. Where bedrooms are separated and the audibility of the alarm or
detector to occupants within the bedroom area could be seriously impaired,
more than one unit could be needed. Each alarm or detector should be located
on the wall, ceiling, or other location as specified in the installation
instructions that accompany the unit.

 

[mikey]

Historically have been located on walls , and in UK the British
Standard requires them to be at least 1.5 meters[yards] off floor.

1.5m is about 5ft.

New European Standard specifically on CO alarm siting CEN 50292,
follows that but also permits on ceiling too.

Research was done by main Gas Utility {British Gas/Advantica} into CO's
characteristics when emitted in a home, and that data was considered
when European Standard put together.
Plugging in at floor level socket a big NO NO.

Which is why we ignore "Mikey" :^)

Where's the propane detector in your trailerhome, Bob?

 

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good insurance, and electric stoves
then no worries bout cm.