Where should I put my CO detector?

I bought a CO detector just before Christmas. It's a neat Kidde model, complete with digital min/max readout. Apart from one short hour when I had the Vanette oven running and the high-reading was just '10' (it happened only once), it's resolutely stayed at zero, despite my having a constantly-running Kabola and a gas fridge. The instructions talk of a readout of about 50 60 for three hours as being dodgy, of 100 or more for a couple of hours of being dangerous, and of about 300 as being 'get out of there NOW' territory.

But I'd be slightly more reassured if the readout bumped along near the bottom, instead of flatlining.

I took it off the wall and held it against the diesel exhaust outside, and it gradually rose to about 230, which was reassuring in its way. But it's back on the wall now, and still giving a big round zero readout. I wonder if I should have it up there

or down

here?

Comments

[Bill Baker]

I am a shareowner of NB Maximus, 60 foot, built by JD Boat, Gailey, 2000. The first year I purchased the CO detector in the USA and placed on the top shelf between the salon and the kitchen. This places it between the solid fuel stove and the propane hob /oven unit. One owner complained that the flashing green kept him awake so we turned it away from the viewer!No alarms so far. Each compartment was vented in accordance with the law. Blocking vents to save heat in the winter months could be dangerous. Thanks for the statistics.