Kidde KN-COEG-3 Nighthawk Plug-In Carbon Monoxide and Explosive Gas Alarm with Battery Backup
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Kidde KN-COEG-3 Nighthawk Plug-In Carbon Monoxide and Explosive Gas Alarm with Battery Backup
Customer Review: Dog farts set off explosive gas alarm
Summary: 2 Stars
It was like something from a comedy, the dog sleeping next to the detector sets off the explosive gas alarm every few nights when she lets one rip towards the unit plugged into the hallway outlet. Although, at 4am, it isn't so funny. We will have to replace this unit with a Carbon Monoxide ONLY detector or replace the bulldog with a less gassy breed.Customer Review: Explosive Gas False Alarms
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the 2nd Kidde Carbon Monoxide/Explosive Gas detector I've had. The first one kept having false alarms for explosive gas. Kidde was kind enough to replace it with a new one a couple years ago.
I am now having false gas alarms again. I am in touch with Kidde about getting a carbon monoxide detector instead. I am hoping things will go smoothly with customer service again this time around.
Update: Kidde customer service is excellent and gave me the carbon monoxide only detector.
Customer Review: FALSE ALARMS A-PLENTY
Summary: 1 Stars
DO NOT BUY this piece of junk. False alarms regularly. Gives readings of 3 times the "lethal" levels of gas, when there is NO gas present. If, for the sake of argument, the gas detector was accurate, wouldn't you want it to go off before reaching that high a level? It's NOT just sensitive, it is a piece of crap. Do a little research before you buy a detector, you'll find many issues with this one. I wish I had done that research before buying.Customer Review: Failed
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this for my daughter last Spring. A house warming gift.
She unplugged it and pulled out the battery. Too many false alarms.
I took it back and tested it. I got a few GAS false alarms, (in clean closed rooms) but now,it mostly shows ERR on the display and beeps like crazy.
I suspect it might be sensitive to AC line voltage spikes (heat coming on) or maybe radio interference. Since we live in the city, close to a multitude of cell towers and radio stations.
IIRC, I paid about $40 for this at Lowes.. A waste of time and money.
Not recommended..
Customer Review: False Alarm
Summary: 1 Stars
Just finished up with a dramatic afternoon visit from the Atmos gas man. After my unit was screaming "GAS" for a while and saying 216 PPM CO, I figured it was a real emergency. The unit in my basement about 20 feet away from my hot water heater. My wife was taking a shower at the time, and the heater was on. I figured it was the real deal.
Long story short, Atmos sent a guy out within 20 minutes, who did a battery of tests on the gas lines, meters, and even took a longer look at my water heater than my plumber does. He spent well over an hour diagnosing things, using his professional meters, recreating the same conditions, etc. The only possible cause was a faulty meter.
DO NOT BUY THIS CRUMMY METER
The one good thing was that the Atmos guy wrote the issue up as an outside gas meter replacement - not a faulty meter - so he didn't charge me anything! And he spent lots of time explaining everything to me. Go Atmos!