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: False Alarms -
Summary: 1 Stars
Fortunately, Kidde customer service has responded well to our false alarm problem with the GAS side of these devices.
Now on our third, the other two each lasted about a year before giving us false GAS alarms, this one is up only about 2 months and here we go again!
This time, I asked Kidde if they would replace the unit with the Carbon Monoxide ONLY product... They were kind enough to do so.
Thank goodness Kidde stands behind their products with representatives trained to listen and respond to consumer issues.
Customer Review: False Alarms Galore!
Summary: 1 Stars
My wife and I bought one of these Kidde Nighthawk alarms and it has alerted us a total of FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST THREE MONTHS that there was explosive gas present with a measurement around 215. Not once has there actually been any sort of a danger. We've had nothing but false alarms with this product, and today, after it going off three consecutive times within the past fifteen minutes, it's getting the boot.
The other reviewers are correct in saying that explosive gas has a distinct smell. The only thing *I* was smelling when this alarm went off was the soap I had just used to wash my hands. Deadly and explosive? I think not!
Customer Review: False Gas Alarm
Summary: 1 Stars
I was relieved to find that it was sensitive when the detector went off when I was spraying a ton of lysol. But, thismorning when nothing was going on the Gas detector went off. I knew that I didn't smell any gas but I didn't want to chance it so I called the fire department to have them take a look around with their equipment. Of coarse they didn't find anything wrong, they suggested that I purchase CO specific detectors and smoke detectors seperately. Apparently there is too much stuff they(kidde) are trying to cram into these detectors and there are gliches and who knows what and when something is wrong. I bought this model at our local Menards since they didn't have any CO specific for $50. I wish that I had read these reviews first. This one is not worth the trouble, please don't buy. And oh yeah, the fire department is going to charge me too, hopefully no more than my insurance deductible of $500, but my police officer husband informed me that they typically can charge up to $1000 to come and look around the house. I plan to call the company tomorrow in hopes they will replace my detector for just a CO.Customer Review: False alarm on Christmas Eve!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
So it's Christmas eve, I'm cooking prime rib, just about done with dinner, when the alarm goes off. We evacuate our home (after turning off our electric stove) call 911, fire dept comes out and...Drum Roll please....a false alarm! On Christmas Eve! Then I decide to google the model number and find all these horrible reviews. Well I guess I can't say this wasn't an exciting Christmas.Customer Review: False alarms
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this combo unit because I wanted a good unit that I wouldn't have to replace every other year. What I received was a unit that gave me explosive gas false alarms in the middle of the night. Since I work as a cumbustion engineer and knew that based on the fact that there was no smell, there was no chance that I was in a hazordous situation. It spent a number of nights in the garage so that I could go back to sleep.