I have researched about the best carbon monoxide detector for the past few days because I want to upgrade my home safety system. I read reviews on The New York Times, Consumer Reports, and CNET, and they all seem to agree that these two stand out the most:
Both are packed with smart features like voice alerts, smartphone notifications, CO detection, and the ability to pinpoint exactly which room is affected. The reviews are excellent—but now I’m stuck trying to decide which one would best suit my home setup.
In my house, I have a mix of hardwired smoke detectors already installed, but some rooms don’t have wiring and would need a battery-powered option. I’m also wondering about long-term maintenance, reliability, and which type might be more convenient overall.
So if anyone has experience with either model, I’d really appreciate your advice!
Should I go battery-powered or wired? Any tips or recommendations would be super helpful.
In my experience too much information on such matters is a bad thing.
We have smart monitoring at the cottage and the number of false positives we get…
My FIL just has a digital readout beside his fireplace to get an idea rather than an alarm or anything.
I think we have the second one in the pic you posted. It’s only a couple years old but working good as far as I can tell and it’s right next to a wood burning stove. But I wouldn’t sleep in the basement without a CO detector.
Hard wired is better if it’s convenient. 10 year battery life is good too whichever way you go.
It’s always best to ere on the side of caution. I have both smoke and CO detectors throughout the house. I’ve added a smoke detector in my tent as well. They are cheap.
