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Usually, all detectors come with complete placement stats. CO2 detectors by rule of thumb, are placed at or around the same level as A.C. receptacles are placed, about 1ft above the floor (give or take). there are a lot of CO2 detectors that are simply plug in units, that exist t that height, altho I do know that the laws governing the placement of outlets are often not followed terribly closely. My detectors that are at A.C.Outlet height have been approved by our fire department, so I think that is good.

 

I also think that if you are concerned, ask your fire department to drop by and look at your placement, as they will be happy to do this , especially if you have Coffee and Doughnuts readily available for them (which is what I do)

 

especially if you have Coffee and Doughnuts readily available for them (which is what I do)

Thanks for the laugh. However, doughnuts is a dirty word around diabetics. They are wicked torture devices, you want one but can't have JUST one. You end up eating the whole box. At least that's my experience.

I figure it this way: Heat rises. A CO source is likely to be a furnace, water heater or the dryer. However, the dryer is directly and forcefully vented outside. The furnace, too, is vented outside. Only the water heater has a draft draw vent system where rising hot air goes out the roof of the house. Should that become blocked, which shouldn't happen because of the vent cap I now have (years ago a bird got trapped in the vent pipe; only found that out when I was upgrading the furnace). There's no way for any living thing to get into the vent except for maybe insects. And that would have to be a whole lot of bugs before the pipe would clog up.

So before I sidetracked myself, heat rises. CO gasses are likely to follow that air flow. The detector is up on the floor joists (basement room) where they SHOULD detect CO gasses.

 

Most Firemen will be uninterested in cut carrots