Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detectors- Owning the best carbon monoxide detectors can save your life. Some of the best carbon monoxide detectors are made by Kidde. The Kidde carbon monoxide detectors should be used in conjunction with smoke detectors.
The "silent killer"…yes, that is how carbon monoxide is described. You can't see carbon monoxide, you can't smell carbon monoxide, and you can't taste carbon monoxide. Without a carbon monoxide detector you will never know if it is your house or building. Carbon monoxide is just as dangerous as fire so not having a carbon monoxide detector in your house is a huge risk you take. Best Fire Gear recommends that you not only own a carbon monoxide detector, but you own the best carbon monoxide detector you can. Kidde makes some solid carbon monoxide detectors and has a proven track record.
Best Fire Gear is going to profile each of the Kidde carbon monoxide detectors so that when you go to buy one, you can know what all the features and differences of each model are. There are quite a few variations that include how they are powered and if they are smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Kidde offers carbon monoxide detectors that are run off of batteries, hard wired, or AC plug in.
Kidde Battery Operated Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Kidde Model KN-COSM-XTR-B Dual Purpose Alarm
- Carbon monoxide and smoke detector
- Uses the ionization smoke sensor technology
- Voice alarm that indicates the danger and type
- Test and reset button
- Two LED lights- Red is for alarm condition and green is for normal operation
- Low battery warning
- Battery safeguard system that prevents it from being mounted incorrectly
- Hush feature that temporarily silences nuisance alarms
Kidde Model KN-COSM-XTR-B price: $34.99
Kidde Model KN-COB-B-LS Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Carbon monoxide detector
- Test and reset button
- Two LED lights- Red is for alarm condition and green is for normal operation
- End of life warning at the seven year mark
Kidde Model KN-COB-B-LS price: $22.99
Kidde Model KN-COPP-B-LS Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Digital display
- Backlit display
- Peak level memory that displays the highest CO concentration measured
- Battery lockout system prevents installation without a battery
- Test and reset button
- End of life warning at the seven year mark
Kidde Model KN-COPP-B-LS price: $38.99
Kidde Model KN-COB-B Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Battery lockout system prevents installation without a battery
- Front battery cover
- Test and reset button
- Low battery signal
- Green LED light to indicate working properly
- Red LED light to indicate dangerous levels of CO detected
Kidde Model KN-COB-B price: $25.99
Kidde Model KN-COPP-B Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Digital display
- Backlit display
- Peak level memory that displays the highest CO concentration measured
- Test and reset button
- Low battery signal
- Front battery cover
- Battery safeguard which makes it difficult to close cover without battery
Kidde Model KN-COPP-B price: $34.99
Kidde Model KN-COSM-B Dual Purpose Alarm
- Voice alarm that indicates the danger and type
- Carbon monoxide and smoke detector
- Uses the ionization smoke sensor technology
- Test and reset button
- Two LED lights- Red is for alarm condition and green is for normal operation
- Low battery warning
- Battery safeguard system that prevents it from being mounted incorrectly
- Hush feature that temporarily silences nuisance alarms
Kidde Model KN-COSM-B price: $33.99
Kidde Wire-in Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Kidde Model KN-COPF-I Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Low profile design
- Test and reset button
- Peak level memory that displays the highest CO concentration measured
- Lithium-Ion self rechargeable battery
- Green LED light to indicate power is being delivered to the alarm
- Red LED light indicates unit is in alarm mode
- Amber LED light indicates unit is the initiating alarm mode.
- Connects with up 24 other Kidde devices
- Digital display
- Peak level button displays the last peak CO level recorded by the alarm
- End of life warning
Kidde Model KN-COPF-I price: $65.99
Kidde Model KN-COP-IC Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Adjustable mounting bracket
- Quick connect
- Sealed cover
- Tamper resist locking feature
- Alkaline battery backup
Kidde Model KN-COP-IC price: $44.99
Kidde Model KN-COSM-IB Dual Purpose Alarm
- Carbon monoxide and smoke detector
- Ionization sensor technology for smoke detector
- Connects with up 24 other Kidde devices
- Alkaline battery backup
- Battery lockout system to prevent installation without battery
- Tamper resist locking feature
- Adjustable mounting bracket
- Peak level button displays the last peak CO level recorded by the alarm
- Hush feature that temporarily silences nuisance alarms
- Test and reset button
- Green LED light to indicate power
- Red LED light to indicate dangerous level of smoke or carbon monoxide
Kidde Model KN-COSM-IB price: $44.99
Kidde AC Plug-in Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Kidde Model KN-COB-DP-LS Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Tamper resist feature that sends the device into constant alarm mode if it has been unplugged or has come loose from the outlet
- Alkaline battery backup
- Test and reset button
- End of life warning
Kidde Model KN-COB-DP-LS price: $27.99
Kidde Model KN-COB-DP-H Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Test and reset button
- Green LED light that indicates alarm is receiving power and operating properly
- Red LED light that illuminates when in alarm mode
Kidde Model KN-COB-DP-H price: $34.99
Kidde Model KN-COP-DP Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Digital display
- Test and reset button
- Peak level button displays the last peak CO level recorded by the alarm
Kidde Model KN-COP-DP price: $49.99
Kidde Model KN-COPP-3 Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Battery backup
- Digital display
- Test and reset button
- Peak level button displays the last peak CO level recorded by the alarm
- Kidde Model KN-COPP-3 price: $39.99
- Kidde Model KN-COEG-3 Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Digital display
- Test and reset button
- Peak level button displays the last peak CO level recorded by the alarm
- Battery backup
Kidde Model KN-COEG-3 price: $41.99
Kidde Model KN-COB-LCB-A Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Battery back-up
- Tamper resist feature that sends the device into constant alarm mode if it has been unplugged or has come loose from the outlet
- Test and reset button
- Green LED light that indicates alarm is receiving power and operating properly
- Red LED light that illuminates when in alarm mode
- Hush feature that temporarily silences nuisance alarms
Kidde Model KN-COB-LCB-A price: $38.99
As you can see, Kidde offers many types of carbon monoxide detectors. While Best Fire Gear recommends that you get a wired-in model, we highly recommend that it also has a battery backup feature to keep working during power outages.