Carbon Monoxide Detector Information

Carbon Monoxide Detector Links

Underwriters Laboratory, which sets the product standards for carbon monoxide detectors, provides useful carbon monoxide safety tips.

The National Conference of State Legislatures, an organization dedicated to state legislative issues, provides a complete list of statutes regarding the installation of carbon monoxide detectors.

WebMD.com features some helpful tips on preventing carbon monoxide poisoning and choosing a carbon monoxide detector.

CarbonMonoxideKills.com, a website devoted to preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, has useful information on how to keep your home safe, what carbon monoxide detectors are and how they work, and the symptoms of various levels of exposure to CO, among other useful information.

This Old House has a video from the TV show that identifies the types of carbon monoxide detectors and makes some recommendations for placement.

There's some good general information at About.com on carbon monoxide detectors, including placement tips. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

If you worry about your carbon monoxide alarm sounding when you're away from home, especially if there are pets, children, elderly or hearing-impaired family members alone at home, Mayday Mayday! Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Messenger 2.0 software (*Est. $60) uses your computer's microphone to listen for smoke and CO detector alarms, then uses your Internet connection to send urgent phone calls or emails wherever you specify, including the fire department. You can try it free for 30 days from Download.com. 

Carbon monoxide detector manufacturers' websites have more detailed product information:

Kidde (UTC)

First Alert (Jarden)

American Sensors Inc. (Jarden)

BRK (Jarden)