marlinspike
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The Kidde combined smoke carbon monoxide alarm was on offer at Costco for £12 last week. Not sure if the deal is still on but worth having a look if you are on there.
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bigegg
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READ -+- THE -+- INSTRUCTIONS.What do you think I am???!!!??? A GIRL?!?!?!?!?
You'll be telling me to ask for directions next.(!)
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If you buy one off eBay ensure decent life left. I bought one cheap for use in a camper that only had a short life due to being NOS and turned out duff. The house has a combined CO2 / fire detector that talks rather than just beeping and is the second as the first died after a number of years. Seems there is something inside that degrades and is part of how they work hence life of 5-7 years. So if you buy one cheap because it has been sitting on a dealer shelf for 5 years then you know the reason why !
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Instructions??? Oh, you mean the mean the manufacturers opinion
What do you think I am???!!!??? A GIRL?!?!?!?!?
You'll be telling me to ask for directions next.(!)
bigegg
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The one I ordered states it has a 10 year life/warranty so I'm not overly worried about that - if I only get half of that, it's still insanely cheap compared to dying
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it will be date stamped when it was made and runs out
Tiggy_dorset
It looks just like a bought one!
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Whats the best way to test one of these with actual carbon monoxide? Yes I press the button and it beeps, but not proof that it reacts to carbon monoxide.
bigegg
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hold a candle near it?
or put it in the car, and run a hosepipe from the exhaust?
might be safer just to put it near the exhaust?
the snooper
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hold a candle near it?
or put it in the car, and run a hosepipe from the exhaust?
might be safer just to put it near the exhaust?
I suppose you'd like them to sit in the car, doors and windows closed to test it properly for an hour or so
Tiggy_dorset
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I suppose you'd like them to sit in the car, doors and windows closed to test it properly for an hour or so
Anyone want to volunteer to test the theory?
On a serious note, I would actually like to test mine, to be absolutely sure.
bigegg
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Anyone want to volunteer to test the theory?
On a serious note, I would actually like to test mine, to be absolutely sure.
like ~I said, hold a candle near it, or if it is loose, put it near car exhaust
the snooper
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only downfall to this test is you will never get to hear the result of the testAnyone want to volunteer to test the theory?
On a serious note, I would actually like to test mine, to be absolutely sure.
