What Carbon Monoxide Detectors Will & Won't Do

Carbon Monoxide Alarms

What they can and cannot do

  • CAN - sense unacceptable levels of CO in the air
  • CAN - provide early warning, before a healthy adult might show symptoms
  • CAN - act as round-the-clock monitor of CO
  • CAN - only sense CO that reaches it - Where you hang a detector is important
  • CAN - breakdown like any other electronic device
  • CANNOT - work without electrical power (batteries, AC)
  • CANNOT - sense smoke, natural gas, propane, etc. (It is not a smoke detector!)

Where to put (or not put) your detector

  • PUT - near a bedroom, or other room where people spend most of their time; where its alarm can be heard.
  • READ the instructions that come with your Detector.
  • DO NOT PUT - in garage, furnace room, near cooking stove, etc.
  • DO NOT PUT - in dead air space, corner of room, near the floor, in the peak of a vaulted ceiling.
  • DO NOT PUT - near open windows or doors.
  • DO NOT PUT - in excessively hot or cold areas, or excessively damp or dry areas.
  • DO NOT PUT - a cloth or plastic cover over the detector.

Used with permission from the author David G. Penney, PH.D

Send Us a Message
By submitting, you agree to receive text message communication from us per our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, which state that we will never share your personal information or spam you.
Contact Information
AMA Heating & Air Conditioning
710 Lombardi Avenue  •  Green Bay, WI 54304
Monday - Friday  |  7:30am - 4:30pm
Get your RenewAir product serviced by Ama Heating and Air Conditioning
Honeywell thermostat installation in Ashwaubenon WI is something we do as well.
American Standard Furnace service in Ashwaubenon WI is our speciality.
Ama Heating and Air Conditioning works with Bryant Furnace products in De Pere WI.
Looking for an Aprilaire whole home humidifier in De Pere WI? - Look no further.
Ama Heating and Air Conditioning works with Triangle Tube Furnace products in De Pere WI.
Ama Heating and Air Conditioning works with Modine Furnace products in De Pere WI.
Ama Heating and Air Conditioning works with Weil-McLain Furnace products in De Pere WI.