GL: CO Detctors

[Jim Fidler]

I'd think your detector was defective if it was that sensitive.

My current boat has 3 factory installed Xintex marine units and
they've never alarmed, but the engines and generator are diesel.

My previous boat had gasoline engines and genny and I installed
3 Nighthawk CO detectors that I bought at Home Depot.  I prefer
the models that have a LED or LCD readout showing ppm of
carbon monoxide.  The LCD model uses AA batteries so you
don't have to run wires.

Detectors made for household use are more sensitive than those
designed for boats so you'll likely have more nuisance alarms
but it was never a problem for me.  They are also not
"marinized" and as resistant to corrosion but you can afford
to replace them after 2 or 3 years if trouble develops.

If I didn't already have the Xintex detectors I would definitely
buy some battery powered Nighthawk units with the display feature.

Jim Fidler  "Fiddlesticks"



>I can certainly understand the need for one , but the one I had was so
> sensitive , I ended up disconnecting it.
> It was so sensitve that one night we were watching a big fireworks show on
> the river , the gunpowder smell in the air set it off.
> Two people breathing in the cabin would set it off.
>
> With the bow hatch open and wind coming down the  hatch , the motor
> running would set it off.
>
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>
> Looking to place a couple of CO monitors on the boat.  Need  info for the
> best
> ones to get, & where to buy.  Price is always  important concern.