Testing Carbon Monoxide Alarms with Real CO (SOLO C6)
CO (carbon monoxide) is a colorless and odorless gas that can kill you. Having a CO alarm is extremely important. Many common house hold appliances such as heating systems, boilers, gas fire places, and cars have to potential to leak CO. In this video, I test different brands and models of CO detectors with actual carbon monoxide to see which one sounds an alarm first. Enjoy the video!
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The nest protect is so smart it knew that this was just a test and no real danger... it only went off due to peer pressure.
@user2C47
4 жыл бұрын
The low pressure in the bag caused it to be isolated.
@eminylmaz8739
3 жыл бұрын
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@Blurain727
3 жыл бұрын
@@eminylmaz8739 looks like you broke your keyboard
@BrysonReynolds2001
3 жыл бұрын
@@Blurain727 I think he is the vacuum
@JoeMama-jf3zd
2 жыл бұрын
@@eminylmaz8739 r/ihadastroke
These alarm are designed to only go off between 4 and 15 minutes of being at 400ppm. They are designed this way on PURPOSE. Why? Because they discovered people simply unplug alarms that go off all the time. So the industry agreed on the 4-15 minute and 400ppm standard (and that's what UL tests for). That is to say the alarms should not go off prior to 4 minutes and should not go off later than 15 minutes. All of the alarms showed here passed.
@danielflorws4210
5 жыл бұрын
John Smith oik
@K1tty-cat
5 жыл бұрын
Do you think the nest passed to be honest ima heavy sleeper I don't think the heads up would wake most people up in my opinion it truly detected co at 16 minutes because that's when it would alert people.
@Avanti390
4 жыл бұрын
But the nest protect did
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@MagicPgb
2 жыл бұрын
True but nest went off last weird
Can we get a test with just the nest protect by itself for a CO test?
I imagine they are designed to have delayed reactions due to people using their ovens, etc.
Nice one! I always wonderd how intelligent the detectors were!
Awesome video! Keep up the great work!
Wikipedia has some good explanation of how the home units measure cumulative over time , not absolute immediate level like smoke alarms ...here is some of it " The alarm points on carbon monoxide detectors are not a simple alarm level (as in smoke detectors) but are a concentration-time function. At lower concentrations (e.g. 100 parts per million) the detector will not sound an alarm for many tens of minutes. At 400 parts per million (PPM), the alarm will sound within a few minutes. This concentration-time function is intended to mimic the uptake of carbon monoxide in the body while also preventing false alarms due to relatively common sources of carbon monoxide such as cigarette smoke." They go on to say portable detectors are made that will give an accurate instantaneous reading of actual level.
1:20 The green light on the kidde KN-COPE-1 turned off wich means that its dectecting something
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Stavros Evokhamun yea
@Blaze-lm4ib
3 жыл бұрын
No that means AC power is on
@michaelplayz9531
3 жыл бұрын
It’s actually called a kidde kn-cope-ic
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelplayz9531 their tje same
@SpiffingPepe
3 жыл бұрын
True, they do that so when the alarm does go off, the green and red LED don't mix creating a yellow color, although the green light will flash between the beeps of the alarm to still indicate the alarm has power.
*turns volume down*
@redacted8694
5 жыл бұрын
How did you know
@WaffleEditsAnime
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@northstarstatepolitics1652
3 жыл бұрын
*Still Hears Alarms Beeping*
@riohamad7396
2 жыл бұрын
Me to lol
Nice job, dude! Your vids are AMAZING and I wish to become part of the fire alarm community, too!
@SERSafety
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video! :)
@agoushy74
6 жыл бұрын
You are always welcome! Just get in skype, and find some people! You can add me if you want, my user name is just my KZread name but without the Landscaping part.
@alexandersalarms5380
4 жыл бұрын
@@agoushy74 Skype? join the fire alarm techs and collectors discord. skype is trash.
@alison5339
Жыл бұрын
I love your carbon monoxide alarms
Awesome test! I need to get myself one of those cans!!!
excellent video! I've seen videos online where people test these devices, but only leave them near the source for less than a minute and they never go off, so they assume the detector is not working. As we see in your video, all of these devices took several minutes to activate.
I have a Kidde KN-COPE-I. Good to know that it went off first! Great vid!
@Wigglythegreat2
7 күн бұрын
I have a few of those too, as well as the first alert up-5a-12-a and a kidde KN-COPP-B-LPM co detector. It's good to have several of these things around the house.
Can you do this again but with the first alert NICO and the kidde KN-COSM-B? I really enjoyed this video
Absolutely amazing video - thank you so much for this !!
Great video grant!
@timebarb4460
4 жыл бұрын
MRIDNETGUY2004 Hi
I love the kiddie Corbin monoxide alarm and the Nest Protect
2:29 Bruh that would totally wake me up lol, after listening to that sound it will not leave my head
IDK why but that ambience sounds nice
4:37 the saddest beep sound ever.
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Stavros Evokhamun i know
@WaffleEditsAnime
3 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@DjSquirrel33
3 жыл бұрын
Nooooo 😭 it was like "whyyyyyy.... I was just doing my jobbbbb :("
@Mopsspoof
3 жыл бұрын
Sad beep
That cool! But you should have tested more common CO alarms 🥺
Hey can you get a Simplex Code 3 long neck you know what I mean i had one at my school and I want to hear the different alerts it has
That’s so cool!
Very interesting. Is that a Canon Vixia?
Did you just open the bag full of carbon monoxide
@alexy5566
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, you are breathing carbon monoxide right now
@user2C47
4 жыл бұрын
The amount of CO in the bag is insignificant compared to the volume of air in the room.
@chaoszombie9995
4 жыл бұрын
Alex Y well... your breathing O2 and exhaling CO2
@alexandersalarms5380
4 жыл бұрын
Did you not watch the video? it is literally testing CO
@fksi
4 жыл бұрын
That's real co1 but he opened the door. You could survive co1 outside.
I really like that night HOKalarm
Great video!
S.E.R says: 14 minutes in and the nest protect has still not gone off. Maybe 0.40 seconds after: nest protect: nope I’m going off!!
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Luna Reviews lol
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Luna Reviews btw im john miller with a new account
@LunaReviews
4 жыл бұрын
WeatherRadiosAndSirens01 ok
Im happy i have one!
Do you ever miss your old videos in the old SER
Can you do a video of which carbon monoxide detector is the best
Wow, very, very good. Are there ANY more tests you preform on your units 😐 Let me know. I look forward to hearing from you 😎😀 😎
@user2C47
4 жыл бұрын
[deleted] Edit: read this as tests that _can_ be performed, rather than tests that _are_ performed. Please disregard.
@_playa_
Жыл бұрын
@@user2C47 wat
Witch one was chirping at the beginning?
Key: 1:57: Kidde KN COPE-1 2:09: Kidde KN-COP-DP 2:29: First alert PICO 2:50: Kidde KN-COB-DP2 2:55: First alert UP-5A-12-A 3:07: First alert PC900V 3:28: Nest protect Pre-alarm 3:50: Nest protect Main alarm
@fksi
4 жыл бұрын
I couldnt find the PICO2 model. What shall i search?
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
oh helo there! Idk
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
1:56
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
3:06
The alarms are so pretty I never seen those alarms 🚨
You: "The Nest has not gone off yet." *A second later* Nest: Heads Up!
R.I.P earbuds
@Wigglythegreat2
7 күн бұрын
LOL
the nest protect is really cool because it tells you if theres an emergency
Way to go Mr bansemer!
John Smith; has the timelines you stated, are the safest for the public 😐
1:56 kidde 2:09 nighthawk 2:28 first alert pico : very loud 2:50 kidde 2:54 first alert 3:06 first alert 3:28 nest 3:50 nest Hope that helps
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
Nest is the best
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
@@BukuiZhao no first alert is
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
@@egg928 Why?
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
@@egg928 There is a lot of features in the nest protect that is not in any of those First Alert devices featured in this video. In my opinion the Nest protect is better than Onelink safe & sound.
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
@@egg928 Follow-up: Really, I recommend you get a nest protect and you would see why I said so. The test in this video is not properly conducted.
The Kiddie circle looking alarm went off first I think because it’s sensitive. That’s just my thought because when ever it’s a bit Smokey in my house, it’s always going off even when we hush it
@MP-ph6ob
Жыл бұрын
Kidde KN COPE IC
03:07 The First Alert PC900V Makes a low frequency sound when it goes off. I wish every house had that smoke detector so it can wake anyone up alot faster, epically children
Good video, but not Scientifically correct as you vacuum sealed all the alarms so the co could not get to the all the alarms at once
@ZootZootZach
6 жыл бұрын
So I believe the time for all of the alarms are inaccurate
@hungrycamperfilms
4 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@MovinbackStBernard
4 жыл бұрын
I have nest protect smoke alarm black
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree. One other thing is that those alarms going off late unless its 400+ ppm is not unusual, its exactly how it is supposed to go.
@antonioterrell354
2 жыл бұрын
@@BukuiZhao ; I earnestly pray you're right here ... As I just spent a small fortune (for my finances anyhow) to replace all my 7 cheap old ionization smoke detectors with NPs. And was disturbed by the test results of this video, what with the NP being the last one to start alerting for the presence of CO like this.
Great video! But I would think nest would be one of the first because it's high quality
@SERSafety
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! But like I said at the end of the video, these results are not valid. I would want to do this simulation at least 10 more times to prove the best detector.
@bellum128
6 жыл бұрын
Also because of the nature of a bag, wouldn't the bag be sometimes collapsed over some detectors's "intake vents", blocking the gas from entering it and preventing a quick alarm?
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
@@SERSafety You improperly conducted the test. You should start it at a drastically increasing PPM or at 400 PPM at first, and those should alarm much more quickly. With the Nest I have it took like 2-5 mins to activate the CO.
@BukuiZhao
Жыл бұрын
You aren't supposed to suck out the air, plus you have to start it at 400 ppm already to do a valid test.
Awesome!
It was so funny when the nest protect voice saying “heads up” was louder then all the alarms
Cool!
I have the kiddie kn cope-I it’s awesome 🤩
I’m happy the kiddy alarm was first cuz I have them at my house
1:58 those are the ones we have in our newly built house
When you the first alert one with the test button it goes (code 4)(code 4) warning. Evacuate.Carbon monoxide, In, Kitchen. Evacuate. 0, Ppm. (Code 4).
Emergency! There 's carbon monoxide in the entry way. Move to fresh air.
So based on this test the kiddie ones r the most sensitive of Co right?
Can you make Apollo XP95/Discovery system tests?
@Petmaster_100
3 жыл бұрын
THIS IS AMERICA NOT UK
@BukuiZhao
Жыл бұрын
He is in the US, it is not available here. Though in the future I might get a FACP from both the US and UK.
Wow cool video
“The alarm is loud.” Says the nest
Im So Glad i got the Kidde Kn-Kope-Ic
2:43 We have one of those alarms and once our dog was sniffing the alarm and pressed the test button and it sounded, it scared me and instead of moving the alarm my parents removed it all together
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Disguised Noob its ok
@fksi
3 жыл бұрын
bruv never trust first alert i found out my first alert nicos didnt detect anything
@SpiffingPepe
3 жыл бұрын
That is an actual safety hazard, US Law requires every home to have a carbon monoxide detector in the hallway(s) connecting to bedrooms.
I love S.E.R
S.E.R safety im subscribed to your channel
I would Recommend Using the first alarm in the first test In your home.
Honestly I wish that these would react a little faster. Because I don’t wake up very easily and not even a smoke alarm chirping in the middle of the night was enough to wake me up. But thanks to me watching this video just now I know the symptoms that there is possible carbon monoxide. I like how you tested these. Because unlike smoke spray CO cans is definitely not a good idea for the ones that are in the ceiling
@TheCarson116
7 ай бұрын
I agree: heck if you ask me _any_ level of CO is bad: why they go off faster only if the concentration is high is nuts to me.
I tested our Carbon Monoxide Alarm with a car exhaust and then I discovered that it would not activate after leaving it in the exhaust for a long time so then we got a new one and it works. Just a reminder that the test button only tests the alarm part and not the detector, so maybe the alarm works but if the detector isn't working it's pointless.
Definitely
Awesome video👍
@timebarb4460
4 жыл бұрын
⛽🛵🚂🚡🚔🚆🚈🚊
@timebarb4460
4 жыл бұрын
⛽🚂🕘
@timebarb4460
4 жыл бұрын
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Actually I like nest smoke alarm and nice job
1 - dont tunr can up side down when spraying, it does not spray out correctly 2 - UL standard alarms does not detect low enought
@bunnyavila6196
3 жыл бұрын
must be an hvac/r guy!
I have a kidde kn-cob-dp2
I love the nest protect
It was loud do you think it was Loud
2:49 The kidde KN-COPE-1 stoped sounding an alarm and then started again, did anyone notice?
@212Elevators
4 жыл бұрын
It's KN-COPE-I. Jeez why do many people confuse I's as 1's?
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Temple 92 oh
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
How many comments do you have on this video
Me: mooooom i want one My mom: hmmm nope Me:plsss
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
Why would u want one so bad if u have one already which you probably do
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
jenni sims what do you mean
The video was quite at the beginning of the video The kidde talking one is my favorite
@BukuiZhao
4 жыл бұрын
WeatherRadiosAndSirens01 1 you just don’t know what nest protect have it can be downloaded app
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
I know
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
@@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens I have one nest protect now
Are they horn strobe
the kidde kn-cob-dp2 is really common
I have that kidde smoke and carbon monoxide alarm
I have two Kidde KN-COP-DP2's and two Kidde P-9040 smoke detectors in my house
How much does canned Co cost????
I like that he sprays deadly carbon monoxide in his own garage
I like the nest protect
2:28 My grandparents have this, but it's the rare version with the display
@minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
4 жыл бұрын
Emery Clark's Animatronics Channel ask if you can have it
@dylanrendon5097
8 ай бұрын
i want one of those in my collection. they are really hard to find as you mentioned because they don't make them anymore due to them not having battery backup.
I like hpw the nest protect is loke uhh hey theres co should you be worried
I have a 2 smoke alarms they are NC 27302 AND NC 27302
The first one went off and I have the first one , thank god
@quarans08
5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
Though I took those out and got the Nest Protect, just got them today
@BukuiZhao
2 жыл бұрын
Replace it with a nest protect, nest is better. BTW if it would react so fast to 200ppm it would be against code, he need to start the test at 400ppm or higher and it will wait for no more than 4 mins
The PC900V's horn is low pitched, weird...
@fksi
4 жыл бұрын
It's a low frequency alarm so it wakes you up.
I like the Nest Protect. It's well developed and gives verbal warnings before an alarm, which everyone wants when cooking, etc. It also runs on battery, wire, and battery and wire. It also has a full app, which if your out of your house and it goes off, you get notified and you know that somethings happened. Obviously, it's a good detector and it's a good detector to have.
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have one
sounds like one of them was at a low battery the whole time, but good video.
My favorite one is the Nest protect because it's just Soo smart and I want to get one in my house buuut they're Soo expensiveeee😩😩
UP-5A-12A? It's actually GCO1.
What is the name of the outro song?
@bm72811
3 жыл бұрын
Có Gáng
By the time the best protect would go of, everybody would be dead. Just by a question if you know, how long does it take?
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
For me it took less than 2 mins, I tested it using real CO. this test was done improperly, you should not have vacuumed the air out.
@dylanrendon5097
8 ай бұрын
Carbon Monoxide alarms are supposed to go off between 4-15 minutes. all the alarms here passed the test.
@dylanrendon5097
8 ай бұрын
@@BukuiZhao I think the reason he sucked the air out was because he wanted to make sure they were all exposed to Carbon monoxide, plus plastic bags don't really allow air to be moved to make way for the Carbon monoxide. it probably would have pushed the carbon monoxide out. also using a bag is safer than directly spraying the detectors anyway due to the dangers of even a low amount of carbon monoxide.
What does ppm mean
What did the first alerts say S.E.R. Safety?
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
"Warning! Evacuate! Carbon monoxide in bedroom. Evacuate! Highest carbon monoxide level was 220 PPM."
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it actually said bedroom, I think it did but not sure
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
Or possibly utility room
For me it all about the battery, 9volts battery are harder to find, AA batteries are everywhere...can some recommend any the use them...thank you
@BukuiZhao
3 жыл бұрын
Nest Protect uses AA batteries
2:57 That’s my jam
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
Whut
@egg928
3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean
2:29 that’s my separate co2 alarm and 1:56 I use only as a smoke detector but it will tell me if there is co2 anyways
At 3:51 the Nest Protect just got angry at you, you should listen and get out if that was in a house
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