January 2008
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Ratings Carbon-monoxide alarms

HOW TO USE CANADA EXTRA

The Ratings on this page are based on the main report, but they list only the products that are sold in Canada. You can use this page in either of two ways: Start with the overview, find the products that interest you, and jump to this page to find whether they're sold, and for what price, in Canada. Or start here, find promising products sold in Canada, and read more about them in the full Ratings chart. (For some products, the Canadian model designation differs slightly from the one used in the U.S.)

In most cases, the prices we list here are the approximate retail, in Canadian dollars. Manufacturers' list prices are indicated by a black asterisk (*) next to the price. "NA" means that information wasn't available from the manufacturer. If a product is high in overall quality and relatively low in price, we deem it a CR Best Buy.

We also offer a list of agencies and organizations that Canadians can turn to for help with a variety of consumer problems.

Twelve of the 14 tested stand-alone alarms and 5 of the 6 interconnecting alarms are available, including 4 of the 5 Quick Pick models. Prices for models other than Key Nos. 14 and 17 are exchange-rate conversions of the U.S. price. Manufacturers told us that retail prices are set by dealers and installers.

Carbon-monoxide alarms
Within types, in performance order.

Brand & model

Price Overall score

 


STAND-ALONE ALARMS

American Sensors AC Digital & Battery Backup CO920

$79

American Sensors CO910

73

Kidde Nighthawk KN-COPP-B CR Best Buy

49

Kidde Nighthawk Premium Plus KN-COPP-3 Good Value

61

Kidde Nighthawk Smoke & CO Combo KN-COSM-B

55

Senco Model One CO Alarm

49

American Sensors CO800

49

American Sensors CO1100G

85

American Sensors Plug-In CO with Nightlight CO800EL

73

Kidde Nighthawk KN-COB-DP-H

37

Kidde Nighthawk Basic CO KN-COB-B

30

First Alert Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm SCO1N

55

INTERCONNECTING ALARMS

Kidde Nighthawk Smoke & CO Combo KN-COSM-IB

$61

BRK Electronics CO5120BN

62

GE Security ESL SafeAir 240-COE

97

Macurco CM-15

134

Costar 12SIR

128


Also see: More reports for Canada