Increase Home Safety with A Gas Alarm Is that gas odor a gas leak that could cause a gas explosion or fire ? The CCI GasAware natural gas alarm warns of methane gas leaks before gas fumes build to explosions or fires. Add a combustible gas detector for home safety if you heat, cook or dry clothes with natural gas. For safety, place a gas monitor near gas appliances like furnaces, water heaters and clothes dryers. Plug in this gas detector with alarm into an unswitched AC outlet or extend the cord high on the wall for natural gas. This CCI Gas Alarm cannot be hardwired into 120VAC. Note: Carbon monoxide alarms have sensors specific to carbon monoxide. They cannot detect raw propane or natural gas. You need a detector with a combustible gas specific sensor. Avoid gas explosions or fires ignited by gas leaks. Don't rely on your sense of smell: a strong mercaptan odor or absence of odor don't mean danger or safety. CCI GasAware Natural Gas and Methane Gas Alarm Features: Alarm Output: 85 Decibels at 10 feet. Alarm Threshold: Sensor activates at or below 25% Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) for Natural Gas or Propane and at or below the Lower Flammable Limit (LFL) of Natural Gas/Methane (10,000 ppm). (Buy a propane specific unit for propane gas using homes or businesses.) Sensor Type: Tin dioxide gas. Reliable, highly sensitive, and long-lived. Four Indicator Lights: Power, alarm, fault and battery. See below for detail. Mute and Self-Test Functions :of both electronic circuitry and gas sensor. Power Cord: 6 feet long for proper placement near gas appliance. Battery Back-Up: up to 10 hours. Back-Up Power Supply: Uses two AA rechargeable batteries that automatically recharge when AC power is restored. Primary Power Supply: 120V AC adapter (steps down 120VAC to 12V DC) UL Listed: ANSI/UL 1484 as a residential gas detector. Operating Temperature: 32 degrees to 120 degrees F Storage Temperature: 32 degrees to 120 degrees F Operating Humidity: Less than 95% non-condensing
2006-10-28
By an Italian in New York
It did not work for me. Inside the box there were two (contradictory) sets of instructions on how to install the detector. One set of instructions was on a loose sheet; I tried that first; it did not work; the siren kept on going on very loudly and there was no way to make it stop. The other set of instructions was part of the instructions booklet; I tried that too; it did not work either; same problem. I surmise that the mute button was broken. Whatever the reason, I returned the product
2005-10-03
By Dean Mancuso (River Vale, NJ United States)
A few weeks ago, I smelled gas in my basement, but when the utility company came with their electronic sensor, they found nothing (and they did a fairly detailed check). The next day I was still sure I was smelling something, so I bought this unit. A few days later, the unit sounded its "gas detected" alarm. Again, the utility company found no leaks with their wand-type sensor. When I called a plumber, with his soap-spray he found six leaks in my old gas line piping leading to the furnace. The moral of the story: trust your nose, and get one of these units. It detected the gas that the utility company missed (twice!).
