CO detectors

Invisible gas sentinels

CO detectors are devices that sense dangerous levels of carbon monoxide gas in indoor air and sound an alarm.

Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless, making it undetectable without such devices.

Building codes typically require CO detectors in homes with fuel-burning appliances or attached garages: The CO detector started beeping at 3 a.m.

Opposites
type of hazard detected

CO detectorssmoke alarms

Combustion-sensing alert devices

smoke detectors · fire alarms · heat detectors · motion detectors · motion sensors

hazard creation vs. hazard detection

CO detectorsgas appliances

Fuel-burning domestic equipment

car exhaust · gas heaters · generators · kerosene heaters · gas stoves

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G