The house was built in the 1960s. It currently has 9 interconnected, wired Kidde 1275 smoke alarms that are too old and need replacement. The kitchen has a gas stove and the basement has a gas heating furnace.
QUESTION: Which room(s) would get smoke detectors, which CO detectors, and which combos?
Kidde recommends model 20-SAR smoke and model 30-CUAR combo units. Is there a good reason to consider a different model?
Thank you for your help!!!
I honestly wouldn’t consider Kidde at all as they’re not known for making the best-quality products: pretty sure that honor goes to BRK/First Alert instead. As for your criteria, you might just be able to mount smoke/CO detectors in every spot, which would allow the system to detect either dangerous substance probably just about anywhere in the house: I think the BRK/First Alert SMCO100V-AC might work good for your needs (mainly since it’s both photoelectric (which have a better chance of detecting most home fires that start) & dual-sensor (smoke & CO: would have wanted you to get dual-sensor ionization & photoelectric detectors, but supposedly only one company sells (or rather sold: I just discovered that it’s been discontinued) one that also has CO detection onboard.