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Review on ๐Ÿ”‹ White First Alert CO615 Dual-Power Plug-In CO Detector with Battery Backup and Digital Display by Josh Allen

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It's annoying that the display backlight doesn't stay on and there's no obvious date code

Note that the blue display backlight does not stay on (despite the misinformation on the First Alert site). As a result, the LCD display can be "read at a glanceโ€ just a few seconds after a button is pressed. For this reason, I prefer Kidde CO alarms with an LED display that I can easily read from across the room and out the window. Darkness anytime without pressing a button. Note that a quick press of the button does nothing but blink the green LED; The button must be pressed for a second or two to display the maximum value, or turn on the backlight for a short time, or start a self-test. Expires in 7 years but no explicit date code is printed on the device. So I had to add my own marker date code. The batteries were made over a year ago so they were probably a year old when you received them. (competitor products last up to 10 years) Downgrading due to misleading product description by First Alert making me regret the purchase.

Pros
  • . Great for me
Cons
  • Exchange availability