FirstAlert Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm SC01CN3

Customer Reviews

Excellent Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarm

2008-03-22
This combination alarm has worked perfectly in our home. I have since replaced others with this model.

This Alarm Will Really Keep You Awake!

2007-12-16
Seems to go off for no reason in the middle of the night. I tried opening the unit to shake out the dust - only there wasn't any. I went on vacation and had to get my father to go to my house and disconnect the unit because it was keeping the neighbors awake. It also kept me up when I was sick. The unit is nice and quiet when you remove the battery; of course, then it doesn't protect you either. Real Garbage!! Do NOT buy!!

Simply Unusable

2007-12-09
The CO detector is the third we've had and they have alll gone to the garbage. The last one is sitting beside me with the sensor module pulled out. It goes off about once an hour no matter where it is placed. I would have to say that First ALert seems to make pure "junk".

No longer the great product it used to be

2007-11-24
After 10 years of working perfectly, my First Alert Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm finally died, so I bought the exact same model at Target. The new alarm worked great until it died after around 4 months. Even though it was past the time that Target will normally take back a return, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try anyway and after discussing the problem with them, Target did let me return it for another one.

The 2nd new alarm died after 5 months and I decided it was time to call First Alert. I spoke to a very nice customer service lady who never questioned me, and immediately told me to buy another one, then send the UPC code with a copy of my receipt and a number she gave me during the phone call and they would pay for my 3rd new one. Because she gave me this info so quickly, I joked with her that perhaps my problem with this alarm wasn't the first one she'd heard about and she admitted to me that they were definitely having problems with a large number of these alarms going bad within the first year of use. She even admitted that the company couldn't figure out how to fix the problem.

This didn't give me a warm and cozy feeling about buying another one, but since First Alert was going to pay for it, I decided to buy one more. I went back to Target who had sold First Alert smoke detectors for over 10 years, but now sells only Kidde alarms and I found most stores in my area are now carrying the Kidde alarms and very few models of the First Alert alarms. Since I couldn't find this alarm anywhere locally, I bought my 3rd new First Alert alarm through [...]. After receiving it, I sent everything into First Alert and within a very reasonable amount of time, I received a check for the cost of the alarm, minus the shipping fee. However, only 6 months later, the 3rd new alarm died.

After having First Alert pay for my 3rd new alarm, I had joked with my friends that I would just have them continuously pay for newer alarms for the rest of my life, if necessary, but I've decided that I'd really rather have an alarm that keeps working properly, just in case I really do have a fire in my home. So after having 3 First Alert Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms die in only 15 months, I'm done with them. After reading all the good reviews for the Kidde smoke detectors, I bought a Kidde alarm which has been working flawlessly ever since and I'm hoping will last a whole lot longer than the last 3 First Alert alarms I had, which died long before the brand new Duracell batteries that I put in each of them.

Great fire alarm

2007-11-07
This is a great fire alarm. I have it at the top of the stairs by the bedrooms, and its gone off a few times when I forget to turn the vent on in the kitchen and cooking something with high heat. Other than that, no false alarms. I'm 5' 7", and I love that I can jump up and press the big Silence button when needed instead of trying to find a chair. It chirps loudly when the batteries are low too.

False alarm gives me heart attacks

2007-07-22
Here are two important detectors in one great unit. Stay protected from the odorless, invisible killer, Carbon Monoxide. As well as fires with a smoke alarm. As a reminder, smoke detectors should be installed on every floor in your home in a central location.

Double protection

Battery operated

Protects during a power outage

Permanent sensor

No special sensors to replace

Separate alarm lights & horn sounds allows easy identification of which alarm is sounding

Single test/silence/reset button

Adjustable mounting bracket

Not available for sale in Oregon

False Alarm Problem

2007-02-24
I have had serious problems with false/"nuisance" smoke alarms with this product.

Worked great...until it died

2007-02-22
I have always had first alert smoke alarms and they always worked great and lasted for what seems like forever, in fact, i have never had a smoke alarm die, until now. When I moved into my aparment 10 years ago, my first alert smoke alarm was there already and to this day, it still works. I only changed the alarm because of new laws. A year after I started using this one, it died on me. I was very disappointed in the longevity of the product.

I liked it so much I bought it twice.

2007-01-12
I just bought my second one. The first alarm hangs in our kitchen and does go off with a nice loud alarm when I seriously scorch dinner. It's easy to turn off with the huge button in front. No false alarms here, only goes off when there is smoke nearby.

Great, if you like false alarms and being woken up in the middle of the night for nothing!

2006-12-30
Garbage. We have 6 smoke alarms in our house. Two of them are First Alert. This one, and another model. The ONLY ones that repeatedly false alarm are the First Alert. This one is the WORST. Randomly, for ZERO reason, it goes off. Usually in the middle of the night. Called Customer Service and they tried to tell us it was because it was near a bathroom with humidity. Yea, right. Moved it downstairs, near NO bathrooms or kitchens and it STILL falses. GARBAGE