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#3 in Best Smart Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Kidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas, Natural Gas & Propane Alarm, Plug-in with 9V Battery Backup, Digital Display, 85 dB Alarm…

Best for

Best for homes with fuel-burning appliances

Amazon rating

★★★★★4.6(524)

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Verdict scoreGood
74/ 100

Current price

$57.47

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Updated Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read

Kidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas, Natural Gas & Propane Alarm, Plug-in with 9V Battery Backup, Digital Display, 85 dB Alarm…

The consensus

What reviewers found

Synthesized across the trust-weighted source mix below.

Across verified-purchase reviewers, this Kidde unit pairs carbon monoxide detection with explosive, natural, and propane gas sensing, earning a 4.6 average over roughly 520 ratings. That dual-threat coverage makes it a distinctive option for homes with gas ranges, furnaces, or propane appliances, and buyers highlight the digital display and plug-in convenience with 9V battery backup. No independent lab tests, specialist-subreddit discussions, or teardown videos appeared in the supplied signals for this model, so its measured accuracy and false-alarm behavior cannot be independently verified here.

What reviewers liked

  • Combines CO with explosive, natural, and propane gas detection
  • Strong verified-purchase rating: 4.6 across 524 reviews
  • Digital display and plug-in with 9V battery backup

Where it falls short

  • Not an app-connected smart detector despite the category
  • No independent expert or community testing in the supplied data
  • 9V backup battery requires periodic replacement

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Across the reviews

Synthesis · not our verdict

Across verified-purchase reviewers, this Kidde unit pairs carbon monoxide detection with explosive, natural, and propane gas sensing, earning a 4.6 average over roughly 520 ratings. That dual-threat coverage makes it a distinctive option for homes with gas ranges, furnaces, or propane appliances, and buyers highlight the digital display and plug-in convenience with 9V battery backup.

No independent lab tests, specialist-subreddit discussions, or teardown videos appeared in the supplied signals for this model, so its measured accuracy and false-alarm behavior cannot be independently verified here. For shoppers whose primary concern is combustible-gas plus CO coverage rather than smart-home notifications, the customer consensus is positive and the feature set is the most differentiated in the pool.

Key specs

Source: Amazon listing
Easy Installation - simply plug-in to a standard, 120V outlet in your home
9-volt battery backup provides protection during a power outage
Digital LED display shows the level of carbon monoxide the CO alarm is sensing or states "GAS" when explosive gas is present
85-decibel alarm announces when carbon monoxide or explosive gas is detected
Peak Level Memory records the last time carbon monoxide was detected or when the unit was last tested

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