Product review
Updated April 2021
Smoke alarms
We tested 12 models to see which respond fastest to smoke.
April 2018
CodeRED
CRG-100
Price
$9
Score
75
Good
Price
$9
Score
75
Good
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Test results
- 65Ease of use
More test results
- Smouldering fire sensitivity
Good
- Flaming fire sensitivity
Good
Model
- Avg price
$9
- Alarm type
Photoelectric
- Noise
94dBA
- Battery type
9V
- Size
Standard
Features
- Battery life
Not stated
- Alarm life
Not stated
- Warranty
1 year
- Hush period
10min
- Carbon monoxide alarm
- Alarms can be linked
- Voice alerts
More info
- Notes
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- Availability
The Warehouse only.
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Pros
Was already installed in our house when we bought it.
Cons
Problems started about one year after moving into our new house (probably when the original batteries started to run low). Our first one of these alarms started going off at random, when there was no cooking or anything going on, so had to take it down. Perhaps summer humidity set it off. Then some weeks later, the second one (in a bedroom) started false alarming constantly. New battery made no difference in either case.
Do not buy these, they're obviously cheap for a reason.
Recommend it?
No, this product has too many drawbacks.
Carel Jobsis
Used 6 months or more