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First Alert SCO2 Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm w/ 9V Battery

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Walmart has First Alert SCO2 Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm w/ 9V Battery (1039935) for $12. Shipping is free w/ Walmart+ (free trial available) or on orders $35+, otherwise select locations have stock for store pickup.

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About this item:
  • Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Sensor - the most accurate sensor available as compared to other sensing technologies
  • Two Latching features: Alarm latch to easily identify initiating alarm after alarm condition has subsided. Low battery latch: to visually identify which unit is in low battery condition.
  • Two Silence Features: Alarm Silence to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. Low Battery Silence to silence low battery chirp for up to 8 hours.
  • Intelligent Sensing Technology helps reduce the number of nuisance alarms
  • Includes mounting anchors and screws.
  • End of Life Signal provides audible notification alarms needs to be replaced
  • 10-Year Limited Warranty

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates this offer is $27.99 lower (70% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by over 300 Walmart customers.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Walmart has First Alert SCO2 Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm w/ 9V Battery (1039935) for $12. Shipping is free w/ Walmart+ (free trial available) or on orders $35+, otherwise select locations have stock for store pickup.

Thanks to Deal Hunter niki4h for finding this deal.

About this item:
  • Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Sensor - the most accurate sensor available as compared to other sensing technologies
  • Two Latching features: Alarm latch to easily identify initiating alarm after alarm condition has subsided. Low battery latch: to visually identify which unit is in low battery condition.
  • Two Silence Features: Alarm Silence to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. Low Battery Silence to silence low battery chirp for up to 8 hours.
  • Intelligent Sensing Technology helps reduce the number of nuisance alarms
  • Includes mounting anchors and screws.
  • End of Life Signal provides audible notification alarms needs to be replaced
  • 10-Year Limited Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates this offer is $27.99 lower (70% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by over 300 Walmart customers.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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CoralBook5019
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I'm going off a youtube video I watched and yes ionizing (I) give false alarms for cooking but they're also bad for bedrooms from what I understood because they're not sensitive enough for smoldering or fires with light smoke early on. The photoelectric (P) detect in like 5 minutes what the (I) takes like 40 minutes, which if someone's sleeping in the bedroom can mean life or death. First Alert makes an identical looking alarm to this one but it has a symbol instead of and costs more. The video did say that the ideal alarm would have both and built into one unit because there are some benefits with but it's not commonly sold in the U.S. as a combo + so the default to go with is because is significantly faster at detecting smoke and gives less false alarms for cooking.

Basically the type detectors require a large amount of dense smoke in a short amount of time to block the ionizing sensor and set the alarm off. Which is why it has so many false alarms for the kitchen and why it's deadly for detecting fires in the bedroom because by the time the smoke is dense enough to set it off in the bedroom it's likely to late to escape. On the other hand type sensors use cameras to detect smoke and are highly sensitive to small amounts of smoke yet at the same time are able to identify cooking smoke via algorithms so it doesn't give as many false alarms in the kitchen, while also giving life saving early alarms in the bedroom.

I had no idea different types of smoke alarms existed until I came across that video. But look it up for yourself and you will find fire chief after fire chief from all over the country saying to buy over or at the very least make sure you have in the bedroom.
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Thanks!! Great deal and I love that it uses regular 9V batteries!
Rael
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Not hardwired.

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Jun 14, 2024 02:09 PM
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Jun 14, 2024 02:09 PM
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Quote from gamingdroid :
Bummer does not include photo electric smoke detecting, just ionization.

This also list 10-year warranty, implying life span is 10-year, but apparently lifespan is 5-7 years:

https://www.firstalert.com/us/en/...de-alarms/
looking at Walmart's site, the don't even have a filter option for photoelectric, only dual sensor and ionization. Bummer I need to replace an ionization near the kitchen with a photoelectric.
Jun 14, 2024 02:31 PM
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WebDealsJun 14, 2024 02:31 PM
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Quote from ionizer :
smoke detectors on clearance always worry me.... like maybe something isn't working great, but not bad enough to fall outside of legal limits?
this is always the case. You get what you paid for !
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PhreekieJun 14, 2024 03:29 PM
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Quote from MapleAcer :
I don't know why everyone is down voting you.

In my experience I would NEVER buy a dual smoke / CO detector. CO detectors last 5-7 years. Smoke detectors last 10. So the CO will die within 7 years and probably start beeping so it makes the smoke detector lasting 10 years pointless.

And people, you should have BOTH photo and ion detectors. It's really not that difficult.
Got a recommendation that has both?
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hy_tekJun 14, 2024 03:30 PM
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I replaced 2 of these already that went bad. Intermittent trouble alarms in the middle of the night when everything was fine. Never again.
Jun 14, 2024 03:36 PM
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cyberguestJun 14, 2024 03:36 PM
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Quote from yoga4life :
When not interconnected - one alarm goes off, only that alarm will beep.
With interconnected - one alarm goes off, all the alarms beep and I believe the one detecting smoke will have another indication. More useful in early detection of smoke/CO say from the basement where you might not hear the beep immediately. of course gets loud since all of them start beeping at once. Its a feature built within alarms.
they have wireless interconnected ones also for ~$40/piece, hardwire interconnected requires a 120v and a special signal wire connecting all the alarms together; MA requires all houses built after 1975 to have hardwired interconnected alarms, probably a fire code introduced before there were such wireless technology.
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Gb1908Jun 14, 2024 04:01 PM
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So much for the $5 detectors... regular smoke detectors in the $16 to $60 range now. combo units are worthless.

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larnatdadJun 14, 2024 04:09 PM
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Just what I needed--thanks!!
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BuddyLove99Jun 14, 2024 04:23 PM
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These are useless as combination devices due to the placement requirements. For smoke u want to put on the ceiling and for CO you want to put close to the floor. I suppose if u just bought 2 to solve this, then it would be ok.
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MapleAcerJun 14, 2024 04:25 PM
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Quote from Phreekie :
Got a recommendation that has both?
Just buy two separate ones.

Fire departments even admit that the differences between them isn't massive, have both in your house and make sure they function.

These combo CO / smoke is just stupid though.
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MapleAcerJun 14, 2024 04:26 PM
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Quote from Gb1908 :
So much for the $5 detectors... regular smoke detectors in the $16 to $60 range now. combo units are worthless.
There is literally a $5 smoke detector at Walmart right now.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17556957-first-alert-ionization-smoke-alarm-battery-operated-sa303cn4-5?src=jfy&prop=rcmid-dd43b846f3cf459a3ef77bd26ade1b73&attrsrc=JFYCarousel%3APosition%3A2%7CJFYCarousel%3AType%3Athread
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gamingdroidJun 14, 2024 04:46 PM
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Quote from BuddyLove99 :
These are useless as combination devices due to the placement requirements. For smoke u want to put on the ceiling and for CO you want to put close to the floor. I suppose if u just bought 2 to solve this, then it would be ok.
Apparently, CO doesn't necessarily stay to the ground.

https://support.google.com/google...9392?hl=en
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Jun 14, 2024 05:01 PM
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Quote from dong888 :
Still showing available for me. I picked up 10 for rentals. Get them while you can. This is great price. And I am surprised I can buy in CA. Usually CA 10 year battery ones only these days.
Doesn't CA require 10 year non-replacement / non-removable battery in smoke alarms? Are they good for rentals?
Jun 14, 2024 05:12 PM
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PhreekieJun 14, 2024 05:12 PM
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Quote from MapleAcer :
Just buy two separate ones.

Fire departments even admit that the differences between them isn't massive, have both in your house and make sure they function.

These combo CO / smoke is just stupid though.
Thanks for the tips. Any recommended models?

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Ck2hiJun 14, 2024 08:55 PM
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Quote from CoralBook5019 :
I'm going off a youtube video I watched and yes ionizing (I) give false alarms for cooking but they're also bad for bedrooms from what I understood because they're not sensitive enough for smoldering or fires with light smoke early on. The photoelectric (P) detect in like 5 minutes what the (I) takes like 40 minutes, which if someone's sleeping in the bedroom can mean life or death. First Alert makes an identical looking alarm to this one but it has a [P] symbol instead of [I] and costs more. The video did say that the ideal alarm would have both [P] and [I] built into one unit because there are some benefits with [I] but it's not commonly sold in the U.S. as a combo [P] + [I] so the default to go with is [P] because [P] is significantly faster at detecting smoke and gives less false alarms for cooking.

Basically the [I] type detectors require a large amount of dense smoke in a short amount of time to block the ionizing sensor and set the alarm off. Which is why it has so many false alarms for the kitchen and why it's deadly for detecting fires in the bedroom because by the time the smoke is dense enough to set it off in the bedroom it's likely to late to escape. On the other hand [P] type sensors use cameras to detect smoke and are highly sensitive to small amounts of smoke yet at the same time are able to identify cooking smoke via algorithms so it doesn't give as many false alarms in the kitchen, while also giving life saving early alarms in the bedroom.

I had no idea different types of smoke alarms existed until I came across that video. But look it up for yourself and you will find fire chief after fire chief from all over the country saying to buy [P] over [I] or at the very least make sure you have [P] in the bedroom.
Tyvm for this writeup. I just wanted to confirm this post is for a photoelectric model correct? I see "photochemical" in the description

edit this is not photoelectric P , this is I. i have cte
Last edited by Ck2hi June 14, 2024 at 03:36 PM.

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