How Many Watts of Electricity does a Carbon Monoxide Detector use?

Real power-use measurements from a carbon monoxide detector.

By Rob Cockerham |

How Much Power does a Carbon Monoxide Detector use

Carbon Monoxide Detector: 0 Watts

Description

  • A carbon monoxide detector uses complicated process to detect dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.
  • My watt meter couldn't detect any power use, so it must use less than one watt. The carbon monoxide detector in my house uses batteries.

Power Use

  • Watts: 0
  • Kilowatts: 0 Kw.

Operation Cost

  • cost per minute: 0 hundredths of one cent (0 ¢)
  • cost per hour: 0 hundredths of one cent (0¢)
  • cost per day: 0¢
  • cost per month: 0¢

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Power use of these items was actually tested. Individual items will vary, but these are the actual measurements.