Thousands of Pocket CO instruments have been sold to users in many areas and industries, including home owners, boaters, truck drivers, small aircraft pilots, and home inspectors. The testimonials below, submitted by customers, show what users think about their Pocket CO’s:
Last Wednesday I took off from Langley BC to Powell River and back to Langley in a Piper Cherokee for a dual cross country ride; this is a bit over two hours flight, and most of the way is along the Pacific coast. After I started the engine we heard some sort of beep in the cabin, so we looked at the instruments, checked cell phones, our headsets, everything seemed OK, plus none of us heard that kind of beep in a Cherokee before. It took us about a half hour of flight to figure out that the Pocket CO was beeping (was the first time using it, completely forgot I had it until my flight instructor asked me to check that "thing" hanging around my neck). When I read it, it showed 63ppm; so we closed the heaters, and opened all vents, until the reading dropped to 3ppm, that is a more "normal" figure. By now we were well above Vancouver, but because of the low reading we decided to keep going and not go back to Langley. Apparently the CO peaked to 90ppm (if I read the 12hrs log correctly), that was probably during our climb when we used full power. My flight instructor wanted to ground the airplane, but the end result was the school installed a new chemical indicator! The mechanics got a bit touchy, because the airplane just got back from a 100hrs check, they said there was no way we had any CO in the cabin, but I've seen the numbers, and I don't really care what they say: I fly the airplane. I knew this little device could save my skin one day, I didn't expect it so soon! I had a few more flights since then, with different airplanes, all show a very low CO number.
Ion, Canada, May 2010
Just wanted to let you know that I am one of your success stories. I purchased a Pocket CO monitor for use in my research. It came in handy one day when a new CO alarm in my home started to go off. Using the Pocket CO, I was able to determine that the CO alarm wasn't faulty--we had CO in the house! We traced the source to a vent pipe that was never married to our hot water heater. I'm a big fan of your product which is inexpensive, portable, and very easy to use. It's a great addition to home CO alarms, and I always take mine with me when I travel. Thanks!!
Eric L., Emergency Physician/Medical Toxicologist, Colorado, January 2010
I just bought the Pocket CO detector a few weeks ago for my airplane. While flying I noticed it get up to over 100 ppm. So, today I closely inspected the exhaust manifolds and found a hidden hole in the exhaust stack. I never would have known about it if I hadn't bought Pocket CO! Thanks!
Doug M., Southern California, December 2009
When I fly, I always use the Pocket CO detector.
Jeremy Palmer, Pilot, August 2007
I was initially skeptical, but I was soon sold on the product… I inspected a home with an older furnace. Within minutes of firing up the furnace, the Pocket CO detector indicated over 200ppm of CO in the room! This was in the bedroom for 3 little girls and a little boy. I truly believe that the Pocket CO detector helped me bring this deadly condition to the attention of the homeowner and the seller. I believe lives were saved. And as a bonus, it’s small and easy to carry, and easy to use. I’m very happy with the Pocket CO Detector.
Mike Porras, Essential Home Inspections, July 2007
I am delighted with the size of the unit, which I keep on my airplane’s key chain. This ensures that it accompanies me on every flight… it was a relief last winter to know that the cabin was free of CO, especially with the cabin heat turned on.
Peter Bruckner, Pilot, May 2007
Your instrument helped save my life. I can not thank you enough.
K. Mahaney, Truck Driver, May 2006
Pocket CO is the best instrument I have used.
T. Hirt, Truck Driver, May 2006
…provided me with great peace of mind.
…you’ve built a great little instrument.Dr. H. Wohltjen, pilot and sensor expert, Aug 2005
I have more than gotten my moneys worth.
D. Marshall, Strang Heating, Richland Center, WI, Jun 2005
…sensitive and resilient enough to consistently provide accurate readings after multiple heavy exposure.
…remarkable for its size
…Top Value”Aviation Consumer.com Volume 35, Number 11, Nov 2005 (National Magazine performing independent test of CO monitors)
