Safe-T-Alert Sounds the Alarm on Old Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors

Announces the Launch of a New National Safe Boating Week Initiative

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May 08, 2019, 11:00 ET

DESTIN, Fla., May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MTI Industries, makers of the Safe-T-Alert™ brand of life safety products, are announcing the start of their new "Check the Alarm" initiative for National Safe Boating Week (May 18-24) to remind boaters to check and replace out-of-date CO detectors.

Old carbon monoxide detectors, like Aqua Meter and Newtec were discontinued in the mid-1990's and should all be replaced.

"We are launching our 'Check the Alarm' campaign to help do just that," said Jeff Wisniewski, President of MTI. "Many boaters believe, since their boat came with a CO detector, they are good to go but that might not be the case as the detectors have a much shorter lifespan than the boats do. CO detectors first came to the market in the 1980s and we have seen some of those original detectors still installed on older boats that are currently up for sale. So, we are encouraging every boater, dealer and surveyor to use this National Safe Boating Week to 'Check the Alarm' and replace any detector with an on/off switch or a 'plug-in connector' on the circuit board. If it does not have either of those, then check the date code on the unit and replace anything that has been used for more than five years."

MTI recommends replacing all Safe-T-Alert™ alarms with model numbers: SA-4, SA-5, 50-541/542 and 60-541/542. These model numbers were designed in the 1980s or 1990s and have all exceeded their useful life.

Dealers and Surveyors should also recommend replacement of CO detectors from the following brands that have been out of production for decades: Aqua Meter, Asahi, and NewTec. Also be aware that Fireboy-Xintex, Inc., model CO Sentinel CMD-4 is not currently UL certified.

For those replacing older or larger alarms, MTI offers oversized "legacy" cases, that will cover and/or fit most of the old alarm installations.

MTI has served the boating industry since 1979, providing safety products to original equipment manufacturers and retailers across North America. For further information on MTI Industries, contact:

MTI Industries, Inc.
206 C Tequesta Drive
Destin, FL 32541
(800) 383-0269
www.SafeTAlert.com
www.STADealer.com

SOURCE MTI Industries, Inc.