Unlike standard CO detectors, Lucidity alarms hours before CO reaches dangerous levels - when you're still clear-headed enough to evacuate the house.
On a mission to raise awareness about CO detectors' failure, and protect the people we love. Backed by a team of safety experts, doctors, and engineers.
"On winter emergency calls, we walk in and our professional 4-gas monitors immediately detect 50 PPM, while the homeowner's standard ceiling detector has not made a sound. Canadian code lets detectors stay quiet until 70 PPM, when it is already dangerous. I installed Lucidity in my own home because it alarms early and shows the live reading."
- Captain Dave M., 16-Year Veteran Firefighter, Calgary, AB Verified Buyer
The problem no one wants Canadian families to question
This is what the research says and once you understand it, you may never trust the detector on your wall the same way again.
Children are smaller, breathe faster, and can be overwhelmed by carbon monoxide far sooner than a healthy adult.
At a concentration that gives an adult a headache, a child may already be confused, weak, or losing consciousness.
But the alarm threshold used by most detectors was designed around an average healthy adult.
Not your child.
That means the person in your home with the least time to escape may receive the latest possible warning.
Your detector can still be completely silent while your child is already being poisoned.
Carbon monoxide danger is determined by two things: concentration and exposure time.
But most standard detectors focus on the concentration required to activate the alarm.
A detector built around the 70 PPM threshold can remain silent at 69 PPM—even while your family continues breathing that air hour after hour.
No alarm. No warning.
No indication that carbon monoxide is accumulating in your blood and replacing the oxygen your organs need.
3 hours at 50 PPM can create greater total exposure than one hour at 70 PPM.
Yet one situation may trigger an alarm while the other can be completely ignored.
That is the terrifying gap hiding behind the green light on your wall.
Canadian CO alarms are built to meet CSA 6.19 requirements.
At 70 PPM, a compliant alarm may take anywhere from 60 to 240 minutes to sound.
Read that again.
Your family could be breathing 70 PPM of carbon monoxide for up to four hours before the detector is required to warn you.
The standard is focused on acute emergencies. It is not designed to warn families about every prolonged, lower-level exposure.
So when your detector stays silent, that does not automatically mean the air in your home is safe.
It may simply mean the level has not yet met the conditions required to make the alarm sound.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with an estimated 50,000 poisoning in Canada every year.
And most of them had a detector.
Canadian surveillance data also show that children make up a large share of reported CO-related emergency cases.
These incidents do not come only from ancient, visibly broken furnaces.
They come from water heaters, fireplaces, gas stoves, generators, vehicles, blocked vents, damaged flues, and appliances that appeared to be working normally.
Carbon monoxide does not announce itself.
No smell. No colour. No taste.
And if your alarm waits too long, your first warning may be the moment someone in your family becomes too confused or weak to escape.
Health Canada recommends a maximum average exposure of 25 PPM over one hour and 10 PPM over 24 hours.
Both figures are far below 70 PPM.
Health Canada also recommends choosing an alarm with a digital display capable of showing lower CO levels, including alarms that can activate a audible alarm before 70PPM.
Why?
Because seeing CO before the emergency alarm sounds can help you identify a problem earlier.
Your family should not have to wait until carbon monoxide reaches an acute emergency threshold before you are allowed to know it is there.
Most people assume CO poisoning requires an obviously broken or old appliance. It doesn't.
New, Well-maintained appliances can develop hairline cracks that even inspections can't check. And appliances can develop faults the day after an inspection.
CO leaks are unexpected. A furnace can run perfectly for 6 years and suddenly develop a crack overnight. A flue can shift in a cold snap. A burner can come out of a service slightly out of tune and nobody notices.
The families who end up in emergency rooms weren't negligent. They had a yearly inspection, they bought reliable appliances. They did everything right.
They just didn't have a detector that could tell them what was happening before it was too late.
Based on peer-reviewed exposure data from the Health Canada and the World Health Organization.
CO starts getting into your blood, displacing oxygen. You feel slightly foggy and tired. Nothing big.
Headaches. Fatigue. Strong brain fog. You think you're getting sick. Your children already are and they want to go to bed.
Confusion. Nausea. Slowed reactions. Your body knows something is wrong but your brain can no longer process what. Young children and the elderly often lose consciousness in this range.
You feel severely drunk. Disoriented. You can barely keep your eyes open. Most people at this point cannot think clearly enough or move well enough to evacuate. And their kids are already unconscious, but they can barely get out themselves, let alone get their kids out. That's what happens to most adults, especially those with lower body weight.
Your detector alarms.
If you have Lucidity, you'll see CO building on the screen at just 1-49 PPM - days before it becomes dangerous. And at 50 PPM, your alarm will go off. Hours before the real symptoms. Before the confusion. Before the exhaustion. Before your kids lose consciousness. While you can still get everyone out.
Every standard detector is legally built to stay silent until CO reaches 70 PPM. Lucidity alarms at 50 - where real damage begins. That's hours before danger. Hours your family is still clear-headed enough to get out.
Standard detectors show nothing. Even the ones with a display can't read levels below 50 PPM. Lucidity shows exact CO levels from 1 PPM, so you can see a slow buildup weeks before it becomes an emergency, when it just makes you feel off.
Standard detectors quietly expire after 5 years. Which is why 30% of households unknowingly own detectors that already expired. Lucidity lasts 10 years. So you're never unknowingly unprotected.
Detectable gases include ethanol, propanol, acetylene, ammonia, benzene, methane, ethane, propane, butane, cyclobutane, gasoline, hydrogen, naphtha, natural gas, thinners, and more.
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Board of Quality Assurance
Meet the experts who validate our technology and ensure it's backed by rigorous, independent evidence.
Dr. Siamak Honardar, MD
Medical Innovation Specialist & Retired ER Physician
Dr. Joshua Taylor, MD PhD
Board-Certified Toxicologist
Andy Chauvin
Director of Consumer Product Safety Compliance
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"In 18 years servicing furnaces, 90% of the CO leaks I find are hairline cracks pushing 20 to 45 PPM into the vents. Standard detectors ignore them completely because code allows them to wait until 70 PPM. Lucidity alerts at 50 PPM and has a 10-year lifespan vs. 5 years for a $40 hardware store unit. It costs less per year for twice the safety."
- Ryan K., Licensed Gas Technician (G1), Hamilton, ON Verified Buyer
Electrochemical CO protection that alerts you before it's too late
$85 for 10 years of protection. A $40 detector expires in 5 and alarms 20 PPM too late. That's $8.50 a year for the 1 pack.
Plug Lucidity into any standard wall outlet. That's it. You're protected.
Was CO poisoned two years ago. I was lucky that my wife got back home and found me. My detector certainly didn't beep. Bought Lucidity the same week. This is the only one that can give me peace of mind after what happened. And I thought to write this review now, because I hate to think that some people will wait until it happens. Don't be that person. Especially if you have kids, don't rely on luck. Get your home protected.
Mark D. Verified Purchase
My friend lost her 7 year old to CO poisoning last year. She told me to get this one as she did. I did. Honestly I sleep better now. Really impressive device. Highly recommend.
Paula M. Verified Purchase
My dad's 74 and my mom has heart issues so I wasn't taking any chances. Worth every penny for the peace of mind alone.
Chris T. Verified Purchase
This thing literally saved my life. I had a headache and my son felt sick for an hour and then Lucidity alarmed. We quickly exited the home. My old detector? It was still on the wall but never made a damn sound. If I didn't have this, we would've gone to sleep and that would've been it. Be smart and get your home protected as well.
Jenna R. Verified Purchase
I survived CO poisoning in 2019. Spent 3 days in the hospital and had neurological symptoms for months after. The difference between 50 PPM and 70 PPM is not a small thing. I experienced it. I literally tell everyone I know to get this detector. Until the stupid government updates the safety standards this is the only one you can trust.
Diane F. Verified Purchase
If you bought your detector at a hardware store or big box retailer, it almost certainly alarms at 70 PPM - the legal minimum. 99% of detectors follow that minimum. Even the detectors with the LCD view only start showing CO levels at 70 PPM. So yes, if you bought your detector at a big-box store, or you got it with your home, you are unsafe.
Lucidity comes with a 10-year warranty covering manufacturing defects. This is how confident we are in the durability of the device.
Orders to Canada typically ship within 1-2 business days and arrive within 5-8 business days.
Yes, you can lower the brightness to multiple different levels. The lowest brightness level won't be noticeable in a dark room.
Lucidity notifies you when the device reaches the end of its 10 year service life. Replace it with a new device at that point.
Lucidity plugs into mains power and includes a built in 1000 mAh backup battery. Check the product manual for backup runtime and charging instructions.
Yes. Keep the smoke alarms required for your home. Use Lucidity alongside them.