Hearth Record

Back to Carbon monoxide alarms

Performax carbon monoxide alarms

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 11, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

Watch it to hear when CPSC publishes new reports about it. CPSC’s own search, on saferproducts.gov

Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.

At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 11, 2025the latest report was made
  • Dec 11, 2025the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Performax
Maker
MENARD INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Carbon monoxide alarmsCPSC’s product type: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (code 712), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Home Security

By month

1 report from January 2025 to December 2025; the most in December 2025, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20251

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Dec 11, 2025, sent to the company Dec 16, 2025, published by CPSC Jan 5, 2026

    The product, in the report: “Battery-operated Performax carbon monoxide alarm, white plastic housing, digital display on front, approximately 4 inches wide. The product is sold at Menards and uses replaceable AA batteries. The model number on the package is 358-8402. The detector is intended for residential CO monitoring and displays CO levels in ppm.

    I purchased a Performax carbon monoxide detector and upon testing, the unit does not respond to any CO source. It remains stuck at 0 ppm under conditions where a functioning detector should respond. I followed the testing instructions and performed multiple functional tests: 1. Butane Test: I released raw butane gas from a lighter (unlit, valve open) directly into the sensor vents for 60 seconds. A working CO detector typically responds to butane exposure due to cross-sensitivity. This unit did not display any ppm reading, did not alarm, and did not react at all. 2. Vehicle Exhaust Test: I held the detector directly at the tailpipe of a running vehicle for over one minute. A functioning detector will normally show at least some change when held at very close range. The unit still displayed 0 ppm with no alarm or reaction. The display works, and the test button beeps, but the CO sensor itself appears non-functional. The ppm reading remains at zero under all conditions. Safety Concern: Because this is a life-safety device, a non-functioning CO sensor represents a potential hazard if another consumer installs it and assumes it is working. I am requesting that the manufacturer inspect or replace the unit. I am also reporting this so the product can be evaluated for quality control issues. ~~ I purchased this detector because I occasionally smell exhaust inside my vehicle and wanted to monitor carbon monoxide for safety. At times while driving I felt lightheaded or flushed, but because the detector consistently showed 0 ppm, I assumed conditions were safe. The failure of the detector to respond during testing raises concern that I may have relied on inaccurate readings. I am reporting this so the product can be evaluated to prevent potential risks to other consumers.

    Model
    358-8402
    UPC
    070847811169
    Serial number
    No serial number printed / None located.
    Bought from
    Menards
    Bought
    Dec 10, 2025
    Where
    Green Bay, Wisconsin: Mobile/Manufactured Home
    Who was involved
    Age 33, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Performax, made or sold by MENARD INC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

Back to Carbon monoxide alarms

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

1 of 4

Every fact names its source.

Who published it, when, and how often it changes sit beside each fact, with a link to the agency’s own file.

Sign in

A free account keeps your watch list, shortlists, comparisons and saved searches on every device, and can email you when something you watch changes. Browsing never needs one.