Kidde KN-COSM-IBA - User Guide 07/18

Co
mb
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tio
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Smoke
and
Ca rbon Monox
ide
Ala rm
P/ N 254 4-7 201-03
EN 07/ 18
Fo r questi on s conc er ni ng your Sm oke and Carbon
Mo no xid e
Al ar m, pl ease
call ou r Produc
t Support
Li ne at 1-800-88
0- 678 8.
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your
convenienc
e,
wr
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dow
n the
following
informat
ion.
If you
call
our
Produc
t Suppor
t Line,
these
are
the
first
quest
ions
you
will
be
asked:
Ala rm Model
Num ber
(lo
cated
on
back
of
the
alar
m):
Da te of Manu
fact ure
(lo
cated
on
back
of
the
alar
m):
Da te of Pur chase:
Whe re Pur chased:
READ
AND
SAVE
THIS
USER
GUIDE
• 120V
AC
•
2 - AA
Battery
Backup
•
2-LED
Display
•
Peak
Level
Memory
•
Test/Hush
®
button
• Voice
Message
System
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ti on
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1
Pro duc t View
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages
2- 3
Fe at ures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages
4- 7
In st all ati on Ins tructi ons
St ep 1: Inst allati on Instruction
s:
A. Rec ommen
ded Ins tallation
Locat
ions . . Pages
8- 10
B. Wher
e Not to Inst all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
10
St ep 2: Wi ring Ins tructions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
11-1 2
St ep 3: Mount ing Instructions.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
13-1 4
St ep 4: Tes ti ng the Ala rm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
14
Op erat ing Inst ructions
In ter connec
t Featur e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
15
HU SH Contr ol Feature
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
15-1 6
Res et Featur e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
16
Peak
Level Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
16
LE D Ind icat or Op eration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
17
Tamper
Res is t Featur e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
17-1 8
Wh at to do if the Ala rm Sounds
Smoke
Alarm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages
18-1 9
Car bon Monox ide Alar m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages
20
Al ar m Removal
/Ba ttery
Replacement
. . . . . . . . Pages
21-2 2
Gen eral Al arm Mai nte nance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages
23-2 4
End of Pr oduc t Life No tificatio
n . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
23
Ca rbon
Monoxide
Safety
Information
Gener
al CO Info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
24
Pos si ble Sou rc es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
24
CO Safety
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
25
Sy mptoms
of CO Poi so ning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
25-2 6
Fi re Saf et y Inf or ma tion
Es cape
Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
26
Fire Prev enti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
27
In dust ry Saf et y Standa
rds
Nat ional
Fir e Pr otect ion Associati
on . . . . . . . . . Page
27-2 8
Cal ifornia
State
Fir e Mar shal l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
28
Cons umer
Pr oduct
Saf ety Comm
issi on . . . . . . . . Page
28
NRC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
28
Li mited Warr
ant y and Servi
ce Information
. . . . Pages
29-3 0
Pro duc t Regis
tr at ion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
30
Tabl e of Con tents
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asing
the Kidde
Combination
Smoke
an d
Car bo n Mono
xide Alarm
mod el # KN -COSM-IBA.
This alarm
is
sui tab le as a Si ngle Station
and/or
Multiple
Station
(24 devic es)
al arm . This alarm
has a ten-year
limit ed warrant
y. Pl ease take a
few mi nutes
to th oroughly
read
this user
guid e, and save
fo r
futu re refer ence.
Teach
children
how
to respond
to the alarms,
an d that
they should
never
pl ay wit h the unit. Your
Ki dd e
Sm oke/ CO Alarm
was desig ned
to detect
both
smoke
an d
carb on monox
ide from
an y source
of com bustion
in a residen
tial
en vir onment.
It is not designed
for use in a recreational
veh ic le
(RV ) or boat.
If you have
any questions
about
the operatio
n or
ins tal lation
of your alarm,
please
cal l our toll free Produc
t Suppo
rt
Line at 1- 800-880-
6788 . The guide
on Page
27 will help
yo u
deter mine
the correct
location
of safety
product
s that wil l help
keep
your home
a saf er place.
Introdu
ction
1
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2544-7201-03(KN-COSM-IBA)_V1.qxd:_ 2018.5.11 11:33 AM Page 5 • Loud
85 dec ibel alarm.
• Per mane nt in de pen den t smoke
and carbon
mono
xid e se nso rs .
•
Smoke
al arm
takes
precedence
when
both
sm oke an d
ca rbo n monox
ide are present.
• Pow ered
by 120V
AC (60 Hz, 45mA
max)
wire-in
connec
tor
and two AA batter
y backup.
• Int er conn ec tabl e to ot her Ki dde/Nighthaw
k br and smoke
an d
CO al arms
(s ee pag e 15 for detail
s) .
• Al arm /Voic e mes sage
warning
system
that alerts
you of th e
fo llow ing condi
tions
in the manner
desc ribed
belo w, thu s
el imin ating
any confusion
over which
alarm
is so un din g:
FIR E:
The alar m/voice
pattern
is thr ee long
alarm
beep s
fo llow ed by the verbal
warning
mess age “FIR E!” This pattern
is repeated
unti l the smoke
is elimin
ated . Th e red LED lig ht will
fl as h whi le in alarm
/voice
mode.
CA RBON
MONO
XID E:
The alarm
/voice
pattern
is four sho rt
ala rm bee ps fo llowed
by the ver bal war ni ng me ssag e
“WA RNIN G! CAR BON
MONOXIDE!".
This co ntin ues un til the
un it is res et or the CO is elim inated.
Wh ile pow ered by battery
on ly, after
four
mi nutes
the alarm/v
oic e pattern
will sou nd
on ce ever y minut
e. Th e red Light
Emitt ing Diod e (LED ) ligh t will
fl as h whi le in alarm
/voice
mode.
LOW
BAT TERY :
When
the batteries
are low
and
need
replac
ing the red LED light
wi ll flash and the unit will “c hirp ”
on e time,
foll owed
by the warnin
g message
“LOW
BATTERY.
”
Thi s cyc le wil l occ ur once
every
minute
an d will co ntin ue fo r at
least
seven
day s. In addi tion,
whi le on AC pow er, the green
LE D will fl as h rapidly
to al low easier
loc atio n of th e lo w battery
chir ping
unit.
In additi
on, whi le on AC pow er , the green
LED
will flas h rapidly
to allow
easier
location
of the low battery
chir ping unit. Under
batt ery power
, the "LOW
BATTERY"
vo ice
on ly occ urs on ce ever y 15 minutes.
• Vo ice Me ssa ge Sy st em that
al er ts user
to the fol low ing
condi
tions :
– Only for smoke
alarm
Hush
Sy stem
announc
es “H USH
MODE
ACTIVATED
” wh en
the uni t is firs t put into HUSH
Mode.
Feat ures
4
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for smoke
alarm
Hush
Sy ste m an no un ce s “H US H MO DE CANC ELLED”
when
uni t re sum es no rma l ope ra tio n after
Hush
Mode
has
been
canc elled.
– Only
if but ton is pushed
Syst em announces
“CAUTION
, CAR BON CON OXID E PR EVIOUSLY
DETEC
TED”
when
th e unit has det ect ed CO concent rat io ns of
100 ppm or higher.
– Sy st em announ
ces “PUSH
TEST
BUTTON”
when
the unit
is powe red up , re mi ndin g use r to act iv at e the
Test
But ton.
• End of Life Hus h. At end of produ
ct life, the butt on can be pushed
to si lence
the end of lif e "chir p" for app ro ximately
3 day s at a
ti me, for a max imum
of 30 days life ex ten sio n.
• One “ch irp” ev ery 30 seconds
coupl
ed wit h a green
LED flash
tw ic e a second
is an indication
that the alarm
is malfun
ctio nin g. If
th is oc cur s call the Pro duct Suppo
rt Line at 1-80 0-8 80-6 788 .
• Tes t/ Reset
butt on perfor
ms functio
ns. (See pag e 14).
• HU SH Contr
ol Feature
that sil ences
the unit during
nu isan ce alarm
si tu ations
(see page
15).
• Peak
Level Memory
Fe ature
whi ch alerts
user when
the unit has
det ect ed CO concen
trations
of 100 ppm
or greater
(see pag e 16).
• Al arm Memor
y Feature
that gives
visual
indi cati on when
an alarm
has sens ed a hazardo
us conditi
on.
• Green
and red LED lights
that
indicate
normal
operat
ion and
al arm stat us (s ee pag e 16 and 17 for details).
• Tam per Res is t Featur e that
deters
chi ldren
and
others
fr om
remov
ing the al arm (se e page
17).
• Bat tery reminder
flag that prohibit
s inst allation
when
bat teries
are
no t pr es ent.
Feat ures
5
2544-7201-03(KN-COSM-IBA)_V1.qxd:_ 2018.5.11 11:33 AM Page 7 Smoke
Alar m
Th e smoke
al arm mon it ors the air for prod ucts of com bustion
that are pr oduced
when somethi
ng is burning
or smolder
in g.
When
sm oke particles
in th e smoke
sensor
reach
a specified
conc entrati
on, the alarm/
voi ce message
warning
system
will
soun d, and be acco mpanied
by th e flashing
red LED light.
Th e
smoke
al arm takes
prece
dence
when
both
smo ke and carbo
n
mono
xid e are pres en t.
WA RN ING : PLE AS E READ
CAREFUL
LY AN D
THO ROUG
HLY
NFP A 72 st ates : Lif e safet y from
fire in residential
occupancies
is
based
primar
ily on early
noti fication
to occupant
s of the need to
es cap e, follo wed
by the app ropr iate egress
actions
by tho se
occu pants
. Fi re warning
systems
for dwelling
uni ts are capab
le of
prot ec ting about
half of the occupants
in potentiall
y fatal
fir es.
Vi ct ims ar e often intimate
with
the fire, to o old or young,
or
physi cal ly or mentally
impaired
such that
they
cannot
esc ape
ev en when
warned
earl y enough
that escape
shoul
d be poss ible.
For th es e people,
other
strategies
such
as protection
-in-place
or
as si sted es cap e or rescu e are necessary.
• Sm oke alar ms are devices
that can provide
early
warning
of
po ss ibl e fir es at a reasonable
cost;
ho wev er, alarms
hav e
sens ing lim itatio ns.
Ionization
sensin
g alarms
may
detect
invi si ble fir e parti cl es (associated
with fast flamin
g fir es) soo ner
th an ph otoelec
tri c alar ms. Photoelec
tric sen sing alarms
may
det ect vi si ble fire particles
(associated
with slo w smol dering
fi re s) sooner
than
ionization
alarms.
Home
fir es dev elop
in
dif ferent
way s an d are oft en unpredic
table.
Fo r max imum
pr otec tion , Kid de reco mm en ds th at both
Ioni zation
and
Pho toelec
tric al arms
be installed.
• A bat tery pow ered al arm must
have
a batt ery of the spec ified
type,
in good
condi tion and installed
pro perly .
• Sm oke al arms
must
be test ed regularl
y to make
sure
th e
bat terie s and the alarm
circ uits
are in goo d op eratin
g
condi
tion.
• Sm oke alarms
cannot
provide
an alarm
if smoke
does
no t
reac h the alarm
. There
fore,
smoke
alarms
may no t sen se fir es
st ar ting in chimneys,
walls, on roo fs, on the other sid e of a
cl os ed door
or on a different
floor.
Feat ures
and General
Infor matio
n
6
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2544-7201-03(KN-COSM-IBA)_V1.qxd:_ 2018.5.11 11:33 AM Page 8 • If the alarm
is located
outside
the bedroom
or on a differen
t
fl oor , it may not wak e up a sound
sleep er .
• The use of al coho l or dr ugs may also impai
r one’s
ability
to hear
th e sm oke al arm.
Fo r maxi mum
protec
tion , a smo ke alarm
sh oul d be ins tall ed in each
sleeping
area
on ev ery level
of a
ho me.
• Al thou gh sm oke alar ms can help
save
lives
by providing
an
ear ly warning
of a fire,
they
are no t a sub stitu te for an
in su ran ce policy . Home
owners
an d rent ers should
have
ade quate
insur ance
to protect
thei r li ves an d pro perty.
Carbon
Mono
xide
(CO)
Al arm
Th e Carbon
Monoxide
(CO)
alarm
monitors
the air for th e
prese
nce of CO. It will alarm
when
there
are high
levels
of CO
prese
nt, and when ther e are low levels
of CO present
over
a
longe
r perio d of time (see page
21 for alar m times).
When
a CO
condit
ion matc hes either
of these
situ ations,
the alarm/
voic e
mes sa ge warning
system
will sound,
and be accompanied
by th e
flas hi ng red LED li ght.
The carbon
monoxide
sensor
uses
an
el ec tr oc hemic
al technology.
CAU TION
: This al arm wil l only
indicate
the presence
of
carb on monoxi
de gas at the sensor.
Carbon
monoxide
gas
may
be present
in othe r area s.
Indi vi duals
wit h med ical prob lems
may con sid er using
warn ing
devic es whic h provide
audible
and visual
signals
for carb on
mono
xid e co ncent
rations
under
30 ppm.
Feat ures
and General
Infor matio
n
7
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1
Inst allation
Guide:
IMP ORTAN T: THIS AL AR M MUST
BE MOU NTE D ON A
CE IL ING OR WALL.
IT WAS
NO T DESIGN
ED FOR
USE AS A
TAB LETOP
DEVI CE! INSTALL
ONLY
AS DETAILED!
A. Rec om mended
Install
ati on Locations:
Ki dd e Saf ety rec ommends
the installation
of a Smoke/CO
Alarm
in th e followi
ng locations.
For maximum
prot ecti on we su gg est
an al ar m be ins talled
on each
level
of a mult ilevel
home,
inc ludi ng ever y bedroom,
ha ll ways , fini shed
at tic s and
basem
ents . Put alarms
at both
ends
of bed room
, hallway
or large
room
if hal lw ay or room
is more
th an 30 ft (9.1m)
long.
If you
have
only one alarm
, ensure
it is plac ed in the hall way outsid
e of
the main
sleep ing area,
or in the main
bedroom.
Ver ify the al arm
can be heard
in al l sleeping
areas.
Locat
e an alarm
in every
room
where
someone
sl eeps
wit h the
door
clos ed. The closed
door
may prevent
an alarm
no t located
in that room fr om wakin g the sleeper.
Smoke,
heat
an d
com bus tio n products
rise to the ceiling
and spread
hor izon tally.
Mounti
ng the alarm
on the ceiling
in the center
of the roo m
places
it clos est to all points
in the room.
Ce il ing mount ing is
prefe rre d in ordinary
re si denti al cons truction.
When
mounting
an
al ar m on the ce iling ,
locat e it at a min imu m
of 4” (10c m) from
the
si de wall (s ee figu re
1).
If in stal lin g th e
alar m on the wal l, use
an ins ide wa ll wi th th e
top edge
of the alarm
at a mini mum
of 4”
(10 cm) and a max im um
of 12” (30.5c
m) belo w
the cei ling (se e fig ure
1).
Installat
ion Instructio
ns
8
FIGURE
1
2544-7201-03(KN-COSM-IBA)_V1.qxd:_ 2018.5.11 11:33 AM Page 10 Slo ped Ceil ing Ins tall ation:
Th e follow
ing in formation
is from
th e Nati onal
Fire Prot ectio n
As soc iation
and is listed
in Fire Code
72.
Ins tal l Smoke
Alarms
on sloped,
peaked
or cathedral
cei lings
at,
or wit hin 3 ft (0.9m)
of the high es t point
(m easured
horizont
ally) .
NFP A 72 states
“Smoke
alarm
s in rooms
with ceiling
slop es
great er than 1 ft to 8 ft (.3 m-2.4
m) horizontally
shall be lo cated
on th e hi gh side of the room”.
NFP A 72 states
“A row of alarm
s shall
be spaced
and located
wi thin
3 ft (0.9
m) of the peak
of the ceiling
measu
red
horizo
ntally
” (see fig ure 2).
Mo bile Hom es:
Modern
mobi le homes
have
been
designed
and built
to be
en erg y ef fic ient . In stall
Smoke/CO
alar ms as recommen
ded
ab ove (r efer to Recommended
Installat
ion Instructions
and fig ur e
1). In older
mobile
homes
that are not well insulated,
extrem
e
heat
or cold can be transferred
from
the outside
to the insid e
thro ugh
poorl y ins ulat ed wal ls and roof.
Thi s may
cause
a
therm
al barri er, which
can prevent
smoke
from
reaching
an alarm
moun
ted on the ceiling.
In such
mobil
e hom es install
yo ur
Sm oke/ CO Al arm on an insid e wall with
the top edge
of the
al arm at a mi nimum
of 4 inches
(10cm)
and a maximum
of 12
inch es (30.5c
m) below
the cei ling (see figure
2). If you are not
sure about
the ins ulation
in your
mobile
home,
or if you notic e
that the ou ter walls
and ceiling
are either
hot or cold,
instal l you r
al arm on an ins ide wall
ONLY
!
Installat
ion Instructio
ns
9
AN
YWHER
E IN
THI
S AREA
3
FIGURE
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ENT SHOU
LD BE INSTALLED
IN ACCO
RD ANCE
WI TH THE
NATI ONAL
FIRE
PROTECTIO
N ASSO
CIATIO
N’S
STAN
DAR D 72 (Nat ion al Fi re Prot ec tion
As soci at io n,
Ba tte ry marc
h Par k, Quinc y, MA 02269).
B. Where
Not to Instal
l:
Do not ins tall in garages,
kitchens,
furnace
rooms
or
ba throom
s! INSTALL
AT LEAST
5 FEET
AWAY
FROM
ANY
FU EL BURNI
NG APPLIA
NCE.
Do not ins tall within
3 ft (.9m)
of the followi
ng: The door
to a
ki tc hen, or a bat hro om that contains
a tub or show
er, forced
air
supp ly duc ts us ed for heati ng or cooling,
ceiling
or whole
ho use
vent il ating
fans, or other
high air areas.
Avoid
excessively
dusty ,
dir ty or greas
y ar eas.
Du st, grease
or ho useho
ld chem
ical s can
contami
nate
the alarm's
sensors,
causing
it to not operate
prop erl y.
Pl ac e the al arm wher e drapes
or other
ob ject s will not block
the
senso
r. Smoke
and CO must be able
to reach
the sensor
s to
ac cur ately
detec
t these
conditions.
Do no t install
in peaks
of
vault ed ceil ings , “A” fram e ceilings
or gab led roofs.
Keep
ou t of
damp
and hu mid ar eas.
In stal l at le ast one (1) foot
away
fr om fluores
cent
ligh ts,
el ec tr onic
nois e may
cause
nuisance
al arms.
Do not place
in
direc t sunlig ht and keep
out of insect
infested
areas.
Extr eme
tem peratur
es will effect
the sensitivity
of the Smoke/C
O Alarm.
Do not ins tall in ar eas where
the temperatu
re is col der th an 40
degr ees Fahr enheit
(4. 4 ̊ Celsius)
or hotter
than 100 degr ees
Fahr enheit
(37 .8 ̊ Celsius),
such
as garages
and unfinished
attic s.
Do not ins tall in ar eas wh ere the relative
humid
ity (RH) is abo ve
85%.
Place
aw ay fro m doors
and wind ows that open
to th e
outs id e.
Installat
ion Instructio
ns
10
WARNI
NG
-
Th is produc
t is intended
for
us e in ordinar
y indoor
locations
of fa mil y
li ving
unit s. It is not designed
to measure
co mpl ianc e wit h Occupational
Safety
and
Heal th Adm inis tration
(OSHA)
commerci
al
or ind ust rial standards.
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2
Wiri ng Instruc
tion s:
WI RING REQUI
REMENTS
• Thi s smoke
alarm
should
be instal led on a U.L.
listed
or
rec ogniz
ed junct ion box. All connection
s sh ould be made
by a
qu alifi ed elect ric ian and all wiring used
sh all be in acc ord anc e
with
artic les 210 and 300.3(B)
of the U. S. Natio
nal Electrical
Co de AN SI/ NF PA 70, NFPA
72 and/ or an y other cod es havin g
jur is dic tio n in your ar ea. The multip
le statio
n in ter connect
wiri ng to the alar ms must
be run in the same
racew
ay or cab le
as the AC power
wi ring.
In add ition,
th e resistan
ce of th e
int er conn ect wiri ng shall be a maximum
of 10 ohms.
• The appr opri ate pow er source
is 120 Volt AC Single
Phase
su ppl ied fr om a non- sw itchable
circuit,
wh ich is not pro tected
by a gr ound
fau lt inter rupter.
• Sm oke alarm
s are not to be used
wi th detector
guards
unless
the combin
at ion (al ar m and
detect
or gu ard)
have been
ev aluat ed and found
suitable
for that purp ose.
•
WA RNIN
G:
The alar m cannot
be operated
from po wer
der iv ed fr om a square
wave, modified
squ are wav e or mo dified
si ne wave,
inv erter.
These
types
of inv erters
are so met imes
us ed to supply
po wer to the structure
in of f grid in st al latio ns,
su ch as solar or wi nd derived
power
so ur ces.
Th ese po wer
so ur ces pro duce
high
peak
voltages
th at will damage
th e
al arm.
WIRIN G INST RUCTION
S FOR AC QUICK
CONNECT
HA RNE SS
CAUTI
ON! TURN
OFF THE MA IN POWER
TO THE
CIR CUIT
BEFORE
WIRING
THE ALARM.
• For alarms
that ar e used
as single
station,
DO NOT CONN
ECT
THE RED WIRE TO AN YTHING
. Leave
th e red wi re in sulatin
g
ca p in place
to make
certain
that the red wi re can not contac
t
any metal parts or th e electrical
box.
• When alar ms ar e int er connected,
all int erconnected
unit s mu st
be power
ed from a single
circui t.
Installat
ion Instructio
ns
11
!
!
!
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of 24 Kid de Safety
devices
may be interconne
cted
in a multi ple stat ion arr an gement.
Th e inter co nnect sy stem
sh oul d not exc eed the NFPA
interconnec
t limit
of 12 sm oke
alar ms and/or
18 alar ms to ta l (sm ok e, CO, Smok e/ CO
Co mbin ation,
heat,
etc. ). This Smoke/
CO combin ation
alarm
mu st be counted
as a smoke
alarm
when determin
ing the
nu mber
of un its on an in terconnect
lin e. With
18 alarms
int er conn ected,
it is still possible
to interco
nn ect up to a to tal
of 6 remote
signali
ng devices
and /or relay
mo du les (see pag e
15 for detail
s on in terc onnect
ing Ki dde dev ices) .
• The max imum
wire run distance
betw een the first and last unit
in an int er con nected
system
is 10 00 feet .
•
NOTE:
This alarm
is not compatib
le with Kidde
CO -re lays and
Str ob es manufac
tured
before
Nov . 1, 2011.
• Figure
3 ill ustrate
s inte rc onne
ction
wir ing.
Imp rope r
connec
tio n wil l resu lt in dam age to th e alarm,
failur e to
op erate,
or a sho ck hazard.
• Make
cert ain alarms
are wired
to a cont inuous
(non-switch
ed)
po wer li ne. NOTE:
Use stan dard
UL Listed
hou seho ld wire (as
requi red by loc al cod es) avai lable
at all electric
al su pp ly sto res
and mos t hardw are stores.
Installat
ion Instructio
ns
12
FUSE
OR
CIRCUIT
BREAKER
RED
BLACK
WHITE
CONNECTOR
RED
BLACK
WHITE
CONNECTOR
First
Alarm
Additional
Alarm
Kidde
Relay
Module
SM120X
Additional
Alarm
Optional
Accessory
WI RES ON ALARM HA RN ESS
CO NNEC
TED TO
Blac k
Hot Si de of AC Line
Wh it e
Neut ral Side of AC Line
Red
In terco nnect
Lines
(Red Wir es) of
Ot her Un its in th e Mu lti ple Stat ion
Set up
FIG URE 3 Interc
onnect
Wiring
Diagra
m
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3
Mounting
Instructions:
CA UTION
: YOU R SM OKE/CO
ALARM
IS SE ALED
AND
THE COVE
R IS NOT REMOVABLE!
1. To hel p ident ify the date to re pl ace the unit , write
the "Replace
by" dat e (10 year s from init ial pow er up) in permane
nt mar ke r
in th e spac e pr ov id ed on the si de of the alarm.
See Alarm
Repl ac emen
t sec ti on for add it ion al information.
2. Re mov e the mounting
bracket
from
the back
of the alarm
by
ho ldi ng the mounting
br acket
and twisting
the alarm
in th e
di rect ion indic ated by the “OFF”arrow
on the alarm
cove r.
3. Aft er selec ting the pro per lo cati on for your Smoke/CO
Alarm,
as des cribed
on Pages
8-10,
an d wiring
the AC QUIC
K
CON NECT
harnes
s as descr ibed in the WIRING
INSTRUC
TION S
(N OTE:
AC po wer shoul
d be turned
off at this stag e), at tach
the mo unting
bracket
to the electri
cal box . To ensu re
aes thetic
al ignment
of the alarm
with the hallway,
or wall , th e
“A ” line on the mounting
bracket
must
be parallel
wit h th e
ha llw ay when
ceil ing mounted,
or horizontal
when
wall
mount
ed.
4. Pull the AC QUICK
CONNECTOR
thro ugh th e center
ho le in
the mou nt in g br acke t an d se cure
the bra cket , maki ng su re tha t the
moun
tin g scre ws are positioned
in the sm al l end s of th e keyholes
be fo re tig ht en ing the screws.
5. Rem ove the cardboa
rd square
fro m the connec
tor pins and plug
the AC QU IC K CO NNE CT OR in to
the back of the al arm (se e fi gu re
4), maki ng sur e that the locks on
the co nnec to r snap
in to pl ace .
Then
pus h th e ex cess wi re bac k
in to the el ect ri ca l box thr ou gh the hole in the center
of the
mou nti ng brac ket .
6. In stall the alar m on the mount
ing bracket
and rotat e th e
alarm
in the dir ect ion of the “ON”
arrow
on the cover
un til
the al ar m rat chets
into place
(this ratcheting
function
allow
s
for aes thet ic alignm
ent).
Note: The
alarm
will mount
to the
br ac ket in 4 pos it ion s (every
90 degrees).
13
Installat
ion Instructio
ns
!
FIGURE
4
In stalling
AC Quick
Co nnec t
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on the AC pow er. The green
AC Power
On Indic ator
should
be lit when
th e alarm
is operating
from
AC power
.
8. Two label s ar e in cluded
with your alarm.
They
have
imp ortan
t
in for mation
on what to do in case
of an alarm.
Add
th e
ph one
num ber of your emergency
service
provider
(Fir e
Depar
tment
or 911)
in th e space
provided.
Place
on e lab el
ne xt to the al arm after
it is mo unted,
and one label
near
a
fre sh air sour ce such as a door
or window.
9. Re mov e the red car dboard
from
the batter
y compart
ment,
in stall bat teries , close battery
do or.
Step
4
Testing
the Al arm
CA UTIO
N: Due to the loudness
(85 deci bels)
of the
alar m, alw ays stand
an arms
length
away
from
the uni t
wh en tes ti ng.
Af ter inst allati on, TEST
TH E UN IT’S ELECTRON
ICS by pressin
g and
releas
ing the tes t/ reset
butt on. You will then
hear
th e follow
ing
sequenc
e of "beeps"
an d verbal
warnings:
Th ree lo ng beeps
.
Verba
l warni
ng: "F IRE!"
Th ree lo ng beeps
.
Four quick
beeps
.
Verba
l warni
ng: “WA RN ING!
CARBO
N MON
OXIDE”
Four quick
beeps
Si ng le beep
to res et
Weekly
tes ting is req uired ! If at anytime
it does
not perform
as
desc ribed,
veri fy power
is connected
correctly
and
that
th e
batte ry do esn’ t need
repl aci ng. Clean
dust and other
buildup
off
the unit. If it stil l doesn’t
operate
proper
ly call the Pro du ct
Su ppo rt Line at 1- 800-880-6788.
Interconnect
Feature
You r Comb
ination
Smoke/CO
Alarm
is interconn
ec tabl e to oth er
mul ti pl e station
Kidde,
Nighthaw
k and Kidde/Fyrnetics
prod uc ts:
• When
co mpat ible sm ok e ala rms
an d heat
alarm
s are
in terc onnec
ted to yo ur Smoke/C
O Al ar m, they wil l only
res pond
to a smo ke rel ated event
.
Installat
ion Instructio
ns
14
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Wh en mi xing compat
ib le model
s with
battery
backup
wi th models
wit hout
bat tery bac kup , be adv ised that the models
without
bat tery
bac kup wil l not respo nd during
an AC pow er fai lur e.
• This uni t is only appr ove d to in terc onnect
with ot her
Ki dde/N
ighthaw
k products.
It is NOT ap pro ved to in terco nn ect
with any other
brand
of detection
pr od uct.
• Thi s alarm
is interconnect
com patible
with the foll owing
alarms
and ac ces so ries :
–Smoke
al arms : 1235,
1275,
1276 , 1285 , i1 202 0, i1 20 20A ,
i12 040 , i1 204 0A, i120 60, i1 206 0A , i4 618 , i46 18A ,
KN-SM
FM- I, RF- SM-AC
DC, PE120,
P12 04 0, Pi2 00 0, Pi20 10 ,
KN-C OSM -I, KN-C
OSM-IB
,
Kidde/
Fi rex : i4618,
i4 618A
– Heat
alarm
: HD 135 F
– CO alarm
s: KN-C
OB -IC, KN-COP-
IC, KN-C
OPE-I
– Relay
mo dules : SM1 20X,
CO120X
– Str obe Light : SL 177 i, SLED1
77i
• For mor e inf orm at ion about
compatibl
e int erconnect
units
and
th eir func tion ality in an interconn
ect system,
visit our web site
at ww w.ki dde.c
om.
Smoke
HUSH
Control
Feature
Th e HU SH featur
e has the capability
of tempo
rarily
desensit
izin g
the smoke
alar m circu it for approxi
mately
9 minutes.
This fea tur e
is to be used
on ly when a kno wn alar m conditio
n, such as smoke
from
cooki
ng, ac tiv ates the alarm.
Wh en the unit is in alarm,
You
can put your Smoke/C
O Alarm
in HU SH mode
by pushing
the
test /res et butto
n. If th e smo ke is not too dense,
the alarm
will
sil ence
immedi
ately,
th e unit
will ver bally
announce
“H USH
MODE
AC TIVATED”,
an d the green
LED will flash
every
2
seco nds for appr oximately
9 minutes.
This indicates
th at th e
smoke
al arm is in a temporari
ly desensi
tized
condition.
Yo ur
Sm oke/ CO Alarm
will autom
atically
reset
after
approxi
mately
9
min utes . When
the unit returns
to normal
operation
after
bein g
in HUSH
mod e, it will verba
lly an no unce
“HUS
H MODE
CA NCELL ED”,
and sound
the alarm
if smoke
is still present.
The
HU SH feature
can be used
repeatedly
unt il the air has been
clea re d of the condition
causing
the alarm.
While
the unit is in
HU SH mode,
pus hing th e test/reset
button
on the alarm
wi ll also
en d the HUSH per iod.
NO TE : DENSE
SM OK E WILL OVERRIDE
THE HUSH
CONTRO
L
FE ATURE
AND
SOUND
A CON TINUOUS
ALARM.
15
Op erati ng Inst ructions
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16
CAU TION:
BEFO
RE USING
TH E ALARM
HUSH
FEATURE,
ID ENTIFY
THE SOURCE
OF THE SMOKE
AND
BE CERTAI
N A
SAFE
COND
ITIO N EX IST S.
Reset
Feature
If th e the Smoke/CO
Alarm is so unding
a CO alar m, pressi
ng th e
test /res et button
wil l silen ce the alarm.
If the CO condit ion that caused
the alert con tinues,
the alarm
will
react ivat e wit hin 20 0 seconds
(fol low the action
plan
on pag e
20).
CO Peak
Level
Memory
If th e green
LED is bl in king
on ce ever y 10 sec on ds, the un it has
det ec ted a hazardous
CO cond it io n. If the CO sen sor has det ect ed a
CO level of 100 PPM or hi gh er since last reset , it will be rec ord ed by
th e Peak
Level
Memory
fu nctio n. To acc ess th e Peak
Level Mem or y
pr ess the test /res et butto
n. If a readin
g of 100 PPM
or hig her has
bee n recorded,
the unit will ann ou nce “Cau
ti on ,Car bo n Mon ox id e
Pre vious ly Det ec te d.” If you’ ve been
away
fro m ho me this feat ur e
allo ws you to check
if th er e was a CO read in g of 100 , or hig her ,
du ring your
absence.
Push ing the test/ res et bu tto n reset s the
memo
ry. It ’s als o reset
wh en the pow er is rem oved . Not e: the green
LED blin king por tion of CO Peak
Level
Mem ory is disab led wh en the
un it is on bat tery power
only.
LED Indicator
Operation
Re d LED
Th e red LED wil l fl ash as described
below
under
the fo llowing
condit
ions :
--D uri ng smoke
or CO ala rm, with every
beep
--D uri ng tes ti ng (s ame as alar m)
--L ow batt ery, single
flash
wi th chirp
--End
of pr oduct
lif e, double
flash
every
30 seconds
wi th ch irp
--U nit err or mode, sin gle flash
with chir p every
30 seconds
--U nit err or mode, a Fault
Code
is flashed
every
30 seconds
(can
be obs erv ed and rep orted
to custom
er service
for
tr oubles
hoot ing).
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Gre en LED
Th e green LED wil l flash
as described
below
under
the followin
g
condit
ions :
– Standby
Condition
(pow er ed by AC and batt ery backup
):
The LED will be constantly
on.
– Standby
Condition
(pow er ed by only batter
y backu p) :
The LED will fl as h every
60 seconds.
.
– Al arm Memor y Co ndition
: The LED will flash
every
sec ond dur ing alarm.
When th e alarm
co nd itio n goes
away , the or iginatin
g alarm
unit wi ll flash
the LED every
16 sec onds
unt il the test/reset
button
is pressed,
th us
reset ting the al arm.
– CO Peak
Memor y (10 second
flash rate) , AC pow er ed
onl y. Indic ates CO greater
than
100PPM
was detec
ted.
Pr ess Tes t button
to announce
Peak
message
and clear
Peak
Memor y.
– Ini tiatin g Al arm con dition
(1 second
flash
rate),
in dic ates
th e unit init iated
an alarm.
– Tr ouble
Fault /Err or mode
(1/2 secon
d flash
rate) , AC
pow ered only.
Helps
owner
locate
the my steriou
s
chirpi
ng uni t
– HUSH
MODE Condition
: The LED will flash
every
2
seco nds whil e th e alarm
is in HUSH
mod e.
-L OW BATTERY
LOC ATOR
(r ap id flash ), AC po wer ed only .
Hel ps owner
loc ate the low bat tery chirp in g uni t.
Tamper
Resist
Feature
To ma ke your sm oke/C
O alarm
tamper
resistant,
a tamper
resist
feat ure has been
pr ovided.
Activate
the tamper
resi st feat ure by
break
ing of f the four post s in the square
holes
in the tri m ring
(s ee fi gur e 5A ). When the posts
are broken
off, the tamper
resist
tab on the bas e is allowed
to en gage
the mounting
br acket.
Rotat
e th e alarm
onto
the mounting
bracket
until
you hear
the
tam per res is t tab snap
into place,
locking
the alarm
on the
moun
ting brac ket. Using the tamper
resist
feature
will help deter
chil dren
and ot hers
fro m removing
the alarm
from
bracket.
NO TE: To remove
th e alarm
when
the tamper
resist
tab is
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pr ess down
on the tamper
resist
tab, and rotate
the
al arm of f of the bracket
(see fig ure 5B).
NEV ER IGNORE
THE SOUND
OF THE ALARM!
Det ermin
ing wh at type of alarm
has soun ded is easy with yo ur
Comb
inati on Sm oke/C
O Alarm.
The voice
message
warn ing
sys tem will info rm you of the type of situati
on occurrin
g. Refer
to the Feat ures sec tion on pages
4-7 for a detailed
descriptio
n of
eac h alar m pat tern.
Wh at To Do If The Alar m So unds
When
the smoke
alarm
sounds:
Sm oke alar ms ar e designed
to mi nimize
false
alarms.
Cigar
ette
smoke
wil l not normally
set off the alarm,
unless
the smoke
is
blow n dir ectl y int o th e ala rm. Combustion
particles
from
coo king
may set of f the alarm
if located
too close
to the cooking
ar ea.
Larg e quanti
ties of combustibl
e particles
are gener
ated
fro m
spi lls or when
broiling.
Usi ng the fan on a range
ho od wh ich
vent s to the outs ide (n on recirculating
type) will also hel p rem ov e
these
combu
st ible products
from
th e kitchen.
Op erati ng Inst ructions
18
FIG URE 5A
FI GU RE 5B
A
A
Post s
2544-7201-03(KN-COSM-IBA)_V1.qxd:_ 2018.5.11 11:33 AM Page 20 If the alar m sound s, check
for fires fir st. If a fire is discov ered
fol lo w thes e steps . Beco me tho rough
ly famil iar with these
it ems,
an d rev iew wit h all family
members!
• Al ert small chi ldren
in the home.
• Le av e imm ediately
using one of your
planned
escape
rou tes
(see page
26).
Ev ery se cond
counts,
don ’t stop to get dressed
or pic k up val uables.
• Bef ore openi
ng in side doors look for smoke
seeping
in aro un d
th e edges
, and feel wit h the back
of you r han d. If the do or is
ho t use your sec ond exit . If you feel it’ s safe,
op en th e do or
ve ry sl ow ly and be pr ep ared to clo se imme dia tely if
smo ke and heat rush in.
• If the es cape route
requi res you to go th rough
smoke,
cr awl
low under
the smoke
where
the air is cl ear er.
• Go to yo ur pr edeterm
ined meeting
place.
When
two peo ple
have
arriv ed one shou ld leave
to call 91 1 fro m a neig hb or’ s
ho me, an d the other
should
stay to perform
a head cou nt.
• Do not reent
er under
any circumsta
nce until
fire
offi cia ls give
the go ahead.
• The re ar e sit uations
where a smoke
alarm
may not be
eff ec tiv e to pr otec t against
fire as stated
in th e NFPA
Sta ndar d 72. For inst ance:
a) sm oking
in bed
b) leav ing child ren unsupervised
c) cleaning
wit h flammab
le li quids,
such
as gasol ine
Th e CO sens or meets
the alarm
response
tim e requirements
of UL
standar
d 203 4. Standard
al arm times
are as fol lows:
At 70 PPM,
the unit must
alarm
within
60-240
minutes.
At 150 PPM,
the unit must
alarm
within
10-50
minutes.
At 400 PPM,
the unit must
alarm
within
4-15
minutes.
Th is carbon
mono xi de al arm is designed
to detect
carbon
mo noxide
gas fro m ANY
source
of combustion.
It is NOT
de si gned
to de tec t any other
gas.
Fir e Department
s, most
utility companies
and HVAC
contracto
rs
wi ll perform
CO inspection
s, some
may charge
for th is serv ice.
It’ s ad vis able to inquire
ab out any applicable
fees prior
to ha vin g
the serv ice perfo
rmed.
Kid de Saf ety wi ll not pay for , or reim burse,
the owner
or us er of this produ
ct, for any repair
or dispatch
calls
relat ed to the alarm
sounding.
Wh at To Do If The Alar m So unds
19
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20
When
the carbon
monoxide
alarm
sounds:
If al ar m si gnal
sounds:
1) Oper
at e the test/res
et button
2) Call your
em er gency
se rvi ces (Fire De pt. or 911 )
3) Imm ediat
ely move
to fresh
air - outdoors
or by an ope n
do or/window.
Do a head
count
to che ck that all persons
ar e acc ounte
d for. Do not reenter
the pre mis es nor mov e
away
from the op en door/w
indow
unti l the eme rgency
ser vic es res ponders
have
arrived,
the premi
se s has be en
aire d ou t, and
you r ala rm rem ain s in its normal
con dit ion.
4)
After
following
steps
1-3, if your
alarm
reactivates
within
a 24 hour
period,
repeat
steps
1-3 and
call a
qualified
appliance
technician
to investigate
for sources
of
CO from
fuel
burning
equipment
and appliances,
and
inspect
for proper
operation
of this
equipment.
If
problems
are identified
during
this inspection
have
the
equipment
serviced
immediately.
Note
any combustion
equipment
not inspected
by the technician
and consult
the
manufacturer’s
instructions,
or contact
the
manufacturer’s
directly,
for more
information
about
CO
safety
and
this
equipment.
Make
sure
that
motor
vehicles
are not,
and have
not been,
operating
in an
attached
garage
or adjacent
to the residence.
Nev er res tar t the sourc
e of a CO problem
until
it has been
fi xed.
NEVER
IGNO RE THE ALARM!
PHO
NE
NUM
BER
PHO
NE
NUM
BER
WARNI
NG
-
Ac tuat ion of your
CO
Al ar m indic at es the presence
of Carbon
Mo noxi de (CO)
which
can kil l you.
!
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Removal
IF TA MPER RESIST
FEATURE
HAS BEEN
ACTIVATED,
REFE R
TO TA MPER RESIST
FEATURE
DESCRIPTION
ON PAG E 17 FOR
RE MOVA
L INS TRUCTI
ONS.
Remo
ve the alarm
fr om the mounting
bracket
by rotati
ng the
al arm
in the dir ection
of the “OFF”
arrow
on the cov er .
Battery
Replacement
If any for m of batter
y fa ilure
is detected
the red LED light
will
flas h and the unit will “chirp”
one time,
followed
by the warn ing
mes sa ge “L OW
BATTERY”.
This
cycle will occ ur once
every
min ute, and will co ntinue
for at least
seven
days. On battery
pow er, the "L OW BA TTER Y" voice
occurs
once
every
15 mi nu tes.
If the red LE D light
fla shes along
with a chi rp every
30
se conds
, and is not fol lowe
d by the voic e mes sage
“LO W
BATT
ERY ” as des cribed
abov e, and if the green
LED flashes
tw ice per
sec on d (AC
pow er only ) your
unit
has
mal func tioned
.
Call
our tol l free Product
Support
Line at
1-80 0-880-
6788
for instructio
ns on how to ret urn the unit.
BA TTERY
INST ALLAT
IO N AND
REMO
VAL
To repl ace or ins tall the bat teries
sli de the battery
door
in the
direc tion indic ated on the cover
of the alarm.
When
installin
g
new batter
ies int o the carrier
, make sure that the pol arity
mat ches the marki
ngs printed
on the inside
of th e batter
y
com part ment,
press
the battery
rem inder
finger
down
into th e
batte ry com partment
and instal l th e
batte ry (s ee Figur e 6). Co mpletely
sli de the bat tery door
to the
clos ed pos it ion. A missing
or
imp ro perly
ins tal led battery
will
prev ent the batter
y door
from
clos ing and res ult in improper
al arm oper ation.
Battery
Re place
ment
21
SLID E
OP EN
INSE RT
FIGU RE 6
Batt ery
fing er
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Re place
ment
22
Repl ace batter
ies with
on e of the follow
ing approved
br an ds:
En erg izer E9 1, Gold
Peak
15A or Golden
Pow er GLR6A
. These
batte ries can be purch
ased
at your loc al retailer
.
WARN
ING!
Us e only the batteries
sp ecif ied. Use of diffe ren t
batte ries may hav e a detrim
ental
ef fect on the Smoke/
CO alarm.
A go od saf ety measure
is to replace
the batt er ies twice
a yea r, at
the same ti me. A good
saf ety measure
is to replace
the batteri
es
tw ice a year, at the same
time
you change
your
clocks
for
daylig
ht savi ng ti me.
End of Life Notification
Ten (10) years af ter unit is first powered,
this alarm
will beep
two
tim es every
30 seconds
to indicate
it is time to repl ace the alarm.
RE PLA CE IM MED IA TELY ! IT WILL
NOT DETECT
CO IN TH IS
CO NDITI ON.
En d of Lif e Hus h can be activated
by pushing
the test
bu tton to si lenc e the End of Life chirp for approxi
mate
ly 3
da ys at a ti me for a maximum
of 30 day life extension.
!
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l Maint
enance
23
To keep yo ur Smoke/
CO Alarm
in good
working
order,
please
fol lo w thes e simpl e steps:
• Ver ify the unit' s alarm
and LED lights
operation
by pushing
the
test /r eset butt on once
a week.
• Rem ove the unit
from
mounting
bracket
and vacuum
th e
al arm cover
and vents
wi th a soft brush
attac hment
on ce a
mo nth to remov
e dust
and dirt.
REIN STAL L IMMEDIATEL
Y
AFTER
CLEA
NIN G AND THEN
TEST
USIN G TH E TEST/R
ESET
BU TTON!
• Never
us e deter gents
or ot her solvents
to cl ean the unit.
• Avoid spray ing air freshener
s, hair spray,
or other
aerosols
near
th e Smoke/
CO Alarm.
Do not paint
the unit.
Paint
will seal the vents
and inter fere wit h
the sens or’ s abilit y to detect
smoke
and CO.
Never
attemp
t to
dis ass emble
th e unit or clean
inside.
This action
will void yo ur
warr anty .
Mov e the Smoke/C
O Alar m an d pl ace in another
locatio
n pr ior to
perfo
rmi ng any of the foll owing:
• Sta ining
or str ipping
wood floors
or furn iture
• Pai nting
• Wall paperi
ng
• Us ing adhes
iv es
St orin g the unit in a plastic
bag during
any of the above
projects
wi ll protect
the sensors
fr om damage.
Do not place
near a diap er
pail .
WA RN ING:
Reins tall the Smoke/CO
Alar m as soon
as
poss ible to as sure contin
uous
protection.
When
hous ehold
cleani ng supp lies or sim ilar contaminates
are
used,
the ar ea must
be well ventilated.
The follow
ing su bst anc es
can ef fec t the CO sensor
and may
cause
false
readings
an d
damage
to the sensor:
Me than e, pro pan e, iso- bu tane, iso-propanol,
ethyl
aceta
te ,
hy dro ge n sulfide
, sulfide
dioxi des , alcohol
based
produc
ts ,
pain ts , thi nner,
solvents,
ad hesi ves,
hair
spray,
after
sh ave,
perfu
me, and some cleaning
agents.
!
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Genera
l Maint
enance
Carbon
Mono
xide
Safet
y Infor matio
n
General
CO Information
Car bo n monox
ide (CO) is a colorless,
odorless,
and tasteless
poison
gas that
can be fatal
when
inhaled.
CO inhibi
ts th e
blood
’s capaci ty to carry
oxygen.
Possible
Sources
CO can be pro duced
when
burning
any fossil
fuel:
ga soline
,
propa
ne, na tural ga s, oil and wo od. It can be prod uced
by any
fu el -b urning
applian
ce that is malfu nction
in g, im pro perly
in st all ed , or no t ve ntilated
correctly.
Possible
source
s in clude
fu rna ces, gas ra nges/sto
ves, gas clothe
s dryers,
water
heate rs ,
por tabl e fu el bu rn in g sp ace heaters,
fireplaces
, wo od-bu
rning
stove s and ce rt ai n swim min g pool he aters.
Block
ed chimney
s or
flue s, ba ck dra ft ing an d chan ges in air press ure, corroded
or
di sco nn ect ed ven t pipe s, an d a lo ose or cracked
furn ace
ex cha nge r ca n also cause
CO.
Veh icle s and other combus
tion
engin
es ru nn in g in an attached
garage
and using
a charcoa
l/ga s
gr il l or hibach i in an en closed
area are all possib
le sou rces of CO.
Th e followi
ng con ditions
can result
in transient
CO sit uatio ns:
Ex ces siv e spil lage or rever se venting
of fu el-burning
applian
ces
caus ed by outdoo
r ambi ent condi
tions
such
as: Wind
directi
on
an d/ or velo cit y, including
high gusts
of wind,
heavy
air in the ven t
pipe s (c old/ humid
air with extended
peri ods between
cycles),
negat
ive pr es sure di fferential
resulting
from the use of exhau
st
fans,
simul taneous
operation
of several
fuel-burning
appli an ces
com peti ng for limited
internal
ai r, vent pipe con necti ons vibratin
g
loos e fro m cl othe s dr ye rs , fu rnac es , or water
heate
rs ,
obst ructi ons in, or unconventional,
vent pi pe designs
which
can
am pl ify the above
situat
ions,
extended
operati
on of unven
ted
fuel -b urning
devi ces (range,
oven,
fireplace,
etc.) , temperatu
re
inver sion s whic h can trap exhaust
gasses
near
the ground,
car
idl ing in an open
or closed
at tached
garage,
or near a home.
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Mono
xide
Safet
y Infor matio
n
25
CO Safety
Tips
Ev ery year have
the heating
system
, vent s, chimn
ey and flue
ins pec ted and clean ed by a qu alified
techni
cian . Always
install
ap pl iances
ac cor ding
to manuf
acturer’
s in st ruct ions and adher
e
to local
bui lding
codes . Most
appliances
should
be installed
by
prof es sionals
and inspected
af ter install
ation.
Regularly
exam
ine
vent s and chim neys
for improper
connections,
visibl e rust,
or
stai ns , and chec k for cracks
in furnace
heat
exchangers.
Verify
the color of flame
on pilot li ghts and burner
s is blue.
A yellow
or
orang
e flam e is a sign that the fuel is not burning
comp
letely.
Teach
all hou sehold
mem bers what
the al arm sounds
like an d
how to res pond.
Symptoms
of CO Poisoning
Ini ti al car bon monoxide
poisoning
symptoms
are simil ar to the flu
wi th no fever
and
can include
di zziness,
severe
headach
es,
naus ea, vom it ing and disorientat
ion. Everyone
is susceptibl
e but
ex perts
agr ee th at unborn
babi es, pregnant
women,
sen ior
cit iz ens and
people
with heart
or respiratory
problems
ar e
espe cia ll y vu ln er able . If sym ptom
s of carb on monox
ide
poisoni
ng are ex perienced
seek
medi cal attention
immediately
.
CO pois oni ng can be determined
by a carboxyhemoglobin
test.
Th e foll owing
symp toms
are related
to CARBO
N MON
OXID E
PO IS ONIN
G and should
be discussed
with
ALL members
of th e
hous ehol d:
1.
Mi ld Expos
ure:
Sl ight headach
e, nausea,vomi
ting,
fati gu e
(oft en des cr ibed as “Flu-li
ke” symptoms).
2.
Medi
um Exposure:
Severe
th robbi ng headache,
dr ows ines s, confusio
n, fast heart
rate.
3.
Ext reme
Expos
ure:
Unconsciousness,
con vulsio
ns ,
car dior es pirato
ry fai lure, deat h.
Th e abov e levels
of exposure
relate
to healthy
adults.
Levels
diff er for thos e at high
risk. Exposure
to high
levels
of car bo n
mo no xid e can be fatal
or ca use permanent
damage
and
dis abi liti es. Man y cases
of report
ed carbon
monoxide
poisonin
g
indi ca te that
while
victim
s are aware
they
are not well,
they
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Carbon
Mono
xide
Safet
y Infor matio
n
becom
e so dis ori ented
they
are unable
to save
themselves
by
ei th er exit ing the building,
or calling
for assistance.
Also,
yo un g
chi ldr en an d ho us ehold
pe ts may
be the fir st effect
ed.
Famil iariz ation
wit h the effect
s of each
level is important.
Fi re Saf et y Inf ormation
Escape
Plan
Famil iariz e every one with the sound
of the smoke
alarm
and train
them
to leave
the home
when they hear it. Pr act ic e a fire dr ill at
least
ev ery six months,
including
fi re dri lls at night.
Ensure
that
sma ll childr en hear
th e alarm
and wake
when
it sounds.
Th ey
must
wake
up in or der to execute
the escape
plan. Pr actic e
al lo ws all occ upants
to te st you r plan before
an emergency.
You
may not be able to reach
your children.
It is important
they know
what
to do. Know
tw o ways
out of every
room
(door
& windo
w)
an d identi
fy a meeting
place
out side the home
where
ev er yon e
wi ll gat her onc e they
have
exited
the residence.
When
tw o
peopl
e hav e reac hed th e meetin
g place,
one should
leave
to call
911 whi le th e second
person
stays
to account
for addi tio nal
fam ily member
s.
Estab
lis h a rule tha t once
you’re
out,
you
never
ree nter
un der any ci rcumstance!
Cur re nt studi es have
shown
sm oke alarm
s may not awaken
all
sleepi
ng indiv iduals,
and that it is the responsibi
lity of individu
als
in the hous ehold
that ar e capable
of assisting
ot hers to provid
e
as si stanc e to thos e wh o may
not be awakened
by the alarm
soun d, or to tho se who may be incapable
of saf el y evacuat
ing
the area unas si st ed.
Fire Prevention
Never
sm oke in bed,
or leave
cooking
food
unattended.
Teac h
chil dren
never
to play wit h mat ches or lighters!
Trai n ever yone
in the home
to recognize
the alarm
pattern,
voic e
mes sa ge warn ing and to leave
the home
using
their
escape
plan
when
it’ s heard.
Kn ow how to do “Stop,
Drop and Rol l” if clothes
catch
on fir e,
an d how to cr awl low under
smoke.
Install
and maintain
fir e
ex ti ngui sh ers on every
level of the home
and in the kitch en,
basem
ent and gar age. Know
how to use a fire extinguisher
prio r
to an em ergenc
y. Seco nd level and higher
occupied
rooms
with
wi ndows
, sho uld have
an escap
e ladder
.
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27
Indust ry Safet
y
Standar
ds
NFPA
(National
Fire
Protection
Association)
For
you r inf orm ation,
the
Na ti on al
Fi re
Prote ct ion
Asso cia ti on’s Sta ndard
72,
reads
as fol lows :
Sm oke
Det ect ion.
Wh ere
re qu ire d by ap plic able
law s,
co des, or st and ar ds for the
spec ified occ upancy,
ap proved
sing le - and multiple-s
ta ti on
smoke
alarms
shall be installed
as foll ows : (1) In all sleeping
ro oms
Exce ption : Smok e
al arm s shall not be req ui red in sleeping
rooms
in existing
on e-
an d tw o-fami
ly dwellin
g unit s. (2) Outside
of each
sepa rate
sleepi
ng area,
in immed
iate vicinity
of the sleeping
rooms.
(3) On
eac h level of the dw elling
unit, includi
ng basements
Exception:
In
ex is ting one-
and tw o-family
dwel ling units,
appro
ved smo ke
al arm s power
ed by batteries
are permi
tted.
Sm ok e De tect io n - Ar e More
Smo ke Alarms
Desirable?
Th e
requi re d nu mb er of smo ke ala rms might
no t provide
reliab
le ea rly
wa rni ng prot ecti on fo r th ose area s separated
by a door
from
the
are as pro tect ed by the required
smo ke alarms.
For this reason,
it
is reco mme nd ed tha t the ho useho
lder
co nsider
th e use of
addit ion al smo ke ala rms fo r th ose area s fo r in creased
protection
.
The add it ion al are as in clude
the bas ement,
bedrooms,
dining
room
, fu rn ace ro om , utility ro om, an d hallways
not pro tected
by
th e requ ire d sm ok e alarms.
The in stalla tio n of smo ke ala rms in
ki tche ns, at tics (f in ish ed or unfinished
), or ga rages
is not norma
lly
re comme
nde d, as th es e loc ati ons
occa sion ally exp erien ce
co nd it ion s that ca n resu lt in improp
er op eration.
California
State
Fire Marshall
Ear ly warning
fire detectio
n is best achieved
by the installatio
n of
fir e detec
tion equipment
in all rooms
and areas
of the hou se ho ld
as follow
s: A smo ke al arm installed
in each
sep ar ate slee pin g
ar ea (i n the vic ini ty , but outside
th e bedrooms),
heat
or smoke
detec
tor s in the li vi ng rooms,
di ning rooms,
bedrooms,
kitchens,
hall way s, atti cs , furn ace ro oms,
closets,
utilit y and st orage
rooms,
basem
ents an d attached
garages.
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y Stand
ards
28
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
Th e Cons umer
Pr oduct
Safety
Commission
(CPSC
) recom
mend
s
the use of at leas t one CO Alarm
per househol
d, located
near the
sleepi
ng ar ea.
NRC
Ioni za tion type smoke
alarms
use a very
small
amount
of a
radi oact ive element
in the sensing
chamber
to enable
detection
of vis ible and inv isible
comb ust ion pr oduct s. The radi oactiv
e
el eme nt is safely
contained
in the chamber
and requires
no
ad ju st ments
or mai ntenance.
This smoke
alar m meets
or exceed
s
al l gov ernment
stan dar ds. It is manuf
ac tured
and distrib
uted
under
lic ens e fr om the U. S. Nuclear
Regulatory
Commission.
FCC COMPLIANCE
STATEMENT
Thi s equip
men t has been
test ed an d found
to comply
wit h the
limi ts for a Class B digi tal devi ce, pu rs uant
to par t 15 of the FCC
Rul es . These
li mi ts are des ig ned to pro vide reasonable
prot ectio n
ag ain st harm ful inter fer ence
in a resi dent ial installat
ion. This
eq ui pment generates
, uses and can radiate
radio
frequenc
y ener gy
an d, if not ins tal led and used in ac cordanc
e with the instr uct io ns,
may cau se harm ful inter ferenc
e to radio communicat
ions.
However,
ther e is no gu arantee
th at int erf eren ce will not oc cur in a par ticular
inst al lat ion. If thi s eq ui pmen t does cause
harm ful inter ference
to
radi o or tel evi sion rec ept io n, wh ich can be deter mined
by tu rning
the eq uipm ent off and on, the user is encour
aged
to try to cor rec t
the inter ferenc
e by one or more of the
follow
ing meas ures :
—Reo
rient or rel ocate
the rec eiv in g ant enna.
—I nc rease the separati
on between
the eq uipm ent and receiver.
—C onnect
the equ ipmen
t in to an outlet
on a circuit
dif fer ent fro m
th at to whi ch the recei ver is con nect ed.
—C onsul
t the dealer
or an ex per ien ced radio/TV
technician
for help
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y an d Service
Infor matio
n
29
Limited
Warranty
TEN YEAR
LIMITED
WARRANTY
KI DDE warrant
s that the enclosed
alarm
(but not the batt ery) will
be free fr om def ects in materi
al and wor kmanship
or desig n
under
normal
us e an d ser vice for a period
of ten years
from
the
date of purc has e. Th e obligation
of KIDDE
under this warran
ty is
li mited
to repairi
ng or replacing
the alarm
or an y part wh ich we
fin d to be defec
tiv e in material,
workmanship
or design,
free of
char ge, upon
send in g the alarm
with proof
of dat e of purchase,
post age
and re tu rn po st age
prep aid , to Wa rra nty Se rv ic e
Dep artment
, KI DDE,
10 16 Corporat
e Park
Dr. , Mebane,
NC
2730 2.
Th is warr ant y shall not ap ply to th e alar m if it has been
damag
ed ,
modi fied, abus ed or altered
after
the date of purchase
or if it fails
to operate
due to imp rop er maintenance
or inadequ
ate AC or
DC pow er. Any implied
warrant
ies arisin g out of this sale,
inc ludi ng but not
limit ed to th e imp lied
warrant
ies of
desc ripti on,mer
chantabilit
y and fitness
for a parti cul ar pur po se,
ar e lim ited in duration
to the above
warr anty period.
In no ev ent
shal l the Manufact
urer be liable
for loss of use of this produc
t or
for an y indir ect , speci al, incidental
or conseq
uential
damages,
or
costs , or ex pens es incurr ed by the consumer
or any other
user of
thi s pr oduc t, whether
due to a breach
of contract,
neglige
nce,
str ic t liabili ty in tort or otherwise.
The Manufacturer
shall
have
no li abili ty fo r any personal
inj ury, property
damage
or any
spec ial, inci dental,
contin
gent
or consequential
damag
e of any
ki nd resul ting fr om gas leakage,
fire or explosion.
Si nce som e states
do not allow
limitations
of the durat
ion of an
imp lied war ranty
or do not allo w the exclu sio n or limitati
on of
inci de ntal or cons equen
tial damages,
the abo ve limi tations
or
ex cl usi ons may not appl y to you.
While
th is warranty
gives
yo u
spec ific legal
rig hts, you may also have
other
rights
whi ch vary
from
st ate to st ate.
Al so , KIDDE
makes
no warranty,
express
or implied,
wri tten or
oral , inc lud ing that of merchantabilit
y or fitness
for any par ticu lar
purp ose, wi th res pect to the battery.
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Th e abov e warranty
may not be altered
except
in writin
g sign ed
by bot h part ies her eto .
You r Kid de Co mbinati
on Smoke
& CO Alarm
is not a sub st itu te
for pr operty,
fir e, disabilit
y, li fe or other
insurance
of any kin d.
Appr opr iate ins urance
co ver age is your
responsibility.
Consult
your ins uranc
e agent.
Remo
val of the fr ont cover
wil l void the warranty.
Th is alar m is not intended
to alert
hearing
impaired
in dividual
s.
Dur ing the spec ified warranty
per iod Kidde
Products
wil l repair
or
repla ce, at its dis cretio n any defect iv e Kidde
Combinat
ion Smo ke
& CO Alarms
that are ret urned
in a postage
paid package
to th e
fol lo wi ng addr es s: Kidde
Products
Att n: Warranty
Returns,
1016
Cor porat
e Par k Dr. , Mebane,
NC 27 302,
USA.
Please
inc lud e
your
nam e, addr ess an d phone
numb
er along
wit h a brief
desc ripti on of what
is wr ong with the uni t. For further
assi stan ce
please
call our toll free Pro duct Support
Line at 1-800-880-
678 8.
Dam age fr om neglect,
ab use or failure
to adhere
to any of th e
en clos ed ins tr uct ions will result
in ter mination
of the war ran ty,
an d the uni t will not be replaced
or repaired.
Thi s user gu ide and
the pr odu cts desc ri bed
herein
are
copy right ed, with all ri ght s reserved.
Under
these
copyr
ight laws,
no part of this us er guid e may be copied
for use without
th e
wr itt en cons ent of Kidde.
If you require
further
inform
ation
please
con tact out Pr odu ct Support
Line at 1-800-88
0-6788
or
wr ite us at: Kidde
Pr odu cts, 1016 Corporate
Park Dr., Meban
e,
NC 2730 2.
Our int ernet
addr ess is www.kidde.
com.
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MO
RE INFO
RMATION
Call our Produc
t Su pp ort Li ne at
1-8 00- 880- 6788
or cont act
us at our web sit e at
www.
kidde
.com
Kidde
1016
Cor po ra te Park Dri ve, Mebane,
NC 27302
Cu st om As sem bled in Ch ina wi th U.S. and Foreign
Com pon ent s
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