If Your CO Alarm Sounds

Where to Install CO Alarms, Continued

In a Single-level Home:

•Install at least one CO Alarm near or within each separate sleeping area.

•For added protection, install an additional CO Alarm at least 20 feet (6 meters) away from the furnace or fuel burning heat source.

In a Multi-level Home:

•Install at least one CO Alarm near or within each separate sleeping area.

•For added protection, install at least one CO Alarm on each level of the home. If you have a basement, install that CO Alarm at the top of the basement stairs.

•For added protection, install an additional CO Alarm at least 20 feet (6 meters) away from the furnace or fuel burning heat source.

This unit should receive continuous electrical power. (The battery is meant for emergency back-up only). Choose an outlet where it can’t be accidentally unplugged or switched off by children. Keep small children away from the unit. Teach them not to play with it or unplug it. Explain what the alarms mean.

WHERE CO ALARMS SHOULD NOT BE INSTALLED

DO NOT locate this CO Alarm:

•In a location where it could be easily triggered when using your remote to operate your TV, VCR, etc.

•In garages, kitchens, furnace rooms, or in any extremely dusty, dirty or greasy areas.

•Closer than 15 feet (4.6 meters) from a furnace or other fuel burning heat source, or fuel burning appliances like a water heater.

•Within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of any cooking appliance.

•In extremely humid areas. This Alarm should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from a bath or shower, sauna, humidifier, vaporizer, dishwasher, laundry room, utility room or other source of high humidity.

•In areas where temperature is colder than 40˚F (4˚C) or hotter than 100˚F (38˚C). These areas include non-airconditioned crawl spaces, unfinished attics, uninsulated or poorly insulated ceilings, porches, and garages.

•In turbulent air, like near ceiling fans, heat vents, air conditioners, fresh air returns, or open windows. Blowing air may prevent CO from reaching the sensors.

•In direct sunlight.

•In outlets covered by curtains or other obstruction.

•This CO Alarm is designed for use inside a single-family home or apartment. It is not meant to be used in common lobbies, hallways, or basements of multi-family buildings unless working CO Alarms are also installed in each family living unit. CO Alarms in common areas may not be heard from inside individual family living units.

•This CO Alarm alone is not a suitable substitute for complete detection systems in places which house many people, like hotels or dormitories, unless a CO Alarm is also placed in each unit.

•DO NOT use this CO Alarm in warehouses, industrial or commercial buildings, special-purpose non-residential buildings, RVs, boats, or airplanes. This CO Alarm is specifically designed for residential use, and may not provide adequate protection in non-residential applications.

HOW TO INSTALL YOUR CO ALARM

IMPORTANT! Read all instructions before using this product.

Quick reference:

• Install the 9V battery to activate the battery back-up.

• Plug the Alarm into a standard 120V unswitched outlet.

• Test the CO Alarm.

ACTIVATE THE BATTERY BACK-UP

1. Open the battery compartment on the back of the Alarm.

2. Connect the battery to the battery contacts, making sure it cannot shake loose.

3. Close the battery compartment completely.

The battery back-up is designed to provide emergency power to the CO Alarm for 7 days. Actual back-up time depends on the strength (freshness) of the battery. The battery back-up will not work unless a good battery is properly installed.

PLUG THE ALARM INTO AN OUTLET

This CO Alarm should receive continuous electrical power. The battery is meant for emergency back-up only. Do not plug this Alarm into an outlet controlled by a dimmer or switch.

1.Plug the unit into a standard UNSWITCHED 120V AC outlet. The unit should be located where it can wake you if it alarms at night.

2.Make sure the POWER/ALARM light shines continuously when you plug it in.

3.Test by pressing the Test/Silence/Scroll button firmly until the unit sounds: 4 beeps, pause, 4 beeps. During testing, the POWER/ALARM light will flash and “888” will appear briefly on the Display. This is normal.

PREPARE YOUR ALARM LABELS

Find the pair of self-adhesive labels included with this CO Alarm.

•On each label write in the phone number of your emergency responder (like 911) and a qualified appliance technician.

•Place one label near the CO Alarm, and the other label in the “fresh air” location you plan to go if the alarm sounds.

NOTE: A qualified appliance technician is defined as “a person, firm, corpora- tion, or company that either in person or through a representative, is engaged in and responsible for the installation, testing, servicing, or replacement of heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, combustion appli- ances and equipment, and/or gas fireplaces or other decorative combustion equipment.”

Actuation of your CO Alarm indicates the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) which can kill you. When your CO Alarm sounds, you must not ignore it!

IF THE ALARM SIGNAL SOUNDS:

1.Operate the Test/Silence button.

2.Call your emergency services, fire department or 911. Write down the number of your local emergency service here:

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3.Immediately move to fresh air—outdoors or by an open door or window. Do a head count to check that all persons are accounted for. Do not re- enter the premises, or move away from the open door or window until the emergency services responder has arrived, the premises have been aired out, and your CO Alarm remains in its normal condition.

4.After following steps 1-3, if your CO Alarm reactivates within a 24-hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a qualified appliance technician to inves- tigate 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 manufacturers’ instructions, or contact the manufacturers 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. Write down the number of a qualified appliance technician here:

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“ALARM-MOVE TO FRESH AIR”

If you hear the alarm horn and the red light is flashing, move everyone to a source of fresh air.

DO NOT unplug the CO Alarm!

Alarms have various limitations. See "General Limitations of CO Alarms" for details.

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