Kidde KN-COPP-3-RC How to Install Your Alarm, Direct Plug Alarm, To install, Avoid the following

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Installation

Avoid the following:

Excessive spillage or reverse venting of fuel burning appliances caused by outdoor ambient conditions, such as: 1) Wind direction and/or velocity, including high gusts

of wind. Heavy air in the vent pipes (cold/humid air with extended periods between cycles).

2)Negative pressure differential resulting from the use of exhaust fans.

3)Simultaneousoperationofseveralfuelburningappliancescompetingfor limited internal air.

4)Vent pipe connections vibrating loose from clothes dryers, furnaces or water heaters.

5)Obstructions in or unconventional vent pipe designs which can amplify the above situations.

Extended operation of unvented fuel burning devices (range, oven, fire- place, etc.).

Temperature inversions which can trap exhaust gasses near the ground.

Car idling in an open or closed attached garage, or near a home.

How to Install Your Alarm

Your Carrier CO alarm with its removable adapter allows you to install the alarm as a wall mounted unit, a direct plug unit, or as a table top unit.

Direct Plug Alarm

First, refer to “Where to Install Your CO Alarm” on page 8 for general guidelines as to where to locate your CO alarm.

In its “as shipped” configuration, your Carrier CO alarm is ready to be plugged directly into a wall socket.

To install:

1.Choose a standard 120V unswitched outlet to plug the alarm into.

2.Pull slide support out approximately 1/4” until slide snaps in place (this will help support unit in wall outlet).

3.Plug the alarm into the outlet.

Back of unit when used as direct plug

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Contents Carbon Monoxide Table of Contents Page Setting up your alarm for first time operation Quick Set Up GuideQuick Set Up Guide Introduction Carrier CO Alarm front view FeaturesDigital Display Pull-Out Transformer/Adapter Rear view with back door removedWhat Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can and Cannot Do Where to Install Your CO Alarm InstallationRecommended Locations AT Least 5 feet away from appliance Where Not to Install Your CO AlarmDirect Plug Alarm How to Install Your AlarmTo install Avoid the followingPlug the alarm into an unswitched wall socket Wall Mounted AlarmIf the outlet is mounted horizontally sideways To rotate the adapterOr drywall, drill a 3/16 hole into the wall Table Top AlarmWall Battery Installation and Operation Battery InstallationBattery Backup Operation Battery Backup OperationBattery Back-up Operation in Low Battery Lb Condition Battery Back-up Operation inTrouble Alarm ConditionPage Operation Normal Operating CharacteristicsTesting the Electronics Malfunction Signal Group 1 Component Failure If the alarm malfunctionsMalfunction Signal Group 2 Microprocessor Failure What to do if you’re not sureAlarm from the electrical outlet before vacuuming How to Care for Your AlarmPeak Level Memory To Reset the Peak Level Memory…Carbon Monoxide Home Safety Tips What You Can DoWhat You Should Not Do Never use a gas range, oven, or clothes dryer for heatingClues You Cannot See Loose or disconnected vent/chimney, fireplace or applianceUnderstand the Effects of Carbon Monoxide Exposure Common Mild Exposure Symptoms What To Do When the Alarm SoundsCommon Medium Exposure Symptoms Common Extreme Exposure SymptomsCall your emergency services If alarm signal sounds 4 quick chirps, 5 seconds offTion Specifications How the Unit Determines When to Alarm SpecificationsReplacement of Alarm Display Readings AC and DC Start Up, Alarm and Error OperationDC Powered in Battery Backup Operation AC Powered in Normal Stand-by OperationDetect CO Li-Ion Battery Handling PrecautionsBattery Storage When Detached From the Alarm Limited Warranty Please send products and all other correspondence to For Warranty Service