Table of Contents, Part One - Your Kidde CO Alarm

About this User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Quick Set Up Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,6

Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm

•About your CO alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17 •What CO alarms can and cannot do . . . . . .9, 10 •Where you should install your alarm . . . . . .11 •Where you should not install your alarm . . .11, 12 •How to install your alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 •Normal operating characteristics . . . . . . . . . .14 •How to test the electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

•How to know if your alarm is malfunctioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

•How to care for your alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Part Two – Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer

•What is CO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 •What are the effects of CO exposure? . . . . .18

•Could your family be at risk for CO poisoning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

•Where does CO come from? . . . . . . . . . . . .19 •What can you do to protect your family? . . .19 •Home safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 21

Part Three – What You Should Know Before the Alarm Sounds

•Determine if anyone in the household is at
high risk for CO poisoning	.22

•Understand the effects of carbon monoxide exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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Part Four – What to Do When the Unit Alarms

•How to respond: to the alarm

.24, 25

•Whom you should call if you suspect you have CO in your home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

•Sometimes it is difficult to find the source of CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Part Five – Technical Information

•Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

•How the unit determines when

to alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Part Six – Frequently Asked Questions . . . .30, 32 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Limited Warranty

•Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

IMPORTANT

THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS DESIGNED TO DETECT CARBON MONOXIDE FROM ANY SOURCE OF COMBUSTION. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO DETECT SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY OTHER GAS.

NOT SUITABLE FOR INSTALLATION IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS

AS DEFINED IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE.

UNIT WILL NOT OPERATE DURING A POWER OUTAGE, BUT AUTOMATICALLY RESETS WHEN POWER IS RESTORED.

Kidde / Pyrene Corp.

13o Esna Park Drive, Markham, ON, Canada L3R 1E3 Consumer Hotline: 1-800-880-6788

Kidde KN-COB-DP-H) manual Table of Contents, Part One - Your Kidde CO Alarm, Limited Warranty

Models: KN-COB-DP-H)