Welcome
Note: Many times throughout this User’s Guide, we will refer to
Carbon Monoxide as “CO”. The words “Gas” or “Explosive Gas”
will refer to Natural Gas or Propane.
This Kidde carbon monoxide (CO) and gas alarm is an important part of
your family’s home safety plan. This alarm has been designed and tested
to detect CO and gas buildup in a residential environment. Your alarm is
for use specifically in the home. As an owner of a CO and gas alarm,
there are some basic facts you should know about for your protection.
Many people think that CO and gas alarms operate like smoke alarms.
Like smoke alarms, CO and gas alarms monitor the air in your home and
sound a loud alarm to warn you of trouble. The way you respond to a
CO and gas alarm is quite different than a smoke alarm. That’s because
a house fire and a CO or gas problem are distinctly different situations. If
your smoke alarm were to alarm, you would quickly be able to judge the
level of danger you were in with your senses. You can see and smell the
smoke, feel the heat, see, and possibly hear the fire burning. You can
also readily see if your smoke alarm is alarming in a non-emergency situ-
ation. Because your sense of sight, smell, hearing and touch give you
information, you can almost instantly judge what action to take if you
hear your smoke alarm.
CO is an invisible, odorless, tasteless and non-irritating gas – completely
undetectable to your senses. That’s why it is important to your safety
that you have a CO alarm.
Note: Refer to Section 1 for information about natural gas and propane.
Important Warning StatementsIMPORTANT: This carbon monoxide and gas alarm is designed to
detect carbon monoxide from ANY source of combustion. This
alarm will also detect the presence of natural gas or propane. It is
NOT designed to detect smoke or fire.
WARNING: Carbon monoxide alarms are not smoke alarms. This
carbon monoxide alarm is not a substitute for installing and
maintaining an appropriate number of smoke alarms in your
home.
This carbon monoxide and gas alarm will not sense smoke or fire,
even though carbon monoxide can be generated by fire. For this
reason you must install smoke alarms to provide early warning of
fire and to protect you and your family from fire and its related
hazards.