Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds - Kidde 20SA10-V User Manual

2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) ALARM, BUT WILL RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT A CO
ALARM SIGNAL FROM AN INTERCONNECTED CO OR COMBINATION SMOKE / CO ALARM.
The carbon monoxide (CO) alarm pattern is four quick beeps with voice "Warning! Carbon Monoxide"
repeating every 5 seconds.
WARNING: ACTUATION OF YOUR CO ALARM INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO)
WHICH CAN KILL YOU. IF ALARM SIGNAL SOUNDS:
1) Operate the Test/Hush button. NOTE: Pressing the button on the initiating CO or combination smoke/CO unit
in your system will silence the alarm notification, including all interconnected units. If the CO or combination
smoke/CO unit goes into alarm mode again within six minutes, it is sensing high levels of CO which can quickly
become a dangerous situation.
2) Call your emergency services (Fire Department or 911). EMERGENCY PHONE #: _______________________
3) Immediately move to fresh air — outdoors or by an open door / window. Do a head count to check that all
persons are accounted for. Alert small children in the home as well as anyone else that might have difficulty
recognizing the importance of the alarm sounding or that might have difficulty leaving the area without help.
Do not reenter the premises or move away from the open door/window until the emergency services respond-
ers have arrived, the premises have been aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal condition.
4) After following steps 1-3, if the alarm reactivates within a 24 hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a qualified
appliance technician to investigate sources of CO from fuel burning equipment and appliances, and to inspect
for proper operation of equipment.
If problems are identified during this inspection, have the equipment serviced immediately. Note any com-
bustion equipment not inspected by the technician and consult the manufacturer's instructions, or contact the
manufacturer directly for more information about CO safety and the equipment. Make sure that motor vehicles
are not, or have not been, operating in a garage attached or adjacent to the residence. Never restart the
source of a CO problem until it has been corrected. Never ignore the sound of the alarm! NOTE: See Section
RECOGNIZING NUISANCE ALARMS, for nuisance alarm situations.
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