Carbon Monoxide Alarm; Alarm Removal/Battery Replacement - Kidde KN-COSM-I User Manual

What To Do If The Alarm Sounds
• Go to your predetermined meeting place. When
two people have arrived one should leave to call
911 from a neighbor's home, and the other should
stay to perform a head count.
• Do not reenter under any circumstance until
fire officials give the go ahead.
• There are situations where a smoke alarm may not
be effective to protect against fire as stated in the
NFPA Standard 72. For instance:
a) smoking in bed
b) leaving children unsupervised
c) cleaning with flammable liquids, such as
gasoline
When the carbon monoxide alarm sounds:
WARNING:
!
Alarm indicates the presence of Carbon
Monoxide (CO) which can KILL YOU.
If alarm signal sounds:
1) Operate the test/reset button;
2) Call your emergency
services (fire dept. or 911);
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. Do not reenter the premises nor move away
from the open door/window until the emergency
services responders have arrived, the premises have
been aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal
condition.
4) After following steps 1-3, if your alarm reactivates
within a 24 hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a
qualified appliance
technician to
investigate for sources
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Actuation of your CO
PHONE NUMBER
PHONE NUMBER

Alarm Removal/Battery Replacement

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 combus-
tion equipment not inspected by the technician and
consult the manufacturer's instructions, or contact the
manufacturer's 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.
Never restart the source of a CO problem until it
has been fixed. NEVER IGNORE THE ALARM!
The CO sensor meets the alarm response time require-
ments of UL standard 2034. Standard alarm times are as
follows:
At 70 PPM, the unit must alarm within 60-240 minutes.
At 150 PPM, the unit must alarm within 10-50 minutes.
At 400 PPM, the unit must alarm within 4-15 minutes.
This carbon monoxide alarm is designed to detect
carbon monoxide gas from ANY source of combus-
tion. It is NOT designed to detect any other gas.
Fire departments, most utility companies and HVAC con-
tractors will perform CO inspections, some may charge
for this service. It's advisable to inquire about any appli-
cable fees prior to having the service performed. Kidde
Safety will not pay for, or reimburse, the owner or user of
this product, for any repair or dispatch calls related to the
alarm sounding.
Alarm Removal
IF TAMPER RESIST FEATURE HAS BEEN ACTIVATED,
REFER TO TAMPER RESIST FEATURE DESCRIPTION
ON PAGE 19 FOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS.
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