Nighthawk KN-COP-C User Manual

Ac powered carbon monoxide alarm

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Limited Warranty
Warranty Registration
To register for your five year factory warranty, please fill out the
enclosed warranty card completely, apply necessary postage and
place in the mail. You may place the warranty card in a sepa-
rate envelope if you wish.
Please use the following address for warranty
registration ONLY:
KIDDE Safety
Product Registration Department
PO Box 8748
Denver, CO 80201-8748
Please send products and all other
correspondence to:
KIDDE Safety
Attn.: Customer Service Department
1394 South Third Street
Mebane, NC 27302
Warranty information is located on the label on the back of the
CO alarm. For your convenience, please complete the warranty
information before installing the CO alarm.
The model number and assembly number can be found on the
label on the back of the CO alarm.
For Warranty Service:
In many cases the quickest way to exchange your CO alarm is to
return it to the original place of purchase. If you have questions,
call the KIDDE Safety customer service department at 1-800-880-
6788 for assistance.
1394 South Third Street, Mebane, NC 27302
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-880-6788
www.kiddesafety.com
Custom Assembled in Mexico with U.S. and Foreign Components.
Carbon Monoxide
CO Alarm Model Number
CO Alarm Assembly Number
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Date of Manufacture
Date of Purchase:
Where Purchased:
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AC Powered
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User's Guide
Nighthawk CO Alarm with
Digital Display and Peak
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Power Cord Models (KN-COP-C)
Hardwire Models (KN-COP-HW)
Direct Plug Models (KN-COP-DP)
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Please have the following
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  • Page 1 (Located on back of alarm): Date of Purchase: Where Purchased: Nighthawk CO Alarm with Digital Display and Peak Level Memory Power Cord Models (KN-COP-C) Hardwire Models (KN-COP-HW) Direct Plug Models (KN-COP-DP) For questions concerning your Carbon Monoxide Alarm, please call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Quick Set Up Guide ....iii,iv Part One – Your Nighthawk CO Alarm •About your CO alarm ....1-1,2,3 •What CO alarms can and cannot do .
  • Page 3: About This User's Guide

    Notice we call this booklet a “User’s Guide” and not an “Owner’s Manual.” This is because our intention is you use this guide just as you will be using your Nighthawk CO alarm. Keep the guide in a handy location and refer to it when you have questions about your CO alarm, its functions and features, or if you have questions about carbon monoxide.
  • Page 4: Quick Set Up Guide

    Listed below are six easy steps for setting up your Nighthawk CO alarm. Please read the entire guide for complete information. Setting up your CO alarm for first time operation: Step 1 Determine the best location for your CO alarm(s).
  • Page 5: Part One - Your Nighthawk Co Alarm

    While many other CO alarms require costly sensor or battery pack replacement, there are no replacement parts on Nighthawk CO alarms. And Nighthawk is the only CO alarm that gives you the choice of a direct-plug, a 6' power cord or a hardwire unit.
  • Page 6 Peak Level Button By depressing this button, you can see the peak CO level recorded by the alarm since it was last reset or unplugged. This Nighthawk fea- ture allows you (or heating contractor or fireman) to see exactly how big a CO problem you have so you can react accordingly.
  • Page 7 Part One – Your Nighthawk CO Alarm If you must install a Nighthawk CO alarm near a cooking or heating appliance, install AT LEAST 15 feet away from the appliance. Do not install in excessively dusty, dirty or greasy areas such as kitchens, garages and furnace rooms.
  • Page 8: How To Install Your Alarm

    1/8” from wall (If mounting in plaster board or drywall, drill 3/16 hole and use plastic anchor provided). 2. Hook the Nighthawk CO Alarm unit over the screw onto keyhole in back of unit. 3. Plug cord into electrical outlet.
  • Page 9: Normal Operating Characteristics

    Part One – Your Nighthawk CO Alarm Normal Operating Characteristics When you first power up the CO alarm, the alarm will sound briefly to let you know the CO alarm is receiving power and that the alarm circuit is functioning.
  • Page 10: How To Know If Your Alarm Is Malfunctioning

    Part One – Your Nighthawk CO Alarm How to Test Your Alarm (continued) NOTE: Pressing the Test/Reset button tests the functions of the alarm’s internal components, circuitry and micro-computer. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRESS THE TEST BUTTON TO TAKE A CO READING.
  • Page 11: How To Care For Your Alarm

    30 or more for short periods of time, by using the peak level memory feature on the Nighthawk CO alarm you can view concentra- tions of CO between 11 and 30 PPM. Use the low-level concentrations shown in memory as a tool in identifying the source of the CO.
  • Page 12: Part Two - Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer

    Part Two – Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer What is Carbon Monoxide? Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless, poisonous gas creat- ed when any fuel is burned – gasoline, propane, natural gas, oil, wood, coal, and even tobacco. When combustion air is limited, more CO is produced.
  • Page 13: Home Safety Tips

    Part Two – Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer Home Safety Tips What You Can Do... •Buy only appliances approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. •Choose fuel-burning appliances that can be vented to the outdoors, whenever possible. •Make sure appliances are installed according to manufacturer’s instructions and local building codes.
  • Page 14: Part Three - What You Should Know Before

    Part Three – What You Should Know Before the Alarms Sounds Learn the difference between dangerous levels, high levels, mid levels and low levels: Dangerous levels, when someone is experiencing symptoms of CO poisoning and CO readings are generally above 100 ppm. Anytime someone is experiencing the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning this should be treated as an EMERGENCY.
  • Page 15 Part Four – What to do When the Alarm Sounds Determine if anyone in the household is experiencing symptoms of CO poisoning. Many cases of reported CO poisoning indicates that while victims are aware they are not well, they become so disorient- ed that they are unable to save themselves by either exiting the building or calling for assistance.
  • Page 16: Sometimes It Is Difficult To Find The Source Of Co

    •The house was ventilated before they arrived and the fresh air caused the CO to dissipate. The peak level function on your Nighthawk CO alarm helps the responders know how severe the problem was before they arrived. •The CO problem was caused by a source that fluctuates on and off, sometimes creating CO and sometimes not.
  • Page 17: Part Five - Technical Information

    Because carbon monoxide is a cumulative poison, long- term exposures to low levels can cause symptoms, as well as short- term exposures to high levels. Your Nighthawk CO alarm has a time weighted alarm, so the higher the level of carbon monoxide pre- sent, the sooner the alarm will be triggered.
  • Page 18: Part Six - Frequently Asked Questions

    CO for a short period of time. The microchip inside your Nighthawk CO alarm monitors the air for the presence of carbon monoxide and computes the levels and length of exposure, alarming when you should be concerned about CO exposure.
  • Page 19 (ie: warning signals that indicate the presence of CO less than 30 ppm.)”. Nighthawk CO alarms cannot display CO concentrations detected below 30 ppm. Under normal conditions, however by pressing the peak level button, concentrations of CO detected below 30 ppm will be displayed.
  • Page 20: Limited Warranty

    Important: Do not remove back cover. Back cover removal will void war- ranty. Your Nighthawk Carbon Monoxide Alarm is not a substitute for property, dis- ability, life or other insurance of any kind. Appropriate insurance coverage is your responsibility. Consult your insurance agent.

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