Carbon Monoxide Detectors - DSC iOtega User Manual

Chapter 12.0 Locating detectors and escape plan
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12.3 Carbon monoxide detectors

Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and very toxic, it also moves freely in the air. CO
detectors can measure the concentration and sound a loud alarm before the CO reaches a potentially
harmful level. The human body is most vulnerable to the effects of CO gas during sleeping hours;
therefore, locate CO detectors in or as near as possible to sleeping areas of the home. For max-
imum protection, locate a CO alarm outside primary sleeping areas or on each level of your home.
Figure 5 indicates the suggested locations in the home.
Do NOT place the CO alarm in the following areas:
Where the temperature may drop below -10 ºC (14 ºF) or exceed 40 ºC (104 ºF)
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Near paint thinner fumes
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Within 1 .5 meters (5 feet) of open flame appliances, such as furnaces, stoves, and fire-
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places
In exhaust streams from gas engines, vents, flues, or chimneys
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Do not place in close proximity to an automobile exhaust pipe; as this damages the
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detector.
REFER TO THE CO DETECTOR INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTION
SHEET FOR SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION.
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