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5. Limitations of Carbon Monoxide Alarms
IMPORTANT: This carbon monoxide alarm is designed to detect carbon monoxide from ANY
source of combustion. It is NOT designed to detect smoke, fire, or any other gas.
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 alarm will not sense smoke, fire, or any poisonous gas other than carbon
monoxide 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.
WARNING: PLEAsE READ CAREFULLY AND ThOROUGhLY
• IMPORTANT: This alarm is designed to detect carbon monoxide gas from ANY source of combus-
tion. It is NOT designed to detect any other gas.
CAUTION: This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at the
sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas. Never restart the source of a CO
problem until it has been fixed. NEVER IGNORE THE ALARM!
WARNING: ThIs PRODUCT Is INTENDED FOR UsE IN ORDINARY INDOOR LOCATIONs
OF FAMILY LIVING UNITs. IT Is NOT DEsIGNED TO MEAsURE COMPLIANCE WITh
OCCUPATIONAL sAFETY AND hEALTh ADMINIsTRATION (OshA) COMMERCIAL OR
INDUsTRIAL sTANDARDs. IT Is NOT sUITABLE FOR INsTALLATION IN hAZARDOUs
LOCATIONs As DEFINED IN ThE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE. IT Is NOT DEsIGNED FOR
UsE IN A RECREATIONAL VEhICLE (RV) OR BOAT.
• The installation of this device should not be used as a substitute for proper installation, use, and
maintenance of fuel burning appliances, including appropriate ventilation and exhaust systems.
• This alarm does not prevent CO from occurring, nor can it solve any existing CO problem.
WARNING: ThIs DEVICE Is DEsIGNED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALs FROM ACUTE
EFFECTs OF CARBON MONOxIDE ExPOsURE. IT WILL NOT FULLY sAFEGUARD
INDIVIDUALs WITh sPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONs. IF IN DOUBT, CONsULT A MEDICAL
PRACTITIONER. INDIVIDUALs WITh MEDICAL PROBLEMs MAY CONsIDER UsING
WARNING DEVICEs WhICh PROVIDE AUDIBLE AND VIsUAL sIGNALs FOR CARBON
MONOxIDE CONCENTRATIONs UNDER 30 PPM. *
• This alarm has not been investigated for carbon monoxide detection below 70 PPM.
• This combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requires a continuous supply of electrical
power – it will not work without power.
* Reference Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standard 2034
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