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Where To Install Your Co Alarm - Firex pmn Owner's Manual

120v ac direct wire with 9v battery backup and smart interconnect

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CO Alarm Features (cont.)
This CO alarm is designed to detect carbon monoxide gas from any
source of combustion. It is NOT designed to detect smoke, fire, or any
other type of gas. If this CO alarm sounds its alarm horn, DO NOT assume
that it is a false alarm. The alarm horn requires your immediate action.
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.

Where to Install Your CO Alarm

Carbon monoxide gas can be anywhere and everywhere. CO gas is equal
to or slightly lighter than air, and disperses evenly with the air in a room.
Therefore, install this CO alarm where air circulation is best. DO NOT
mount the CO alarm within 1 foot of the ceiling/wall or wall/wall
intersection, or other dead air spaces.
Since most CO fatalities occur while families are sleeping, we recommend
that you install at least one CO alarm in the hallway outside each separate
sleeping area and one inside each bedroom or sleeping area.
We also recommend that you install a CO alarm on every separate living
level of the home where household members frequently spend time, as
well as in the basement. See Figures 1, 2, and 3 for typical CO alarm loca-
tions within the home.
This alarm can share the interconnect wire of smoke and heat alarms, BUT
this alarm will remain silent if smoke is detected by the interconnected
smoke and heat alarms. Therefore, it is necessary to install both a CO
alarm and smoke alarm in those areas to be protected.
This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at the
sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas.
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BATH
FURNACE
ROOM
BASEMENT
single story
FIGURE 1
DO NOT install CO alarms:
• Near bathrooms or in shower areas. Steam and aerosol sprays can dis-
able the alarm.
• In closets, crawlspaces, unused attics, or unheated areas where sur-
rounding air temperatures may go below 40°F (4.4°C) or above 100°F
(37.8°C).
• Within five feet of any fuel-burning appliance (stove, kerosene heater, fur-
nace, fireplace, etc.).
• Within one foot of any wall, corner, or other dead air spaces.
• In rooms where chemicals or cleaning supplies are frequently used (paint,
hair spray, thinner, etc.). Allow plenty of ventilation in rooms where chemi-
cals are used.
• Directly above a sink, bathtub or basin.
• Directly above or below air exchange or heating vents.
• Behind drapes, furniture, or appliances that could block air flow to the
CO alarm.
This unit cannot be used in recreational vehicle applications.
Español
bustibles se queman sin que haya una cantidad suficiente de oxígeno
(combustión incompleta). Este tipo de mal funcionamiento puede ocurrir
en cualquier artefacto que queme combustible y en cualquier momento.
Por ejemplo, muchas chimeneas se pueden llenar de hojas en el otoño, y
si hay una suficiente cantidad de hojas, se acumulará suciedad y hollín en
la chimenea y se interrumpirá la ventilación adecuada. Esto puede hacer
que el CO entre a la casa y el resultado puede ser fatal. Sin embargo, con
un mantenimiento y limpieza adecuados se puede reducir la posibilidad de
acumulación de CO.
El envenenamiento con monóxido de carbono es un asunto grave. Muchas
familias lo sufren todos los días, y más de mil vidas se pierden cada año
debido a este gas casero mortal. Si se mantiene y cuida adecuadamente, la
alarma de CO le puede dar a los miembros de la familia una advertencia
anticipada de las emisiones de CO. Sírvase leer bien este manual para
aprender cómo instalar, operar, limpiar y reparar adecuadamente la alarma
de CO, así como para enterarse de recomendaciones importantes sobre
seguridad a fin de proteger a su familia del envenenamiento fatal con CO.
Los símbolos siguientes identifican los mensajes importantes sobre
seguridad que hay en este manual
Cuando vea este símbolo, usted debe saber que, si no se toma en cuenta
el mensaje, la situación peligrosa CAUSARÁ lesiones corporales GRAVES
o la muerte.
Cuando vea este símbolo, usted debe saber que, si no se toma en cuenta
el mensaje, la situación peligrosa PUEDE CAUSAR lesiones corporales
GRAVES o la muerte.
Cuando vea este símbolo, usted debe saber que, si no se toma en cuenta
el mensaje, la situación peligrosa PUEDE causar o CAUSARÁ lesiones
corporales leves.
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WARNING
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WARNING
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WARNING
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CAUTION
LIVED-IN ATTIC
BEDROOM
BATH
BEDROOM
LIVING
KITCHEN
ROOM
FURNACE
ROOM
BASEMENT
two story
FIGURE 2
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WARNING
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WARNING
PELIGRO
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ADVERTENCIA
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CUIDADO
3
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BATH
FAMILY / GREAT ROOM
KITCHEN
LIVING
ROOM
split level
UTILITY
BASE-
ROOM
MENT
Key
FIGURE 3
CO alarm locations
BATH

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