SF Detection SF350 Instruction Manual

SF350 Manual 2109M5009_2 22/7/03

Carbon Monoxide Alarm

User Manual
2109M5009_2
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CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS
OF THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE USING THE
DETECTOR. RETAIN THE MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE SAFETY WARNINGS.
PASS THE MANUAL ONTO ANY SUBSEQUENT USERS
OF THE DETECTOR.
WARNING
THIS CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR MAY NOT PROTECT
PEOPLE WHO ARE AT SPECIAL RISK FROM CARBON
MONOXIDE EXPOSURE BY REASON OF AGE, PREGNANCY
OR MEDICAL CONDITION. IF IN DOUBT, CONSULT YOUR
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
This Carbon Monoxide Detector is NOT
• A substitute for either a smoke alarm or a combustible
gas detector.
• To be seen as a substitute for the proper servicing of fuel-burning
appliances or the sweeping of chimneys.
• To be used on an intermittent basis, or as a portable detector for
the spillage of combustion products from fuel-burning appliances
or chimneys.
CAUTION
This carbon monoxide detector is designed for indoor use
only. Do not expose to rain or moisture. Do not knock or drop
the detector.Do not open or tamper with the detector as this
could cause malfunction.
The detector will not protect against the risk of carbon
monoxide poisoning when the battery has drained.
IMPORTANT
• Carbon Monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion of
fuels such as wood, charcoal, coal, heating oil, paraffin, petrol,
natural gas, propane, butane etc.
• Ideally, it is recommended that a carbon monoxide detector should
be installed in or near to every room that has a fuel burning
appliance such as any gas fires, central heating boiler, room
heaters, water heaters, cookers, grills, etc.
• This detector should only be installed by a competent person.
• Ensure that the detector alarm can be heard by all those who
are intended to hear it.
• This product should not be used if any fault signals are given.
• Seek medical help if it is suspected that a member of the
household is suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.
If further details are required which do not appear in this manual,
contact SF Detection.
This pack contains: One detector
One fixing kit
One instruction manual
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this
detector which is designed to Green
Red
Test alarm power
detect the presence of carbon
button light light
Buzzer
monoxide. This manual contains
information on the installation
and operation of the gas detector.
The green power light flashes at
approximately 1 minute intervals
to indicate that the detector is
operating correctly. The red alarm
light will flash continuously and
the buzzer will sound if carbon
monoxide is present.
The detector is suitable for use in areas where cooking and heating
appliances burn fuels such as wood, charcoal, coal, coke, oil, petrol,
gas, etc.
WHAT IS CARBON MONOXIDE?
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a highly poisonous gas which is released
when fuels are burnt. It is invisible, has no smell and is therefore very
difficult to detect with the human senses. The first warning symptoms
that CO is present in the air are usually headaches and nausea.
Under normal operating conditions, in a room where fuel-burning
appliances are well maintained and correctly ventilated, the amount
of carbon monoxide released into the room by the appliances is not
dangerous. A dangerous quantity of carbon monoxide can occur if
one or more of the following conditions exists:
1. An appliance is faulty or is badly maintained.
2. A flue is partially or totally blocked.
3. A room is not adequately ventilated.
EFFECTS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Carbon monoxide binds to the haemoglobin in the blood and reduces
the amount of oxygen being circulated in the body.
200ppm Slight headaches, tiredness, dizziness, nausea after
2-3 hours.
400ppm Frontal headache within 1-2 hours, life threatening after
3 hours.
800ppm Dizziness, nausea and convulsions within 45 minutes.
Unconsciousness with 2 hours. Death within 2-3 hours.
1600ppm Headache, dizziness and nausea within 20 minutes.
Death within 1 hour.
6400ppm Headache, dizziness and nausea within 1-2 minutes.
Death within 10-15 minutes.
WHERE TO PUT THE DETECTOR
Carbon monoxide has a similar density to warm air and, to ensure
that the most effective use is made of the detector, it should be fitted
at least 1.5 metres (5 feet) above the floor level and at least 1.85
metres (6 feet) from the appliance.
1.85m
(6')(min)
Typical wall
mounted location
1.5m
(5')
(min)
WHERE NOT TO PUT THE DETECTOR
Do not place the detector in the following areas:
• Outside the building.
• In or below a cupboard.
• In a damp or humid area.
• Directly above a sink or cooker.
Gas inlet
• Next to a door or window or anywhere that would be affected
by draughts.
• Where the air flow to the detector would be obstructed by curtains
or furniture.
• Where dirt or dust could collect and block the sensor, and stop
it working.
• In an area where the temperature could drop below -5˚C or rise
to above 40˚C.
• Where it could be easily knocked, damaged, or where it could
be inadvertently removed.
IN WHICH ROOM TO PUT THE DETECTOR
Ideally a detector should be fitted in or near every room that contains
a fuel-burning appliance. However, if there is more than one appliance
but only one detector, the following points should be taken into
consideration when deciding where best to put the detector.
If there is an appliance in the room where people sleep, the detector
should be placed in that room.
If there is an appliance in a room which people use a lot, such
as a sitting room, the detector should be placed in that room.
In a bedsit the detector should be placed as far away from the cooking
appliances as possible, but near to the place where people sleep.
If the appliance is in a room not normally used, such as a boiler room,
the detector should be placed just outside that room so that the alarm
will be heard more easily.
INSTALLING THE DETECTOR
The detector can either be used as a free-standing unit or can be wall
mounted using the fixings provided.
WALL MOUNTING INSTALLATION
Find a position to install the detector (see"where to put the detector"
and "where not to put the detector").
Option 1
mounting pad
Special Mounting Pad with Fixing Pin
(supplied)
Place the fixing pin through the mounting pad.
Using a hammer, gently knock the fixing pin
into the wall ensuring that the mounting pad
fixing pin
is not hammered too firmly into the wall.
wall
rawlplug
5mm
Option 2
Screw and Rawlplug (NOT supplied)
If the wall is too hard to use the fixing pin,
use a No. 4 round head screw and rawlplug.
screw
wall
Once activated and tested (see "using the detector"), the detector
can be hung on the protruding fixing pin using one of the 'keyholes'
on the back.