Installation; How To Protect Your Family - SAFE-T-ALERT 35-742 User Manual

THIS ALARM MAY NOT ALARM AT LOW CO LEVELS It is not
designed to measure compliance with the Occupational Safety Health
Administration (OSHA) commercial or industrial standards. Individuals
with medical problems may consider using warning devices, which provide
audible and visual signals for CO concentrations under 30 ppm.
THIS ALARM IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR INSURANCE.
Always be sure your RV is fully insured.

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY

CAUTION- The SAFE-T-ALERT
Alarm is designed to protect individuals from the acute effects of carbon
monoxide exposure and gas leaks. It will not fully safeguard individuals
with specific medical conditions. If in doubt, consult a medical
practitioner.
To protect your family, you should:
•
INSTALL THE ALARM PROPERLY. Carefully read and follow
ALL the instructions in this manual. Test your unit every week. Alarms
that do not work will not alert you to hazardous levels of CO or
explosive gas. See the section, Test Procedure, in this manual for
further information.
• MAKE REGULAR VISUAL INSPECTIONS. Check all fuel burning
equipment including gas water-heaters, kitchen gas stoves, space heaters,
gas dryers and all pilot lights. Check the color of the pilot flame. The
color should be blue.
•
MAKE REGULAR VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF THE ENGINE
AND GENERATOR EXHAUST SYSTEMS. Cracked exhaust systems
can allow CO to enter the living area.
• PROFESSIONALLY
MAINTAIN
GENERATOR. Although gas engines and generators produce CO, a
poorly tuned engine and generator will produce greater amounts CO.
•
If you smell unusual odors you may have a gas leak, immediately
call a local propane gas supplier or fire department to check for
possible leaks.
WHERE TO INSTALL
•
Install the 35 series in the kitchen area near sources of a potential gas
leaks. Some potential sources are a furnace, refrigerator, stove or oven.
If potential sources of a gas leak are in separate areas, MTI
recommends installing a gas alarm in each area.
•
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends installing
a CO alarm outside the sleeping area. The 35 series combination
CO and gas alarm complies with that recommendation. For added
protection, MTI suggests installing a stand-alone CO alarm in the
bedroom area.
•
INSTALL ALARM at least 4 inches but not more than 20 inches off
the floor.
WHERE NOT TO INSTALL 35 SERIES ALARMS
•
DO NOT INSTALL behind furniture, drapes, in closets or areas that
will block gas flow to the alarm.
•
DO NOT INSTALL within 12 inches (30cm) of opening windows,
exterior doors, heating or return vents, or other drafty areas.
•
DO NOT INSTALL on an outside wall.
•
DO NOT INSTALL on a wall switch controlled by a power line,
ground fault circuit or to a circuit breaker.
•
NOTE: Older RVs may have little or no insulation and therefore are
draftier. Carefully consider mounting locations.
TM
35 series combination CO and Gas
YOUR ENGINE
The following diagrams provide additional alarm installation information:
Bedroom
Recommended Alarm Location
Bedroom
Recommended Alarm Location
AND
Do not install within
12" of a door
Do Not install behind
drapes or furniture
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT
IN A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ALARM AND MAY
VOID THE WARRANTY.
SHOCK HAZARD: Turn off power before installing.
Power Supply 12 VDC.
Recommended Wire Size 14 GA. TO 18 GA.
Connect the alarm to a properly fused circuit, maximum over
protection device rating 15 amps.
SPECIAL WIRING NOTICE: When replacing CCI Controls LP Gas
Leak Detectors they may have two power leads. Safe-T-Alert units have one
power lead. Simply connect the Safe-T-Alert power lead (Red) to the
coach/house power supply and cap or remove the second power lead. DO
NOT CONNECT BOTH POWER LEADS TO THE Safe-T-Alert
ALARM – this will result in a dead chassis battery.
Bath
Kitchen
Motorhome
Figure 2
Kitchen Area
Living Area
Travel Trailer
DO NOT INSTALL
Figure 3
Do not install within 12" of
a window that can open
Do not install
within 12" of vents
Model 35-742
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WARNING
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