Carbon Monoxide Alarm - Kidde KN-COSM-B User Manual

What To Do If The Alarm Sounds
If the alarm sounds, check for fires first. If a fire is
discovered follow these steps. Become thoroughly
familiar with these items, and review with all family
members!
• Alert small children in the home. Children sleep
very sound and may not be awakened by the
sound of the smoke alarms.
• Leave immediately using one of your planned
escape routes (see page 24). Every second
counts, don't stop to get dressed or pick up
valuables.
• Before opening inside doors look for smoke
seeping in around the edges, and feel with the
back of your hand. If the door is hot use your
second exit. If you feel it's safe, open the door very
slowly and be prepared to close immediately if
smoke and heat rush in.
• If the escape route requires you to go through
smoke, crawl low under the smoke where the
air is clearer.
• Go to your predetermined meeting place. When
two people have arrived one should leave to call
911 from a neighbor's home, and the other
should stay to perform a head count.
• Do not reenter under any circumstance until
fire officials give the go ahead.
• There are situations where a smoke alarm
may not be effective to protect against fire as
stated in the NFPA Standard 72. For instance:
a) smoking in bed
b) leaving children unsupervised
c) cleaning with flammable liquids,
such as gasoline
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What To Do If The Alarm Sounds
When the carbon monoxide alarm sounds:
WARNING:
!
Alarm indicates the presence of Carbon
Monoxide (CO) which can KILL YOU.
If alarm signal sounds:
1) Operate the test/reset button;
2) Call your emergency
services (fire dept. or 911);
3) Immediately move to
fresh air - outdoors or by an open door/window. Do
a head count to check that all persons are accounted
for. Do not reenter the premises nor move away from
the open door/window until the emergency services
responders have arrived, the premises have been
aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal con-
dition.
4) After following steps 1-3, if your alarm reactivates
within a 24 hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a
qualified appliance
technician to
investigate for sources
of CO from fuel burning equipment and appliances,
and inspect for proper operation of this equipment.
If problems are identified during this inspection have
the equipment serviced immediately. Note any com-
bustion equipment not inspected by the technician
and consult the manufacturer's instructions, or con-
tact the manufacturer's directly, for more informa-
tion about CO safety and this equipment. Make sure
that motor vehicles are not, and have not been, oper-
ating in an attached garage or adjacent to the resi-
dence.
Actuation of your CO
PHONE NUMBER
PHONE NUMBER
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