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nest Protect User Manual

Wired 230 v ~ 50 hz detects smoke and carbon monoxide (co)
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Nest Protect
(Wired 230 V ~ 50 Hz)
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Detects smoke and carbon monoxide (CO)
User's Guide
ATTENTION: Please read carefully, and keep this user's guide in a safe place.

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  • Page 1 Nest Protect (Wired 230 V ~ 50 Hz) ™ Detects smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) User’s Guide ATTENTION: Please read carefully, and keep this user’s guide in a safe place.
  • Page 2 We will always ask for permission before sharing personally identifiable information like your email address, and we keep your data safe with the same security tools that banks use. Go to nest.com/eu/privacy to learn more about our Privacy Policy.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Location in your home Placement on the ceiling or wall Heads-Up and Emergency Alarms Daily Use and Emergency Preparation General Maintenance Safety Limited Warranty Want to see how it’s done? Go to nest.com/eu/installprotect for installation videos and tips. 0560 0843-CPR-0240...

  • Page 4: Meet Your Nest Protect

    You need Wi-Fi, an iOS or Android phone or It has multiple sensors to help it understand tablet and a free Nest Account in order to use what’s happening in your home, including a some Nest Protect features: spoken room...
  • Page 5 The siren enables Nest Protect to alert you with a loud emergency sound. The speaker allows Nest Protect to speak 13.5 cm with a human voice. (5.3 in) The light ring changes colour to alert you. Push the Nest button to silence alarms or run a test.

  • Page 6: Setup And Installation

    The installation of a smoke/CO alarm should be made by a qualified technician, and all Before you install your Nest Protect on the wiring used to install this alarm should be ceiling or wall, you’ll need to set it up with made in accordance with with national the Nest app.
  • Page 7 Already added Tip: Set everything out on a table for easy setup. Tip: Your Nest Protect came packed in a plastic cover. Keep the cover on so that your Nest Protect stays clean until you install it.

  • Page 8: Location In Your Home

    Location in your home We recommend placing a smoke alarm Nest Protect should be installed at least 3 m (10 ft) away from hobs or cooking appliances. on every floor and a carbon monoxide alarm in every room containing a fuel- Make sure that there is a clear space burning appliance.
  • Page 9 Nest Protects, make sure that they’ve been added to your Nest Account. Push the Nest room where you are installing Nest Protect, button on one Nest Protect and follow the or remove the fuse from the fuse box. instructions. All your Nest Protects should speak up.

  • Page 10: Placement On The Ceiling Or Wall

    If you have a sloping, pitched or cathedral Use the back plate as a guide to mark where ceiling, Nest Protect should be 90 cm the screws will go. Make sure that it’s at (35 inches) from the highest peak.
  • Page 11 Save the screws for installing have to twist the alarm to release it. Remove it the Nest back plate later. You’ll see one or carefully to avoid damaging your ceiling or wall. two cables coming from the ceiling.
  • Page 12 Each cable coming from the ceiling or wall Match the live wires coming from the will have three or four differently coloured ceiling to the live wires in the Nest 230 V AC wires. Their colours may vary based on connector and put them into a connector their age.
  • Page 13 (if present). Connector block Wire Connector block Tip: All smoke alarms prefer to live in a dust-free area, so remove any dust before you install Nest Protect.
  • Page 14 Tuck any excess wiring into the dry lining box of your Nest Protect. first. Line up the three tabs on the back of your Nest Protect with the notches on the back plate. Hold Nest Protect against the back plate and turn it clockwise. Continue turning until it’s square with the wall or ceiling.
  • Page 15 12. Switch mains power back on 13. Press to test or replace the fuse Press the Nest button on one Nest Protect. It will tell you what to do next. Every Nest Protect in the house should speak up, confirming that they’re connected to each other.

  • Page 16: Heads-Up And Emergency Alarms

    This means that critical levels of smoke or Nest Protect will pulse red, tell you what room CO occurred extremely quickly and Nest Protect the emergency is in and sound a loud alarm.
  • Page 17 Open a window or door “PLEASE BE AWARE. levels have been high to get fresh air. Then use THERE’S CARBON for a while. the Nest app or press the MONOXIDE IN THE Nest button to silence [ROOM NAME]. THE the alert. ALARM MAY SOUND.”...

  • Page 18: Daily Use And Emergency Preparation

    Nest button. During a test, all interconnected Nest Protects It will be on as long as Nest Protect is getting in your home check their sensors, power, AC power from the electrical wires.
  • Page 19 To set up or run Press the Nest button. “READY. PRESS TO TEST.” a manual test. Nest Protect will walk you through the next steps. WARNING • DO NOT use a match, cigarette or any other • DO NOT stand close to the alarm when makeshift fire to test the smoke alarm.

  • Page 20: General Maintenance

    Do not force the door closed. cloth. Don’t use soap or solvents. 6. Re-attach the power connector. 4. Place Nest Protect on a soft, dry cloth with 7. Push Nest Protect onto the back plate and the Nest button facing down. Open the turn it clockwise until you feel it grip.
  • Page 21 WHAT YOU HEAR WHAT YOU SEE WHAT IT MEANS WHAT TO DO “THE SENSORS HAVE YELLOW pulses. Nest Protect has tested Clean according to its sensors, and there is instructions on page 16. FAILED IN THE [ROOM NAME]. REPLACE NEST a problem.
  • Page 22 Follow the steps Protect. You can check the replacement date below on each Nest Protect that you want to reset. written on the back of Nest Protect to see when 1. Press and hold the Nest button. Nest will chime it will expire.

  • Page 23: Wireless Interconnect

    Nest Protect raises any • The range and proper operation of any kind of alert, every Nest Protect in the house will wireless device will vary depending on tell you which room the smoke or CO is in. For its surroundings.

  • Page 24: Safety

    If they are wired, the smoke alarms cannot work during a long power cut and once the backup battery is dead. Nest Protect will warn you in advance when batteries are running low so that you can replace them.
  • Page 25 LIMITATIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) ALARMS • This smoke alarm is not intended to alert • NEVER ignore your carbon monoxide alarm hearing-impaired residents. Alarms if it goes off. Refer to “What to do in case of a specifically designed for the hearing impaired, carbon monoxide alarm”...

  • Page 26: Installation Code

    WHERE TO INSTALL A SMOKE ALARM Specific requirements for smoke alarm installation vary from country to country, and Nest recommends the following installation. from region to region. Check with your local Fire Service for current requirements in your area. Multi-family or mixed occupant residence...
  • Page 27 3 metres (10 feet) away from that can result in improper operation. As Nest showers, saunas, dishwashers, etc. Protect is also a carbon monoxide alarm, we do • Where temperatures are regularly below not recommend installing it in a boiler room or 4 °C (40 °F) or above 38 °C (100 °F), including...

  • Page 28: Ac Installation Warnings

    AC INSTALLATION WARNINGS WHERE NOT TO INSTALL YOUR CARBON ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD MONOXIDE ALARMS • Turn off power to the area where you will install this unit at the circuit breaker or fuse box • Keep the carbon monoxide alarm at least before beginning installation.
  • Page 29 You must test to doubt, consult a registered electrical contractor. ensure proper installation. You should install Nest Protect 230 V to comply • There is a risk of electrical shock, if the smoke alarm is tampered in any way.
  • Page 30 Accordingly, it is not necessary, among other document for Part J www.environ.ie/en/ things, that fire-resistant supply cables be used Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/ when installing Nest Protect units. BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,37240,en.pdf In existing installations, power supply to each interconnected mains-powered smoke alarm may be derived from a local, frequently used lighting circuit.
  • Page 31 SYMPTOMS OF CO POISONING ventilation and exhaust systems. The following symptoms are related to CARBON This apparatus is designed to protect MONOXIDE POISONING and are to be discussed individuals from the acute effects of with ALL members of the household: carbon monoxide exposure.
  • Page 32 WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM III) Simultaneous operation of several fuel- WARNING burning appliances competing for limited Actuation of your CO alarm indicates the internal air. presence of carbon monoxide (CO), which IV) Vent pipe connection vibrating loose from can KILL YOU.

  • Page 33: Fire Safety Precautions

    FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CREATE AN ESCAPE PLAN TO PRACTISE WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE Be prepared when your smoke/CO alarm sounds its • Get out now. alarm. Develop a family escape plan, discuss it with • Don’t panic; stay calm. all household members, and practice it regularly.

  • Page 34: Mobile Notifications

    Nest. Directive 1999/5/EC. Nest Labs (Europe) Ltd. is a subsidiary of Nest Labs, Inc., A copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity is a US entity.

  • Page 35: Limited Warranty

    (the “Warranty Period”). If the Product fails to conform to this Limited Warranty during the Warranty Period, Nest Labs will, at its sole discretion, either (a) repair or replace any defective Product or component;...
  • Page 36 Before making a claim under this Limited Warranty, the owner OR THE PRODUCT WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID of the Product must (a) notify Nest Labs of the intention to claim FOR THE PRODUCT BY THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER.

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