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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.
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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...
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...
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.”...
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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”...
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...
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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...
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
(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;...
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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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