Kidde KN-COB-DP-H - Manuals

Quick Set Up Guide Step 1 Determine the best location for your CO alarm(s). Usually this isin or near bedrooms. Refer to Part One, Where to Install YourCO Alarm for complete information. Step 2 For model KN-COB-LCB-A remove the yellow pull-tab or installthe battery shipped with your unitPlug the CO ...

4 Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm About Your CO Alarm While many other CO alarms require costly sensors or a proprietarybattery pack replacement, there are no replacement parts onKidde CO alarms and they use standard alkaline batteries (ifequipped). Sounder Alarm RedAlarmLight Test/Reset Button Green...

5 Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm Kidde CO Alarm – rear view Direct plug unit (KN-COB-DP-H) Tamper-ResistDisable Switch Tamper-Resist Activation Switch See Normal Operating Characteristics Screw (Used With Tamper-Resist Feature) 9Volt Battery Door Direct plug unit with battery backup (KN-COB-LCB-A )

6 Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm This Kidde Alarm’s Unique Features Test/Reset Button This button has two functions: 1) Press this is the button to test the unit weekly. 2) Press this button if the unit alarms to silence the alarm.This will reset the unit and it will then start monitoring forCO. If ...

7 What Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can and Cannot Do CO alarms are designed to sense unacceptable levels of CO frommalfunctioning furnaces, appliances, gas engines, or othersources. This Carbon Monoxide alarm is not a substitute forinstalling and maintaining an operational smoke alarm. CO alarms provide ...

Where to Install Your CO Alarm Your Kidde CO alarm should be mounted in or near bedrooms andliving areas. It is recommended that you install a Kidde CO alarm oneach level of a multi-level home. You may use the number and loca-tion of smoke alarms installed in your home according to currentbuilding c...

Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm Where Not to Install Your CO Alarm To avoid causing damage to the CO alarm, to provide optimumprotection, and to prevent unnecessary alarms, follow the direc-tions below where NOT to install this CO alarm: It is recommended that you DO NOT install this CO alarm ingarag...

10 How To Install Your AlarmDirect Plug Unit (KN-COB-DP-H and KN-COB-LCB-A) To install: 1. Choose a standard unswitched 120 volt outlet to plug the unit into.2. For model KN-COB-LCB-A, pull the Yellow tab to activate thebattery3. Plug the alarm into an unswitched wall socket. CAUTION: Do not rotate ...

Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm 11 Testing the Electronics You should test the alarm once a week, following the directions listed below. If at any time you test the alarm and it does not per- form as described below, have it replaced immediately. See the following section for a description of the cha...

12 How to Know If Your Alarm is Malfunctioning Your CO alarm performs an internal self-diagnosis every fifteen sec-onds to make sure that it is functioning properly. The CO alarm isdesigned to alert you in the unusual event of a malfunction. If the alarm malfunctions. In the rare event that your ala...

Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm Never ignore a CO unit’s alarm. A true alarm is an indication ofpotentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. CO alarms aredesigned to alert you to the presence of carbon monoxide beforean emergency and before most people would experience symp-toms of carbon monoxid...

14 The Effects of CO Exposure. When you breathe carbon monoxide, it enters your bloodstreamthrough your lungs and attaches to red blood cells. These redblood cells, called hemoglobin, carry oxygen throughout yourbody. Carbon monoxide molecules attach to the red blood cells200 times faster than oxyge...

Part Two – Carbon Monoxide 15 Where CO Comes From. Inside your home, appliances used for heating and cooking arethe most likely sources of carbon monoxide. Vehicles running inattached garages can also produce dangerous levels of carbonmonoxide in your home.A by-product of combustion, carbon monoxide...

16 Part Two – Carbon Monoxide • Have the heating system, vents, chimney and flue inspected and cleaned by a qualified technician every year. • Follow manufacturer’s directions for safe operation of all fuel-burning appliances. • Examine vents and chimneys regularly for improper connec tions, visible...

17 Be Aware of the Warning Signs of Carbon Monoxide: Clues You Can See... • Streaks of carbon or soot around the service door of your fuel-burning appliances. • A yellow or orange flame may indicate a problem with natural gas appliances. • Excessive rusting on flue pipes or appliance jackets.• Loose...

18 Part Three – Understand the Effects ofCarbon Monoxide Exposure The maximum allowable concentration for con-tinuous exposure for healthy adults in any 8-hour period, according to OSHA*. Slight headache, fatigue, dizziness, nauseaafter 2-3 hours. Frontal headaches within 1-2 hours, life threat-enin...

20 Part Four – What to do When theAlarm Sounds Carbon Monoxide Alarm Procedure 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 anopen door or window. Do a head count to checkthat all person...

21 Part Five – Technical Information Power: 120V AC units: 60 Hz, Current 60 mA max. 9V Battery Backup for Model KN-COB-LCB-A Sensor: Sensor calibrated at 150 ppm (±25 ppm). Temperature: Operating range: 40˚F (4.4˚C) to 100˚F (37.8˚C). Mounting: Direct Plug-In: No mounting screws needed. Alarm: 85+ ...

24 Limited Warranty WARRANTY COVERAGE: THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINALCONSUMER PURCHASER, THAT THIS PRODUCT, EXCLUDING THE BATTERY, WILLBE FREE OF DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE(5) YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURER’S LIABILITY HERE-UNDER IS LIMITED TO ...