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Battery Operated

OMBINATION

MOKE

ARBON

ONOXIDE

LARM

User’s Guide

With 2-LED Display, HUSH

and Peak Level Memory

Model:

KN-COSM-BCA

-1

SINGLE STATION CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM

SINGLE STATION SMOKE ALARM

AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM

Summary of Contents for KN-COSM-BCA

Page 1: ...ION SMOKE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM User s Guide With 2 LED Display HUSH and Peak Level Memory Model KN COSM BCA Manual P N 810 1333 Rev E SINGLE STATION CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM SINGLE STATION SMOKE ALARM A...

Page 2: ...ustrations 2 3 Features 4 8 Installation 9 14 Operation 15 17 Alarm Removal 17 Alarm Replacement 17 Battery Replacement 18 Maintenance 19 Carbon Monoxide Safety 20 23 Fire Safety 24 26 Warranty 27 29...

Page 3: ...er play with the unit Your Kidde Smoke CO Alarm was designed to detect both smoke and carbon monoxide from any source of combustion in a residential environment It is not designed for use in a recreat...

Page 4: ...2 Illustration FRONT Red LED Light Green LED Light Test Reset Hush Button Alarm Sounder...

Page 5: ...3 Illustration INSTALL LAST INSTALL SECOND INSTALL FIRST BACK 3 2 INSTALL THIRD INSTALL SECOND INSTALL FIRST AA Battery AA Battery AA Battery Battery Chamber Battery Placement...

Page 6: ...every minute The red Light Emitting Diode LED light will flash while in alarm voice mode LOW BATTERY When the batteries are low and need replacing the red LED light will flash and the unit will chirp...

Page 7: ...rating properly and once every 2 seconds to indicate the unit is in HUSH mode The green light also flashes before a CO reading is taken and when any button is pressed Red Light When a dangerous level...

Page 8: ...e mounting plate see Figure 1A Rotate the alarm onto the mounting plate until you hear the tamper resist tab snap into place locking the alarm Using the tamper resist feature will help deter children...

Page 9: ...cost however alarms have sensing limitations Ionization sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles associated with fast flaming fires sooner than photoelectric alarms Photoelectric sensing al...

Page 10: ...sent in other areas This device is designed to protect individuals from the acute effects of carbon monoxide exposure It will not fully safeguard individuals with specific medical conditions If in dou...

Page 11: ...n If batteries seem difficult to install they re not being installed in the proper sequence Smoke CO Alarm will not engage to bracket unless all three batteries are installed Removal of any or all bat...

Page 12: ...an alarm in every room where someone sleeps with the door closed The closed door may prevent an alarm located outside that room from waking the sleeper Smoke heat and combustion products rise to the...

Page 13: ...PEAK CEILING 10 cm 4 MINIMUM 10 cm 4 MINIMUM 30 5 cm 12 MAXIMUM SIDE WALL BEST PLACEMENT ACCEPTABLE PLACEMENT NEVER HERE S T A G N A N T A I R 10 cm 4 0 9 m 3 0 9 m 3 NOT IN THIS AREA ANYWHERE IN THIS...

Page 14: ...Install Smoke CO alarms as recommended above Refer to Recommended Installation Instructions and Diagram A In older mobile homes that are not well insulated extreme heat or cold can be transferred fro...

Page 15: ...ate the alarm s sensors causing it to not operate properly Place the alarm where drapes or other objects will not block the sensors Smoke and CO must be able to reach the sensors to accurately detect...

Page 16: ...alarm Write the Replace by date 7 years from power up in permanent marker on the label See Alarm Replacement section for additional details The mounting plate must be removed from the back of the ala...

Page 17: ...ill silence the alarm If the CO condition that caused the alert continues the alarm will reactivate Reactivation times depend on the amount of smoke or CO present See page 18 Peak Level Memory If 8 ch...

Page 18: ...ot too dense the alarm will silence immediately and the green LED will flash every 2 seconds for approximately 10 minutes This indicates that the smoke alarm is in a temporarily desensitized condition...

Page 19: ...atteries are removed If the tamper resist feature has been activated refer to tamper resist feature description on page 6 for removal instructions Remove the alarm from the mounting plate by rotating...

Page 20: ...ollowed by the voice message Low Battery Pile Faible as described above your unit has malfunctioned Call our toll free Consumer Hotline at 1 800 880 6788 for instructions on how to return the unit Ref...

Page 21: ...semble the unit or clean inside This action will void your warranty Move the Smoke CO Alarm to another location prior to performing any of the following Staining or stripping wood floors or furniture...

Page 22: ...ent damage and disabilities Many cases of reported carbon monoxide poisoning indicate that while victims are aware they are not well they become so disoriented they are unable to save themselves by ei...

Page 23: ...the owner or user of this product for any repair or dispatch calls related to the alarm sounding Possible Sources of CO CO can be produced when burning any fossil fuel such as gasoline propane natura...

Page 24: ...tuations Extended operation of unvented fuel burning devices range oven fireplace etc Temperature inversions which can trap exhaust gasses near the ground Every year have the heating system vents chim...

Page 25: ...es until emergency services responders have arrived the premises have been aired out and your alarm remains in its normal operating condition 2 Call your emergency local service fire deptartment or 91...

Page 26: ...larm if located too close to the cooking area If the alarm sounds check for fires first If a fire is discovered follow these steps Become thoroughly familiar with these steps and review them with all...

Page 27: ...e a fire extinguisher prior to an emergency Second level and higher occupied rooms with windows should have an escape ladder Current studies have shown smoke alarms may not awaken all sleeping individ...

Page 28: ...this reason it is recommended that the householder consider the use of additional smoke alarms for those areas for increased protection Additional areas include the basement bedrooms dining room furna...

Page 29: ...e including but not limited to the implied warranties of description merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to the above warranty period In no event shall the Man...

Page 30: ...s alarm is not intended to alert hearing impaired individuals During the specified warranty period Kidde will repair or replace at its discretion any defective Kidde Combination Smoke CO Alarms that a...

Page 31: ...Notes...

Page 32: ...w kiddecanada com For your convenience write down the following information If you call our consumer hotline these are the first questions you will be asked Alarm Model Number located on back of alarm...

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