15
CO A
LARM
CI 200
Installation
Appropriate Installation Locations
A CO alarm monitors a circular area with a diameter of about 4.5 meters.
Therefore, install
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one CO alarm in every bedroom,
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one CO alarm in every room with a heating appliance (pay particular attention to
the information below),
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at the height at which most people breath
(also applies for rooms without a heating appliance).
Although carbon monoxide has a similar density to the ambient air, it is normally
expelled as part of a hot gas mixture and therefore tends to ascend until it cools
down.
Assemble CO alarms in rooms containing a heating appliance
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at least 300 mm from a wall and 150 mm from the ceiling,
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at a distance of between 1 and 3 m to potential sources of carbon monoxide