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FlammEx CO Alarm (carbon monoxide)

Please read carefully and retain!

1. What you need to know about carbon monoxide (CO)

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an insidious poison. It is a gas that has no colour, smell or taste. CO
gas is formed from the incomplete combustion of materials containing carbon, namely when
there is insufﬁ cient oxygen for such materials to burn properly. This danger can arise with
central-heating boilers, open ﬁ replaces and car exhausts. The poison accumulates in the
blood and obstructs the passage of oxygen, which can lead to death from suffocation.
Even small concentrations of CO gas can cause brain or organ damage in unborn babies
without the mother being affected.

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include:
Mild indications

Stronger indications

Extreme indications

• Slight headache

• Severe headache

• Unconsciousness

• Nausea/vomiting

• Drowsiness

• Cramps

• Tiredness

• Confusion

• Irregular heartbeat

• High pulse

• Death

2. Important information

A CO alarm must not be seen as a substitute for smoke or ﬁ re alarms!
This alarm is designed for use inside private residential property.
It is not suitable for commercial or industrial applications, nor for use on boats or

ships, whether leisure or working craft.
We recommend that you renew your FlammEx CO alarm every ﬁ ve years. When installing your
FlammEx CO alarm, closely follow the instructions provided in this user guide.
Please note that there are other dangers where this alarm’s ability to detect carbon
monoxide will not help you, e. g. in the event of gas leaks, ﬁ re or explosions. For such
dangers we recommend our FlammEx gas, smoke and heat alarms. You can ﬁ nd more
information about these on our website.

3. What to do when the alarm sounds

1. Head immediately for fresh air. Go outside or to an opened door or window.
2. Call the ﬁ re brigade.
3. Do not re-enter the affected area/do not move away from the opened window

or door.

4. Wait for the ﬁ re brigade to arrive.

5. Thoroughly ventilate every room.

6. When danger no longer exists, the FlammEx CO alarm will reset itself

automatically and return to its normal working mode.

4. Installation and ﬁ rst use

Recommended installation for optimum safety:

Install a CO alarm in every bedroom and in all rooms with gas heating, stoves/ovens or
open ﬁ replaces, plus in the hallways on every ﬂ oor and in any basement garage.

Recommended installation for basic protection:

Install a CO alarm in hallways and in rooms with gas heating, stoves/ovens and/or open
ﬁ replaces.

Mounting location

Fit the alarm near to the source of danger (e. g. gas boiler) at a height of at least 1.5 m.

(picture 2)

Installation and ﬁ rst use:

1. Take off the mounting plate by holding the alarm ﬁ rm and turning the plate anti-clockwise.
2. Once you have worked out the correct place to mount the alarm

(pictures 1 - 4)

, ﬁ x the

mounting plate horizontally to the wall using the wall plugs and screws provided

(picture 5)

3. Open the battery compartment by pressing the release

(picture 5a)

while at the same time

sliding the compartment cover downwards

(picture 5b)

. Insert the 3 batteries

the right way

round

(picture 6)

and make sure that the red pins are in contact with each battery.

The alarm conﬁ rms that the batteries are in place with a short beep and all 3 LEDs

(picture 5c)

light up brieﬂ y. After a few seconds the yellow Fault LED will light up

continuously.
4. Place the alarm on the mounting plate to complete the activation process. If this does not
happen, after a delay of 5 – 6 minutes the alarm will start to beep every 60 seconds

(see 5. Table of functions

). Turn the alarm clockwise until it clicks into place. The yellow

Fault LED will go out and the beeping will stop
5. Close the battery compartment by replacing the cover and sliding it upwards until it
clicks in.
6. Test the alarm straightaway by pressing the

Test/Mute button

(see 6. Maintenance/

Testing the alarm, and picture 5b)

5. How the alarm functions

The alarm is equipped with a battery monitoring system. Low batteries are indicated by the
alarm starting to beep and the yellow

Fault LED (picture 5c)

ﬂ ashing around every 60

seconds. The alarm will carry on working in this condition for around another 7 days.
You should nevertheless change the batteries as soon as possible.
In the event of an alarm, the device can be muted by brieﬂ y pressing the

Test/Mute button

(picture 5b)