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In extremely humid areas. This alarm should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from a bath or shower, sauna, humidifier,
vaporizer, dishwasher, laundry room, utility room or other source of high humidity.
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In areas where temperature is colder than 40˚ F (4˚ C) or hotter than 100˚ F (38˚ C). These areas include unconditioned
crawl spaces, unfinished attics, uninsulated or poorly insulated ceilings, porches, and garages.
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In turbulent air, like near ceiling fans, heat vents, air conditioners, fresh air returns, or open windows. Blowing air may
prevent CO from reaching the sensors.
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Outside the Mobile Home.
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In direct sunlight.
WARNING!
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This CO Alarm is designed for use inside a single-family home or apartment. It is not meant to be used in common
lobbies, hallways, or basements of multi-family buildings unless working CO Alarms are also installed in each family
living unit. CO Alarms in common areas may not be heard from inside individual family living units.
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This CO Alarm alone is not a suitable substitute for complete detection systems in places which house many people,
like hotels or dormitories, unless a CO Alarm is also placed in each unit.
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DO NOT use this CO Alarm in warehouses, industrial or commercial buildings, special-purpose non-residential
buildings, or airplanes. This CO Alarm is specifically designed for residential use, and may not provide adequate
protection in non-residential applications.
HOW TO INSTALL THIS ALARM
This CO Alarm is designed to be mounted on any standard wiring junction box up to a 4-inch (10 cm) size, on either the ceiling or
wall (if allowed by local codes). Read “Where to Install This Alarm” and “Where This Alarm Should Not Be Installed” before you
begin installation.
WARNING!
Make sure the Alarm is not receiving excessively noisy power. Examples of noisy power could be major appliances on the same
circuit, power from a generator or solar power, light dimmer on the same circuit or mounted near fluorescent lighting.
Excessively noisy power may cause damage to your Alarm.
FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION STEPS
1.
From back of alarm, remove the mounting plate by turning it counterclockwise.
(To later engage tamper-resist feature, twist out and set aside one of the pins
molded into plate. Both pins are exactly the same.)
2.
Secure plate to ceiling or wall with mounting screws.
3.
Set the wireless interconnection. See “
HOW TO SET THE WIRELESS
INTERCONNECTION FUNCTION
” for details.
4.
Position alarm to mounting plate and turn clockwise to lock into place. To
engage tamper-resist feature, insert pin into notch on edge of alarm after alarm
is properly positioned in base.
NOTE:
Alarm will not mount to plate if battery is not
installed.
5.
Push test button to test alarm. See “
TESTING THIS ALARM
” for details.
Testing with Carbon Monoxide
The unit checks for CO every 4 seconds and as soon as it detects CO it flashes
the red light (as per Table A) to confirm that is detecting CO gas.
