Honeywell C8600A User manual

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OWNER’S GUIDE
RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY
C8600A
CO Alarm

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Features
• Patented carbon monoxide (CO) alarm
technology detects CO similar to human
body’s response.
• Detects and warns against conditions
that can lead to acute and chronic effects
of CO poisoning.
• Detects toxic CO gas resulting from
incomplete combustion such as emitted
from appliances, furnaces, fireplaces and
auto exhaust.
• Detects CO gas from any source of
combustion.
• Use in combination with other
combustible gas, fire or smoke alarms.
• Detects levels of carbon monoxide at 70
ppm and above.
• For residential use only.
What You Should Know About
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
— Colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas.
— Cumulative poison.
— Even low levels can cause brain and other
vital organ damage in unborn infants with no
effect on the mother.
— Symptons of carbon monoxide poisoning
should be discussed with all members of the
household:
a. Mild Exposure—Slight headache,
nausea, vomiting, fatigue (often
described as flu-like symptoms).
b. Medium Exposure—Severe throbbing
headache, drowsiness, confusion,
fast heart rate.
c. Extreme Exposure—Unconscious-
ness, convulsions, cardio-respiratory
failure, death.

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d. Disoriented—Victims are often aware
they are not well, but are so disori-
ented, they are unable to save them-
selves by either exiting the home or
calling for assistance. (Young children
and household pets may be the first
affected.)
What CO Alarm Can/Cannot Do
• This alarm indicates the presence of carbon
monoxide gas at the sensor. Carbon
monoxide gas may be present in other
areas.
• This alarm is not a substitute for other
combustible gas, fire or smoke alarms.
• This CO alarm may not sense CO on a
different level or floor of a residence or
building; for example, a second floor alarm
may not sense a CO leak on the first floor or
in the basement:
— Place alarms on every level of a resi-
dence as shown in Fig. 1.
• This CO alarm may not be heard behind
closed or partly closed doors such as in
bedrooms:
• Place alarms in each bedroom and in the
hallway if bedroom doors are closed or partly
open at night; an alarm outside a door may
not awaken occupants.
WARNING
CO Alarm does not measure in
compliance with Occupational Safety
and Health Association (OSHA)
commercial or industrial standards.
CO Alarm is for use only in indoor
family living units.
This alarm has not been investigated for
CO detection below 70 ppm.

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WARNING
Individuals with Medical Problems
Alert.
Inability of this device to detect low
carbon monoxide levels below 70
ppm.
Use alternate detection and warning
device that provides audible and visual
signals for CO levels below 30 ppm.
• CO alarms are not a substitute for
insurance. Installing CO alarms may qualify
you for lower insurance rates.
— This CO alarm is not designed for use in
marine or recreational vehicles.

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Developing Your CO Safety Plan
WARNING
Actuation of your CO Alarm indicates
the presence of carbon monoxide
that can KILL YOU.
If alarm sounds:
1) Operate reset/silence button.
2) Call your emergency services
telephone number (-----------), fire
department or 911.
3) Immediately move to fresh air
outdoors or near an open door/window.
Take a head count to check that all
persons are accounted for. Do not re-
enter your home or move away from the
open door/window until the emergency
services responders have arrived, the
home is aired out, and your alarm
remains in normal condition.
4) After following steps 1-3, if your
alarm reactivates within a 24-hour
period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a
qualified appliance technician (-----------)
to investigate sources of CO from fuel-
burning equipment and appliances, and
inspect this equipment for correct
operation. If problems are identified
during this inspection, have the
equipment serviced immediately. Note
any combustion equipment that the
technician did not inspect, and consult
the manufacturer’s instructions, or
contact the manufacturers directly for
more information about CO safety and
this equipment. Make sure motor
vehicles are not, and have not been
operating in an attached garage or
garage adjacent to the home.

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• This CO alarm can quickly alert you to the
presence of CO levels equal to or greater
than 70 ppm.
• This alarm cannot prevent toxic CO
emissions. (Regular maintenance of
combustion appliances and their vent
systems is advised.)
• This alarm cannot protect you from hazards
such as gas leaks or explosions. The
ultimate protection against toxic CO gas is
your responsibility.
• This alarm is designed to detect carbon
monoxide entering its sensing chamber. It
does not sense combustible gas such as
natural gas, propane or butane, heat,
smoke, or flames.
To protect yourself and your family from toxic
CO poisoning, create an effective, compre-
hensive safety program:
1. Install CO detectors correctly, using the
instructions in this Owner’s Guide
2. Replace batteries every year (or sooner if
intermittent chirp sound is heard, indicat-
ing a low battery condition).
3. Develop a family escape plan and prac-
tice it with your entire family, especially
small children.
a. Draw a floor plan of your home and
find two ways to exit each room; and
an additional way to exit a bedroom
without opening the door.
b. Teach your children what the CO
alarm signal means and how to exit
your home by themselves, if neces-
sary.

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c. Decide on a meeting place that is a
safe distance from your house and
make sure all children understand
where they should go to wait if there
is a dangerous CO condition.
d. Conduct CO safety drills at least
every six months to be sure every-
one, especially small children, know
what to do to escape safely.
e. Know where to go to call the Fire
Department from outside the home.
Installing Residential CO Alarm
NOTICE
The manufacturer strongly recom-
ments replacement of alarm six years
after date of purchase. Under no cir-
cumstances should the alarm be used
seven years after date of purchase.
Selecting a Location
The CO alarm is designed for use only within a
single-residential living unit. It can be used in a
multi-family building, but should not be placed
outside of residential units, such as on outside
porches, in corridors, lobbies, basements, or in
other apartments.
Early warning of developing poisonous CO
conditions is critical. It is very important to
carefully select the location for the alarms. The
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
statistics show that most fatal occurrences
happen at night while people are sleeping.
Recommended Mounting Locations
• Place a CO alarm inside each bedroom if
the occupant closes the door while sleeping.
• See Fig. 1 for single-floor residence CO
alarm locations.

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• See Fig. 2 for multi-level residence CO
alarm locations.
• Mount the CO alarm on the wall or ceiling.
• Locate the top of the alarm at least 3 ft
(.9 meter) from the floor. See Fig. 3.
• Mount the alarm as close as possible to the
center of a hallway or room.
• Mount the edge of the alarm at least four
inches from any adjoining wall.
Fig. 1. Single-floor residence CO alarm
locations.
FAMILY ROOM
KITCHEN DINING ROOM BEDROOM
BEDROOM
M19050
= CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM LOCATION
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM

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Fig. 2. Multi-level residence CO alarm
locations. Fig. 3. CO alarm wall mounting location.
BEDROOM
BEDROOM BEDROOM
KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM
BASEMENT
M19051
GARAGE
= CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM LOCATION FOR MULTI-LEVEL RESIDENC
E
(USE A CO ALARM IN EACH BEDROOM IF THE DOORS ARE CLOSED
WHILE SLEEPING.)
M19052A
= CARBON MONOXIDE
ALARM MOUNTING LOCATION
INSIDE WALL LOCATION
HEIGHT 5 - 6 FT FROM FLOOR
(MINIMUM 3 FT)

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LOCATIONS TO AVOID
• Near an open window or door with fresh air
entering the opening and delaying the CO
from reaching the alarm.
• In damp or very humid areas or next to
bathrooms with showers; install detectors at
least 10 ft (3 meters) away from bathrooms.
• In very cold or very hot environments or in
unheated buildings or outdoor rooms where
the temperature can drop below or rise
above the operating range of the alarm;
temperature limits for correct operation are
40° to 100°F (5° to 38°C).
• In areas where nuisance alarms can result
because CO alarms are placed where they
cannot operate correctly such as:
— Within 5 ft (1.5M) of any cooking appli-
ance or furnace.
— In areas of limited ventilation where
household cleaning supplies or similar
contaminants are used.
CONDITIONS THAT CAN RESULT IN TEMPORARY CO
SITUATION
• Excessive spillage or reverse-venting of
fuel-burning appliances from outdoor
ambient conditions such as:
— Wind direction and/or velocity, including
high gusts of wind; heavy air in vent
pipes (cold /humid air with extended
periods between cycles).
— Negative pressure differential resulting
from using exhaust fans.
— Simultaneous operation of several fuel-
burning appliances that compete for lim-
ited internal air.