Kidde 10SCO User manual

User Guide for model Kidde 10SCO
Combination Photoelectric Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm
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•Battery Operation: 9V Battery
•2-LED Display
•Front Load Battery
•Peak Level Memory
•Hush Button
•Voice Message System
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 This is located on the back of the alarm
Date of Manufacture This is located on the back of the alarm
Date of Purchase
Where Purchased
ATTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user guide which
should be saved for future reference and passed on to any subsequent owner.
What To Do When The Alarm Sounds!
NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM!
NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM! Determining what type of alarm
has sounded is easy with your Kidde Combination Smoke/CO Alarm. The voice
message warning system will inform you of the type of situation occurring. Refer to
the Features section for a detailed description of each alarm pattern.
When the smoke alarm sounds:
Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigarette smoke will not
normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. This unit
contains nuisance alarm protection, which will reduce the impact of cooking particles.
However, large quantities of combustible particles from spills or grilling could still
cause the unit to alarm. Careful location of the unit away from the kitchen area will
give the maximum nuisance alarm protection.
Combustion particles from cooking may set off the alarm if located too close to the
cooking area. Large quantities of combustible particles are generated from spills or
when broiling. Using the fan on a range hood which vents to the outside (non-
recirculating type) will also help remove these combustible products from the kitchen.

If the alarm sounds, check for fires first. If a fire is discovered follow these steps.
Become thoroughly familiar with these items, and review with all family members!
•Alert small children in the home. Children sleep very soundly and may not be
awakened by the sound of the smoke alarms.
•Leave immediately using one of your planned escape routes
•Every second counts, don’t stop to get dressed or pick up valuables.
•Before opening inside doors look for smoke seeping in around the edges, and
feel with the back of your hand If the door is hot use your second exit. If you
feel its safe, open the door very slowly and be prepared to close immediately
if smoke and heat rush in.
•If the escape route requires you to go through smoke, crawl low under the
smoke where the air is clearer.
•Go to your predetermined meeting place. When two people have arrived one
should leave to call 999 from a neighbour's home, and the other should stay
to perform a head count.
•Do not reenter under any circumstance until fire officials give the go ahead.
•There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect
against fire. For example;
oSmoking in bed
oLeaving children unsupervised
oCleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline
oFires where the victim is intimate with a flaming initiated fire; for
example, when a person's clothes catch fire while cooking
oFires where the smoke is prevented from reaching the detector due to
a closed door or other obstruction
oIncendiary fires where the fire grows so rapidly that an occupant's
egress is blocked even with properly located detectors
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Combination Photoelectric Smoke and Carbon
Monoxide Alarm model 10SCO.
Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user guide which should be saved
for future reference. Teach children how to respond to the alarms, and they should
never 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 caravan or boat.
This apparatus is NOT a substitute for maintenance of fuel burning appliances and
venting/exhaust systems If you have any questions about the operation or
installation of your alarm, please call our toll free Consumer Hotline at 0800 917
0722.
The guide will help you determine the correct location of safety products that will
help keep your home a safer place.

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Features
•Permanent independent smoke and carbon monoxide sensors.

•Smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and carbon monoxide are
present.
•Alarm/Voice message warning system that alerts you of the following condit
the manner described below, thus eliminating any confusion over which alarm is
sounding:
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seconds to indicate the unit is operating properly. In HUSH mode the
oE: The alarm/voice pattern is three long alarm beeps followed by the verbal
warning message ‘FIRE! FIRE!’. This pattern is repeated until the smoke is
eliminated. The red LED light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.
oBON MONOXIDE: The alarm/voice pattern is four short alarm beeps follow
by the verbal warning message ‘WARNING! CARBON MONOXIDE!’. A
minutes the alarm/voice pattern will sound once every minute until the unit is res
or the CO eliminated. The red LED light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.
oLOW BATTERY: This alarm
ry 60 seconds for a period of 28 days. Following this pre-warning, when the
battery is low and needs replacing, the red LED will flash and the unit will "c
one time, followed by the warning message "LOW BATTERY". This cycle will
occur once every minute for the first hour. After the first hour the red LED light will
continue to flash every minute accompanied by the chirp only sound. The voice
message ‘LOW BATTERY’will sound once every fifteen minutes during the chirp
only cycle. This will continue for at least seven days.
•Voice Message System that alerts user to the following conditio
oSystem announces ‘HUSH MODE ACTIVATED’when the unit is first pu
H Mode.
oSystem announces ‘HU
ration after Hush Mode has been cancelled.
oSystem announces ‘CARBON MONOXIDE PREVIOUSL
has detected CO concentrations of 100 ppm or higher.
oSystem announces ‘PUSH TEST BUTTON’when the unit is powered
user to activate the Test Button.
•One chirp every 30 seconds is an indicatio
this occurs call the Consumer Hotline at 0800 917 0722.
•After ten (10) years of cumulative power up, this unit chirp
seconds. This is an "operational end of life" feature which will indicate that i
time to replace the alarm.
•Loud 85 decibel alarm
•HUSH Control Feature
Oversized test button for easy activation
•Test button performs the following functio
oTests the units electronics and verifies
oResets the unit during CO alarm
oPeak Level Memory
oActivates or cancels H
•Mounting bracket designed for easy orienta
•Green and red LED lights that indicate normal operation an
oGreen Light: The green LED will be lit continuously or flash every 30

LED blinks every 2 seconds and once per second if it is the initiating
alarm.
oRed Light: When a dangerous level of smoke or carbon monoxide is
detected the red LED light will flash and the corresponding alarm
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•ildren and others from removing the
The smoke alarm monitors the air for products of combustion that are produced
is burning or smouldering. When smoke particles in the smoke
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actions by
tially fatal fires. Victims are often intimate with the fire, For the old,
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and installed properly.
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fires starting in chimneys, walls, on
tion, a smoke alarm should be installed in each
sleeping area on every level of a home.
pattern (depending on the source) will sound. If the unit malfunctions,
the red LED light will flash and the unit will chirp every 30 seconds
indicating a system problem. If the red LED flashes every 60 seconds
WITHOUT an audible chirp, this is the pre-warning that the battery w
soon need replacing.
The alarm is battery operated with a 9V battery.
Tamper Resist Feature that deters ch
battery or alarm
Smoke Alarm
when something
sensor reach a specified concentration, the alarm/voice message warning system
will sound, and be accompanied by the flashing red LED light. The smoke alarm
takes precedence when both smoke and carbon monoxide are present.
Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on early notificat
to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate escape
those occupants.
Fire warning systems for dwelling units are capable of protecting about half of the
occupants in poten
young, or physically or mentally impaired such that they cannot escape even when
warned early enough that escape should be possible. For these people, other
strategies such as protection-in-place or assisted escape or rescue are necessary.
Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of possible fires at a
reasonable cost; however, alarms have sensing limitations. Ionisation sensing
alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with fast flaming fires) sooner
than photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire
particles (associated with slow smouldering fires) sooner than ionisation alarms.
Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum
protection, Kidde recommends that both Ionisation and Photoelectric alarms be
installed.
•A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type, in good
condition
•Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the batteries and the alarm
circuits are in good operating con
•Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm.
Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense
roofs, on the other side of a closed door or on a different floor.
•If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a different floor, it may not
wake up a sound sleeper.
•The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to hear the smoke
alarm. For maximum protec

•Although smoke alarms can help save lives by providing an early warning of
fire, they are not a substitute for an insurance policy. Home owners and
renters should have adequate insurance
a
to protect their lives and property.
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of time. When a CO condition matches either of
lems may consider using warning devices which
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larm must only be installed by a competent person
UNTED ON A CEILING OR WALL. IT
INSTALL ONLY AS
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm
The carbon monoxide (CO) alarm monitors the air for the presence of CO. It wil
alarm when there are high levels of CO present, and when there are low levels of
CO present over a longer period
these situations, the alarm/voice message warning system will sound, and be
accompanied by the flashing red LED light. The carbon monoxide sensor uses an
electrochemical technology.
CAUTION: This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide
gas at the sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas.
Individuals with medical prob
vide audible and visual signals for carbon monoxide concentrations less than 30
ppm.
Operating & Installation Instructions
This a
Step 1: Installation Guide:
IMPORTANT: THIS ALARM MUST BE MO
WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE AS A TABLETOP DEVICE!
DETAILED!
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A. Recommended Installation Locations:
Kidde recommends the installation of a Smoke/CO Alarm in the following locations.
For maximum protection we suggest an alarm be installed on each level of a
multilevel home, including every bedroom, hallways, finished attics and basements.
If installing this alarm in the kitchen, please note that sometimes cooking fumes or
steam can result in 'nuisance' smoke alarms which can be minimized by locating the
alarm away from sources of cooking fumes or steam.
Put alarms at both ends of bedroom, hallway or large room if hallway or room is
more than 30 ft (9.1m) long. If you have only one alarm, ensure it is placed in the
hallway outside of the main sleeping area, or in the main bedroom. Verify the alarm
can be heard in all sleeping areas.
Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps with the door closed. The
closed door may prevent an alarm not located in that room from waking the sleeper.
Smoke, heat and combustion products rise to the ceiling and spread horizontally.
Mounting the alarm on the ceiling in the centre of the room places it closest to all
points in the room. Ceiling mounting is preferred in ordinary residential construction.
When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 4’’ (10cm) from the
side wall (see figure 1). If installing the alarm on the wall, use an inside wall with the
top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4’’ (10cm) and a maximum of 12’’ (30.5cm)
below the ceiling (see figure 1).
Sloped Ceiling Installation:
Install within 0.9m of the highest point (measured horizontally). Smoke alarms in
rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 0.3m in 2.4m horizontally shall be located on
the high side of the room. A row of detectors shall be spaced and located within
0.9m of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally (see Figure 2)
n
obile homes install your Smoke/CO Alarm on an
inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4 inches (10cm) and a
maximum of 12 inches (30.5cm) below the ceiling (See figure 1).
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Static Mobile Homes:
Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be energy efficient. Install
Smoke/CO alarms as recommended previously (refer to Recommended Installatio
Instructions and figure 1).
In older mobile homes that are not well insulated, extreme heat or cold can be
transferred from the outside to the inside through poorly insulated walls and roof.
This may cause a thermal barrier, which can prevent smoke from reaching an alarm
mounted on the ceiling. In such m

If you are not sure about the insulation in your mobile home, or if you notice that the
AT LEAST 5
FEET AWAY FROM ANY FUEL BURNING OR COOKING APPLIANCE
•Don’t install within 5 feet of fuel burning appliances
•Don’t wall-mount close to obstructions (e.g. behind curtains, shelving or furniture)
•Don’t fit in dusty, dirty or greasy areas (e.g. garages or workshops)
•Don’t wall-mount within 30cm of the ceiling as this is a ‘dead air’ space
•Avoid humid areas (such as bathrooms) with greater than 90% relative humidity
(RH), non-condensing, or areas with temperatures outside of the operating range
(0-40C). Keep away from sinks.
•Don't install within 1 metre of fluorescent lights
Step 2: Mounting Instructions
YOUR SMOKE/CO ALARM IS SEALED AND THE COVER IS NOT
1.
label. See Alarm Replacement section for additional
2. g
3.
line on the
4. the
rrow on the cover until the alarm ratchets into place (this ratcheting function
ment). Note: The alarm will mount to the bracket in 4
5. on what
all
999) in the space provided. Alternatively, for solid fuel emergencies call
8 5080).
h air
ess (85 decibels) of the alarm, always stand an
ets the CO
outer walls and ceiling are either hot or cold, install your alarm on an inside wall
ONLY
B. Where Not to Install:
Do not install in garages, furnace rooms or bathrooms! INSTALL
REMOVABLE!
To help identify the date to replace the unit, a label has been affixed to the side of
the alarm. Write the ‘Replace by’date (10 years from initial power up) in
permanent marker on the
information.
Remove the mounting bracket from the back of the alarm by holding the mountin
bracket and twisting the alarm in the direction indicated by the ‘OFF’arrow on the
alarm cover.
Selecting the proper location for your Smoke/CO Alarm, as described.. To ensure
aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway, or wall, the ‘A’
mounting bracket must be parallel with the hallway when ceiling mounted, or
horizontal when wall mounted.
Install the alarm on the mounting bracket and rotate the alarm in the direction of
‘ON’ a
allows for aesthetic align
positions (every 90 degrees).
Two labels are included with your alarm. They have important information
to do in case of an alarm. Add the phone number of your emergency service
provider (for smoke or fire emergencies call '999' or for CO gas emergencies c
0800 111
HETAS (0845 634 5626) or for oil based emergencies call Oftec (0845 65
Place one label next to the alarm after it is mounted, and one label near a fres
source such as a door or window.
6. Pull the Battery Pull Tab (yellow tab protruding from unit) completely out of unit.
This will automatically connect the battery.
Step 3: Testing the Alarm
CAUTION: Due to the loudn
arm’s length away from the unit when testing.
The test/reset button has four purposes. It tests the unit’s electronics, res
alarm, activates the HUSH feature, and activates the Peak Level Memory Feature.

After installation, TEST THE UNIT’S ELECTRONICS by pressing and releasing t
test/reset button. A series of beeps
he
will sound, followed by the message ‘Fire! Fire!’
s
r being in HUSH mode, it will verbally announce
has been cleared of the condition
unit is in HUSH mode, pushing the test/reset button on
the
SH CONTROL FEATURE AND
ton will
he alert continues, the alarm will
ous condition. If the unit has detected a CO level of 100 PPM or greater,
utton will result in a voice message ‘Caution, carbon
o smoke. When
then another two series of beeps and the message ‘WARNING! CARBON
MONOXIDE!’ followed by 4 additional short beeps.
Weekly testing is required! If at any time it does not perform as described,
verify that the battery doesn’t need replacing. Clean dust and any other build-up
off the unit. If it still doesn’t operate properly call the Consumer Hotline on 0800 917
0722.
USHH Control Feature
The HUSH feature has the capability of temporarily desensitizing the smoke alarm
circuit for approximately 10 minutes. This feature is to be used only when a known
alarm condition, such as smoke from cooking, activates the alarm.
You can put your Smoke/CO Alarm in HUSH mode by pushing the test/reset button.
If the smoke is not too dense, the alarm will silence immediately, the unit will verbally
announce HUSH MODE ACTIVATED, and the green LED will flash every 2 second
for approximately 10 minutes.
This indicates that the smoke alarm is in a temporarily desensitized condition. Your
Smoke/CO Alarm will automatically reset after approximately 10 minutes. When the
unit returns to normal operation afte
HUSH MODE CANCELLED, and sound the alarm if smoke is still present. The
HUSH feature can be used repeatedly until the air
causing the alarm. While the
alarm will also end the HUSH period.
NOTE: DENSE SMOKE WILL OVERRIDE THE HU
SOUND A CONTINUOUS ALARM.
CAUTION: BEFORE USING THE ALARM HUSH FEATURE, IDENTIFY THE
SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND BE CERTAIN A SAFE CONDITION EXISTS.
Reset Feature
If the Smoke/CO Alarm is sounding a CO alarm, pressing the test/reset but
initiate a test/reset. If the CO condition that caused t
reactivate.
Alarm/Peak Level Memory
If the green LED is blinking once every 16 seconds, the unit has detected a
hazard
pushing the Test/Reset b
monoxide previously detected’
. Peak level also happens if the unit detects smoke and then comes out of alarm.
However, there is no voice message if the unit is in peak level due t
the Test/Reset button is pushed, the unit will produce three rapid beeps. Pushing the
test/reset button resets the memory.
LED Indicator Operation
Red LED
The red LED will flash in conjunction with the alarm sounder. Therefore, the red LED
will flash during a smoke alarm, a CO alarm, a low battery mode chirp and a unit
error mode chirp.

Green LED
The green LED will flash as described below under the following conditions:
Standby Condition: The LED will flash every 30 seconds.
Alarm Condition: The LED will flash ever
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•y second signifying that the alarm sensed
•ill flash every 2 seconds while the alarm is in
H
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reviously detected.
ed. The first is used to discourage removal of the alarm while the second
the mounting bracket tamper resist feature break off the
are
resist
the
rrier from being opened. This feature is effective in preventing the removal
of the battery from this device.
a smoke or CO hazard.
HUSH MODE Condition: The LED w
USH mode.
Alarm Memory: The LED blinks once every 16 seconds to indicate a hazardous
condition was p
Tamper Resist Features
To make your smoke/CO alarm tamper resistant, two tamper resist features have
been provid
is for the battery. To activate
four posts in the square holes in the trim ring (see figure 5A). When the posts
broken off, the tamper resist tab on the base is allowed to engage the mounting
bracket. Rotate the alarm onto the mounting bracket until you hear the tamper
tab snap into place, locking the alarm on the mounting bracket. Using the tamper
resist feature will help deter children and others from removing the alarm from
bracket.
NOTE: To remove the alarm when the tamper resist tab is engaged, press down on
the tamper resist tab, and rotate the alarm off of the bracket (see figure 5B
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This alarm also has a battery carrier tamper resist feature, which helps prevent
battery ca