Kidde KN-COSM-BA User manual

Combination
Smoke and
Carbon Monoxide
Alarm
Manual P/N 2553-7201-04 EN
For qu stions conc rning your Smok and Carbon Monoxid
Alarm, pl as call our Product Support Lin at 1-800-880-6788.
Us r Guid for Mod l KN-COSM-BA
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For your convenience, write down the following information. If you call
our Product Support Line, these are the first questions you will be as ed:
Alarm Mod l Numb r
(located on bac of the alarm):
Dat of Manufactur
(located on bac of the alarm):
Dat of Purchas :
Wh r Purchas d:
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• 2 AA Battery Powered
• 2-LED Display
• Pea Level Memory
• Test/Hush®button
• Voice Message System
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Introduction ............................Pag 1
Product Vi w ...........................Pag s2-3
F atur s ................................Pag s4-7
Installation Instructions
St p 1: Installation Instructions:
A. R comm nd d Installation Locations . . Pag s 8-10
B. Wh r Not to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 10
St p 2: Mounting Instructions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 11
St p 3: T sting th Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 12
Op rating Instructions
HUSH Control F atur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 13
R s tF atur ...........................Pag 13
P ak L v l M mory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 13
LED Indicator Op ration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 14
Tamp r R sist F atur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 14-15
What to do if th Alarm Sounds
Smok Alarm...........................Pag s15-16
Carbon Monoxid Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag s 17
Alarm R moval/Batt ry R plac m nt . . . . . . . . Pag s 18-19
End of Product Lif Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 19
G n ral Alarm Maint nanc ...............Pag s20-24
Carbon Monoxid Saf ty Information
G n ral CO Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 21
Possibl Sourc s ........................Pag 21
COSaf tyTips .........................Pag 22
Symptoms of CO Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 22
Fir Saf ty Information
Escap Plan............................Pag 23
Fir Pr v ntion..........................Pag 23
Industry Saf ty Standards
National Fir Prot ction Association . . . . . . . . . Pag 24
California Stat Fir Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 24
Consum r Product Saf ty Commission. . . . . . . . Pag 25
NRC .................................Pag 25
Limit d Warranty and S rvic Information. . . . Pag s 26
Product R gistration ......................Pag 28
Table of Contents
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Thank you for purchasing th Kidd Combination Smok and
Carbon Monoxid Alarm mod l # KN-COSM-BA. This alarm is
suitabl as a Singl Station. This alarm has a t n-y ar limit d
warranty. Pl as tak a f w minut s to thoroughly r ad this us r
guid , and sav for futur r f r nc . T ach childr n how to
r spond to th alarms, and that th y should n v r play with th
unit. Your Kidd Smok /CO Alarm was d sign d to d t ct both
smok and carbon monoxid from any sourc of combustion in
a r sid ntial nvironm nt. It is not d sign d for us in a
r cr ational v hicl (RV) or boat. If you hav any qu stions about
th op ration or installation of your alarm, pl as call our toll fr
Product Support Lin at 1-800-880-6788. Th guid on Pag 24
will h lp you d t rmin th corr ct location of saf ty products
that will h lp k p your hom a saf r plac .
Introduction
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Product View
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RED AND GREEN LED
VOICE SPEAKER ALARM SOUNDER
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Product View
BACK
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• Loud 85 d cib l alarm.
• P rman nt ind p nd nt smok and carbon monoxid s nsors.
•Smok alarm tak s pr c d nc wh n both smok and
carbon monoxid ar pr s nt.
• Pow r d by two AA batt ri s.
• Alarm/Voic m ssag warning syst m that al rts you of th
following conditions in th mann r d scrib d b low, thus
liminating any confusion ov r which alarm is sounding:
FIRE: Th alarm/voic patt rn is thr long alarm b ps
follow d by th v rbal warning m ssag “FIRE!” This patt rn
is r p at d until th smok is liminat d. Th r d LED light will
flash whil in alarm/voic mod .
CARBON MONOXIDE: Th alarm/voic patt rn is four short
alarm b ps follow d by th v rbal warning m ssag
“WARNING! CARBON MONOXIDE!". This continu s until th
unit is r s t or th CO is liminat d aft r four minut s th
alarm/voic patt rn will sound onc v ry minut . Th r d
Light Emitting Diod (LED) light will flash whil in alarm/voic
mod .
LOW BATTERY: Wh n th batt ri s ar low and n d
r placing th r d LED light will flash and th unit will “chirp”
onc v ry 60 s conds for at l ast 7 days. Th "LOW
BATTERY" voic only occurs onc v ry 15 minut s.
• Voic M ssag Syst m that al rts us r to th following
conditions:
– Only for smok alarm Hush
Syst m announc s “HUSH MODE ACTIVATED” wh n
th unit is first put into HUSH Mod .
– Only for smok alarm Hush
Syst m announc s “HUSH MODE CANCELLED” wh n
unit r sum s normal op ration aft r Hush Mod has
b n canc ll d.
Features
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– Only if button is push d
Syst m announc s “CARBON MONOXIDE PREVIOUSLY
DETECTED” wh n th unit has d t ct d CO
conc ntrations of 100 ppm or high r.
– Syst m announc s “PUSH TEST BUTTON” wh n th unit
is pow r d up, r minding us r to activat th T st
Button.
• End of Lif Hush. At nd of product lif , th button can b
push d to sil nc th nd of lif "chirp" for approximat ly
3 days at a tim , for a maximum of 30 days lif xt nsion.
• On “chirp” v ry 30 s conds is an indication that th alarm is
malfunctioning. If this occurs call th Product Support Lin at
1-800-880-6788.
• T st/R s t button p rforms functions.(S pag 14).
• HUSH Control F atur that sil nc s th unit during nuisanc
alarm situations (s pag 15).
• P ak L v l M mory F atur which al rts us r wh n th unit
has d t ct d CO conc ntrations of 100 ppm or gr at r (s
pag 16).
• Alarm M mory F atur that giv s visual indication wh n an
alarm has s ns d a hazardous condition.
• Gr n and r d LED lights that indicat normal op ration and
alarm status (s pag 17 for d tails).
• Tamp r R sist F atur that d t rs childr n and oth rs from
r moving th alarm (s pag 17).
• Batt ry r mind r flag that prohibits installation wh n batt ri s
ar not pr s nt.
Features
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Smoke Alarm
Th smok alarm monitors th air for products of combustion
that ar produc d wh n som thing is burning or smold ring.
Wh n smok particl s in th smok s nsor r ach a sp cifi d
conc ntration, th alarm/voic m ssag warning syst m will
sound, and b accompani d by th flashing r d LED light. Th
smok alarm tak s pr c d nc wh n both smok and carbon
monoxid ar pr s nt.
WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND
THOROUGHLY
NFPA 72 stat s: Lif saf ty from fir in r sid ntial occupanci s is
bas d primarily on arly notification to occupants of th n d to
scap , follow d by th appropriat gr ss actions by thos
occupants. Fir warning syst ms for dw lling units ar capabl of
prot cting about half of th occupants in pot ntially fatal fir s.
Victims ar oft n intimat with th fir , too old or young, or
physically or m ntally impair d such that th y cannot scap
v n wh n warn d arly nough that scap should b possibl .
For th s p opl , oth r strat gi s such as prot ction-in-plac or
assist d scap or r scu ar n c ssary.
• Smok alarms ar d vic s that can provid arly warning of
possibl fir s at a r asonabl cost; how v r, alarms hav
s nsing limitations. Ionization s nsing alarms may d t ct
invisibl fir particl s (associat d with fast flaming fir s) soon r
than photo l ctric alarms. Photo l ctric s nsing alarms may
d t ct visibl fir particl s (associat d with slow smold ring
fir s) soon r than ionization alarms. Hom fir s d v lop in
diff r nt ways and ar oft n unpr dictabl . For maximum
prot ction, Kidd r comm nds that both Ionization and
Photo l ctric alarms b install d.
• A batt ry pow r d alarm must hav a batt ry of th sp cifi d
typ , in good condition and install d prop rly.
• Smok alarms must b t st d r gularly to mak sur th
batt ri s and th alarm circuits ar in good op rating
condition.
• Smok alarms cannot provid an alarm if smok do s not
r ach th alarm. Th r for , smok alarms may not s ns fir s
starting in chimn ys, walls, on roofs, on th oth r sid of a
clos d door or on a diff r nt floor.
Features and General Information
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• If th alarm is locat d outsid th b droom or on a diff r nt
floor, it may not wak up a sound sl p r.
• Th us of alcohol or drugs may also impair on ’s ability to h ar
th smok alarm. For maximum prot ction, a smok alarm
should b install d in ach sl ping ar a on v ry l v l of a
hom .
• Although smok alarms can h lp sav liv s by providing an
arly warning of a fir , th y ar not a substitut for an
insuranc policy. Hom own rs and r nt rs should hav
ad quat insuranc to prot ct th ir liv s and prop rty.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm
Th Carbon Monoxid (CO) alarm monitors th air for th
pr s nc of CO. It will alarm wh n th r ar high l v ls of CO
pr s nt, and wh n th r ar low l v ls of CO pr s nt ov r a
long r p riod of tim (s pag 21 for alarm tim s). Wh n a CO
condition match s ith r of th s situations, th alarm/voic
m ssag warning syst m will sound, and b accompani d by th
flashing r d LED light. Th carbon monoxid s nsor us s an
l ctroch mical t chnology.
CAUTION: This alarm will only indicat th pr s nc of
carbon monoxid gas at th s nsor. Carbon monoxid gas
may b pr s nt in oth r ar as.
Individuals with m dical probl ms may consid r using warning
d vic s which provid audibl and visual signals for carbon
monoxid conc ntrations und r 30 ppm.
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Step 1
Installation Guid :
IMPORTANT: THIS ALARM MUST BE MOUNTED ON A
CEILING OR WALL. IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE AS A
TABLETOP DEVICE! INSTALL ONLY AS DETAILED!
A. R comm nd d Installation Locations:
Kidd Saf ty r comm nds th installation of a Smok /CO Alarm
in th following locations. For maximum prot ction w sugg st
an alarm b install d on ach l v l of a multil v l hom ,
including v ry b droom, hallways, finish d attics and
bas m nts. Put alarms at both nds of b droom, hallway or larg
room if hallway or room is mor than 30 ft (9.1m) long. If you
hav only on alarm, nsur it is plac d in th hallway outsid of
th main sl ping ar a, or in th main b droom. V rify th alarm
can b h ard in all sl ping ar as.
Locat an alarm in v ry room wh r som on sl ps with th
door clos d. Th clos d door may pr v nt an alarm not locat d
in that room from waking th sl p r. Smok , h at and
combustion products ris to th c iling and spr ad horizontally.
Mounting th alarm on th c iling in th c nt r of th room
plac s it clos st to all points in th room. C iling mounting is
pr f rr d in ordinary r sid ntial construction. Wh n mounting an
alarm on th c iling,
locat it at a minimum
of 4” (10cm) from th
sid wall (s figur
1). If installing th
alarm on th wall, us
an insid wall with th
top dg of th alarm
at a minimum of 4”
(10cm) and a maximum
of 12” (30.5cm) b low
th c iling (s figur
1).
Installation Instructions
8FIGURE 1
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