Kidde KN-COB-DP-H User Manual

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About this User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Quick Set Up Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,6

Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm

•About your CO alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17
•What CO alarms can and cannot do . . . . . .9, 10
•Where you should install your alarm . . . . . .11
•Where you should not install your alarm . . .11, 12
•How to install your alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
•Normal operating characteristics . . . . . . . . . .14
•How to test the electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
•How to know if your alarm is

malfunctioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

•How to care for your alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Part Two – Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer

•What is CO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
•What are the effects of CO exposure? . . . . .18
•Could your family be at risk for CO

poisoning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

•Where does CO come from? . . . . . . . . . . . .19
•What can you do to protect your family? . . .19
•Home safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 21

Part Three – What You Should Know Before
the Alarm Sounds

•Determine if anyone in the household is at

high risk for CO poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

•Understand the effects of carbon monoxide

exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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IMPORTANT

THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS DESIGNED TO DETECT

CARBON MONOXIDE FROM ANY SOURCE OF COMBUSTION. IT IS

NOT DESIGNED TO DETECT SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY OTHER GAS.

NOT SUITABLE FOR INSTALLATION IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS

AS DEFINED IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE.

UNIT WILL NOT OPERATE DURING A POWER OUTAGE,

BUT AUTOMATICALLY RESETS WHEN POWER IS RESTORED.

Kidde / Pyrene Corp.

13o Esna Park Drive, Markham, ON, Canada L3R 1E3
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-880-6788
www.kidde.ca

Part Four – What to Do When the Unit Alarms

• How to respond: to the alarm . . . . . . . . .24, 25
• Whom you should call if you suspect you

have CO in your home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

• Sometimes it is difficult to find the source

of CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Part Five – Technical Information

• Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
• How the unit determines when

to alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Part Six – Frequently Asked Questions . . . .30, 32

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Limited Warranty

• Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34