Kidde KN-COPP-3 (900-0099) - Manual (Page 8)

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Part One – Your Kidde Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Avoid the following:
• Excessive spillage or reverse venting of fuel burning
appliances caused by outdoor ambient conditions, such as:
1) Wind direction and/or velocity, including high gusts
of wind. Heavy air in the vent pipes (cold/humid air with
extended periods between cycles). 2) Negative pressure
differential resulting from the use of exhaust fans.
3) Simultaneous operation of several fuel burning appliances
competing for limited internal air. 4) Vent pipe connections
vibrating loose from clothes dryers, furnaces or water heaters.
5) Obstructions in or unconventional vent pipe designs which
can amplify the above situations.
• Extended operation of unvented fuel burning devices (range,
oven, fireplace, etc.).
• Temperature inversions which can trap exhaust gasses near
the ground.
• Car idling in an open or closed attached garage, or near
a home.
How to Install Your Alarm
Your Kidde CO alarm with its removable adapter allows you to
install the alarm as a wall mounted unit, a direct plug unit, or as
a table top unit.
Direct Plug Alarm
First, refer to “Where to Install Your CO
Alarm” on page 5 for general guidelines as
to where to locate your CO alarm.
In its “as shipped” configuration, your
Kidde CO alarm is ready to be plugged
directly into a wall socket.
To install:
1. Choose a standard 120V outlet to plug
alarm into.
2. Pull slide support out approximately .25”
until slide snaps in place (this will help support unit in wall
outlet).
3. Simply plug in.
If outlet is mounted horizontally (sideways):
If you are going to use your alarm as a direct plug and you are
going to plug in to an outlet that is mounted horizontally
(sideways), you will need to rotate the adapter 90˚. This simple
process is outlined as follows:
To rotate adapter:
1. With back of unit facing you (with adapter
at top), place your thumbs on thumb grips.
2. With your thumbs, push down in the direc-
tion of the arrows on the thumb grips and
slide back door off.
3. Next, place your thumbs on the adapter
thumb releases.
4. Spread adapter thumb releases out and
carefully turn alarm over. This will allow
adapter to slide out.
5. Rotate the adapter 90˚ to the right (clock-
wise), and snap firmly back into place.
6. Carefully replace back door by making sure “latches” on all four
corners of door are lined up, then firmly press into place.
7. Now simply plug in to outlet.
Wall Mounted Alarm
First, refer to “Where to Install Your
CO Alarm” on page 5 for general
guidelines as to where to locate your
alarm.
Installation tips for power cord models:
The power cord option provides
more flexibility in mounting locations
and allows the alarm to be easily
installed at eye level.
Note: If you mount the alarm high
on a wall, make sure it is at least 6"
from the ceiling. Any higher than this,
it will be in “dead air space” and car-
bon monoxide may not reach the
sensor.
For a wall-mount, you will need to
pull out the removable adapter and power cord. This simple
process is outlined below.
To install:
1. Follow steps 1 thru 4 in the previous column under
“To Rotate Adapter.”
2. With adapter out, pull out power cord and unwrap it.
3. With cord extended, press last few inches into cord recess. Gently
pull cord at bottom of cord recess until cord becomes taught and
lays flat in cord recess.
4. Carefully replace back door, making sure “latches” on all four cor-
ners of door are lined up, then firmly press into place.
Back of unit when
used as direct plug
Back of unit when
used as direct plug
for sideways outlet
Back of unit when used
as a wall mount
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