Kidde KN-COU-B - Manual (Page 4)

This Kidde carbon monoxide (CO) monitor is part of your family’s health
monitoring and safety plan. This monitor has been designed and tested
to detect and alert to the presence CO background concentrations
which can emanate from several sources including heating appliances,
automobile traffic, and pollution. The monitor is also capable of detect-
ing and alarming in response to a rapid buildup of carbon monoxide
from malfunctioning appliances and equipment (ovens, heaters, genera-
tors, etc.) leading to unsafe conditions. Your monitor is for use specifi-
cally in the home. As an owner of a CO monitor, there are some basic
facts you should know for your protection.
WARNING: This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor
locations of family living units. It is not designed to measure com-
pliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), commercial or industrial standards. It is not suitable for
installation in hazardous locations as defined in the National
Electric Code.
CO is an invisible, odorless, tasteless and non-irritating gas –
completely undetectable to your senses.
IMPORTANT: This carbon monoxide monitor is designed to detect
carbon monoxide from ANY source of combustion. It is NOT
designed to detect smoke, fire, or any other gas.
This carbon monoxide monitor cannot be used to meet code
requirements which require the installation of a CO alarm which
complies with the alarm requirements set forth in Underwriter’s
Laboratory standard 2034 (UL 2034).
WARNING: Carbon monoxide monitors and alarms are not
smoke alarms. This carbon monoxide monitor is not a substitute
for installing and maintaining an appropriate number of smoke
alarms in your home.
This carbon monoxide monitor will not sense smoke, fire, or any
poisonous gas other than carbon monoxide even though carbon
monoxide can be generated by fire. For this reason you must
install smoke alarms to provide early warning of fire and to pro-
tect you and your family from fire and its related hazards.
The installation of this device should not be used as a substitute
for proper installation, use and maintenance of fuel burning
appliances, including appropriate ventilation and exhaust sys-
tems. It does not prevent CO from occurring, nor can it solve an
existing CO problem.
Important Warning Statements
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