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User’s Guide for Model KN-COSM-B
Combination
Smoke and
Carbon Monoxide
Alarm
• Battery Operated
• 2-LED Display
®
• Hush
• Peak Level
Memory
For questions concerning your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide
Alarm, please call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.
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
(located on back of the alarm):
Date of Manufacture
(located on back of the alar
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Operating/Installation Instructions Step 1: Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Step 2: Installation Instructions: A. Recommended Installation Locations . . . . . . 9-11 B. Where Not to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm model #KN-COSM-B. This alarm has a five-year limited warranty. Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user’s guide, and save for future reference. Teach children how to respond to the alarms, and that 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 designe
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Product View FRONT Test/Reset/Hush Red LED Button (Light Emitting Diode) Alarm Sounder Green LED (Light Emitting Diode) 2
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Product View BACK Battery Chamber INSTALL AA Battery 3 THIRD INSTALL 2 SECOND AA Battery INSTALL 1 FIRST AA Battery Battery Placement 3 WARNING: BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED
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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 conditions in the manner described below, thus eliminating any confusion over which alarm is sounding: – FIRE: 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. Th
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Features • After seven (7) years of cumulative power up, this unit will “chirp” every 30 seconds. This is an "operational end of life" feature which will indicate that it is time to replace the alarm. • Loud 85 decibel alarm • Oversized test button for easy activation • Test button performs the following functions: – Tests the units electronics and verifies proper unit operation – Resets the unit during CO alarm – Peak Level Memory (see page 16) ® – Activates Hush Feature (see page 17) • Mo
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Smoke Alarm Features Smoke Alarm The smoke alarm monitors the air for products of combus- tion that are produced when something is burning or smol- dering. When smoke particles in the smoke 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. NFPA 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupan- cies is based primarily
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Carbon Monoxide Alarm Features • Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the batteries and the alarm circuits are in good operating condition. • Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on 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 alc
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Operating and Installation Instructions Step 1: Installing Batteries Batteries were not installed at the factory and must be installed for the unit to operate! Install the three (3) AA batteries in the back of the Smoke/CO Alarm. • The mounting plate must be removed from the back of the unit to install batteries. To remove, hold the mounting plate and twist counterclockwise (left). Batteries Must Be Installed in Order Shown Below: Install 3 Last INSTALL AA Battery 3 THIRD Install INSTALL
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Operating and Installation Instructions Step 2: Installation Instructions 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. Recommended Installation Locations: Kidde Safety 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 multi- level home, including every bedroom, hallways, finished attics and basements.
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Operating and Installation Instructions Sloped Ceiling Installation: The following information is from the National Fire Protection Association and is listed in Fire Code 72. Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at, or within 3 ft (0.9m) of the highest point (measured horizon- tally). NFPA 72 states “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft to 8 ft (.3 m-2.4 m) horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room”. NFPA 72 states “A row of alar
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Operating and Installation Instructions FIGURE 2 Mobile Homes: Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be energy efficient. Install Smoke/CO alarms as recommended above (refer to Recommended Installation 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
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Operating and Installation Instructions WARNING - This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor locations of family living units. It is not designed to measure compliance with Occupational ! Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commercial or industrial standards. B. Where Not to Install: Do not install in garages, kitchens, furnace rooms or bathrooms! INSTALL AT LEAST 5 FEET AWAY FROM ANY FUEL BURNING APPLIANCE. Do not install within 3 ft (.9m) of the following: The door to a kitchen,
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Operating and Installation Instructions Install at least one (1) foot away from fluorescent lights, electronic noise may cause nuisance alarms. Do not place in direct sunlight and keep out of insect infested areas. Extreme temperatures will effect the sensitivity of the Smoke/CO Alarm. Do not install in areas where the tem- perature is colder than 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.4 Celsius) or hotter than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius), such as garages and unfinished attics. Do not install in a
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Operating and Installation Instructions To ensure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway or wall, the “A” line on the mounting plate should be par- allel with the hallway when ceiling mounting, or horizontal when wall mounting. See Diagram D. DIAGRAM D Drill a hole through the pencil marks and use the enclosed screws and anchors (see dia- gram E) to secure (use 3/16” drill bit for anchor holes). Align the Smoke/CO Alarm with the mounting plate and rotate clockwise (right) until the un
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Operating and Installation Instructions D. Tamper Resist Feature: To make your smoke alarm tamper resistant, a tamper resist feature has been provided. Activate the tamper resist fea- ture by breaking off the four posts in the square holes in the trim ring (see figure A). When the posts are 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 resist tab snap into place, locking the alarm on
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Operating and Installation Instructions Step 3: Testing the Alarm The test button has four purposes. It tests the unit’s elec- tronics, resets the alarm, activates the Hush® feature, and activates the peak level memory. CAUTION: Due to the loudness (85 decibels) of the alarm, always stand an arms length away from the unit when testing. • To test: Press and release the test/reset button and a series of beeps will sound, followed by the message “Fire! Fire!”, then another two series of beeps an
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Operating and Installation Instructions This feature is to be used only when a known alarm condi- tion, 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 and the green LED light will flash every 2 seconds for approximately 10 minutes. This indicates that the smoke alarm is in a temporarily desensi- tized condition. Your Smoke/CO Alarm will automaticall
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What To Do If The Alarm Sounds 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 mes- sage warning system will inform you of the type of situa- tion occurring. Refer to the Features section on page 4 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 blow
