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Carbon Monoxide
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Alarm
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User’s Guide
Kidde CO Alarm with
Digital Display and Peak Level Memory
Model: KN-COPP-3
Please have the following information ready if you are calling customer Service:
CO Alarm Model Number (Located on the back of alarm):
CO Alarm Assembly Number (Located on back of alarm):
Date of Manufacture (Located on back of alarm):
Date of Purchase:
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Contents Introduction Quick Set Up Guide Features Installation Operation Maintenance Technical Information Limited Warranty WARNING: THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SMOKE ALARMS IN YOUR HOME. THIS ALARM WILL NOT SENSE SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY POISONOUS GAS OTHER THAN CARBON MONOXIDE. FOR THIS REASON YOU MUST INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS TO PROVIDE EARLY WARNING OF FIRE AND TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FROM FIRE AND ITS RELATED HAZARDS
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Introduction This Kidde carbon monoxide (CO) alarm is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. As a new owner of a CO alarm, there are some basic facts you should know for your protection and convenience. Many people think that CO alarms operate like smoke alarms. Like smoke alarms, CO alarms monitor the air in your home and sound a loud alarm to warn you of trouble. The way you respond to a CO alarm is quite different than a smoke alarm. That’s because a house fire and a carbon mo
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Quick Set Up Guide We urge you to read this entire guide in the sequence it is presented. If you only read one part of this guide initially, read the following two pages! Listed below are seven easy steps for setting up your Kidde CO alarm. Please read the entire guide for complete information. Setting up your alarm for first time operation: Step 1 Determine the best location for your CO alarm(s). Usually this is in or near bedrooms. Refer to page 10 for complete information. Step 2 Your CO al
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Quick Set Up Guide Step 5 You will either see a flashing red dot or you will see three eights in the digital display indicating the alarm is warming up. After approximately 20 sec- onds, the first reading will appear on the digital display. The number on the dig- ital display should be zero (0). If not, see page 15 for complete information on normal operating characteristics. Step 6 Make sure the red dot in the digital display is blinking. Then test the unit’s operation by pressing an
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Features Kidde CO Alarm – front view Blinking Red Dot Digital Display Peak Level Test/Reset Button Button Alarm Sounder Kidde CO Alarm – rear view Thumb Grip for Back Door Adapter Removal Thumb (Slide Down) Release Removable Adapter Back Door Door “Latches” at all four corners of Key Holes back door Slide Support for Table Top and Direct Plug Use 6
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Features Rear view with back door removed 9V Backup Battery (Shown installed) Cord Recess Battery Connector Power Cord Adapter Cord Install Backup Strain Relief Battery as shown Note: Your Kidde CO alarm is NOT battery operated. The backup battery is to supply short-term backup power during a power outage. In the event of a power outage, the battery will continue operating the alarm for at least 20 hours. The Unique Features of this Kidde CO Alarm Digital Display The continuous digital display
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Features Peak Level Button By pressing this button, you can see the peak CO level recorded by the alarm since it was last cleared or unplugged. This Kidde feature allows you (or a heating contractor or a fireman) to see exactly how serious the CO problem you have so you can react accordingly. Sensor The sensor is a highly sensitive, electrochemical sensor that is CO-specif- ic to help avoid false alarms. Sounder Alarm This is the loud 85 decibel pulsing alarm that will sound to alert you to a p
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Features What Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can and Cannot Do CO alarms are designed to sense unacceptable levels of CO from mal- functioning furnaces, appliances, gas engines or other sources. This Carbon Monoxide alarm is not a substitute for installing and maintaining an operational smoke alarm. CO alarms provide early warning of the presence of carbon monoxide, usually before a healthy adult would experience symptoms. This early warning is possible, however, only if your Kidde CO alarm is located,
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Installation Instructions Where to Install Your CO Alarm Your Kidde CO alarm should be mounted in or near bedrooms and living areas. It is recommended that you install a Kidde CO alarm on each level of a multi-level home. You may use the number and location of smoke alarms installed in your home according to current building code requirements as a guide to the location of your Kidde CO alarm(s). W WH HE EN N C CH HO OO OS SI IN NG G Y YO OU UR R I IN NS ST TA AL LL LA AT TI IO ON N L LO OC CA AT
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Installation Instructions Where Not to Install Your CO Alarm To avoid causing damage to the unit, to provide optimum protection, and to prevent unnecessary alarms, follow the instructions below where NOT to install this alarm: It is recommended that you do not install this CO alarm in garages, kitchens or furnace rooms. Installation in these areas could lead to nuisance alarms, may expose the sensor to substances that could damage or contaminate it, or the alarm may not be heard by persons
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Installation Instructions 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 con
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Installation Instructions If the 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˚. To rotate the adapter: 1. With back of the unit facing towards you and the adapter located at the top, place your thumbs on thumb grips. 2. Pull with your thumbs in the direction of the arrows on the thumb grips and slide the back door toward yo
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Installation Instructions For a wall-mounted unit, you will need to pull out the removable adapter and power cord. To install: 1. Follow steps 1 through 4 in the previous sec- Cord tion under “To Rotate the Adapter.” Recess 2. With the adapter removed, pull the power cord out of the cord recess, remove the twist tie, and extend the power cord. 3. With the power cord extended, press the last few inches of the power cord back into the cord recess. Gently pull the cord at the bottom of the cord r
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Operation Normal Operating Characteristics When you first power up the unit, the alarm will sound briefly to let you know the unit is receiving power and that the alarm circuit is functioning. You will see three eights on the digital display, indicating the alarm is in the start-up mode. The three eights will remain for approximately 20 seconds. You will see a blinking red dot to the lower right of the digital display. The blinking dot shows that the alarm is operating. Blinking Dot Within 20 se
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Operation When the battery is depleted: • A blinking dot will be displayed and the sounder will chirp approximately every 30 seconds. • Pressing the test button will result in a chirp approximately every one second. The alarm will not detect CO if battery is depleted. Replace the battery. Constant exposures to high or low humidity may reduce battery life. We recommend you replace your 9V battery at least every six months. How to Test Your Alarm Testing the Electronics You should test the
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Operation How to Know If Your Alarm is Malfunctioning Your alarm performs an internal self-diagnosis every 15 seconds to make sure that it is functioning properly. The alarm is designed to alert you in the unusu- al event of a malfunction. If the alarm malfunctions. In the rare event that your alarm malfunctions, it will alert you with one of these signal groups (depending upon the type of malfunction that occurs): Malfunction Signal Group 1 - Component Failure – An intermittent “chirping” ala
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Operation The Peak Level Memory Button Although the peak level feature will display levels below 30 PPM, these levels will not result in an alarm no matter how long the device is exposed to these lev- els. The peak level feature is helpful in identifying CO occurrences below 30 PPM. Although the unit will not automatically display levels below 30 PPM, it will detect and store these readings in memory. By pressing the peak level button, concentration levels as low as 11 and up to 999 PPM will be
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Operation Some CO conditions may start out as low level leaks but could develop into CO concentrations that could become harmful. If this happens, the CO alarm will detect the dangerous level and alarm, notifying you and others of the condi- tions. DO NOT ignore high concentration readings above 30 PPM or a CO alarm- ing device that is in alarm. Refer to page 12 for more details. CO concentrations displayed below 30 PPM in "Peak Level" memory are for ref- erence only and the accuracy of the c
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Maintenance How to Care for Your Alarm To keep your alarm in good working order, you must follow these simple steps: WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: • Test the alarm once a week by pressing the Test/Reset button (see page 8). • Vacuum the alarm cover once a month to remove accumulated dust. Use the soft brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner, and unplug the alarm from the electrical outlet before vacuuming. • Instruct children never to touch, unplug or otherwise interfere with the alarm. Warn children o
