Angeleye CO-FA-AE-9B User Manual

User Manual

CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM

CO-FA-AE-9B

www.angeleye.com

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EN 50291-1: 2010
EN 50291-2: 2010

KM 551504

GN3478R1

CO-FA-AE-9B Carbon Monoxide Alarm

A Sprue Brand

Sprue Safety Products Ltd.

Vanguard Centre, Coventry CV4 7EZ UK

Technical Support: 0800 141 2561 / EIRE dial 1-800 523171

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.sprue.com

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CONTENTS

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Battery replacement . . . . . . . . 7

Operating features . . . . . . . . . 8

Alarm test . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Understanding the product’s

indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

What to do in the event of

an alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Carbon monoxide and how it
can affect you and your family . . 12

Technical information. . . . . . . 14

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NOTE: This user manual is also available in large
text and other formats. Please call 0800 141 2561
for further information.

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FEATURES

• An advanced electrochemical sensor

designed to accurately measure
low levels of carbon monoxide (CO)
providing an early warning of toxic CO
levels in your home.

• Detects carbon monoxide
continuously.

• Resistant to false alarms caused by
normal household contaminants.

• Sounds a loud 85dB alarm (at
1m/3 feet) to alert you in case of an
emergency.

• Test/

• Simple to mount, portable, ideal for

• Certified to the European Standards for

• 7 year warranty.

button - regularly self-check to

ensure alarm is operating correctly.

travelling.

Carbon Monoxide Alarms
EN 50291-1: 2010, EN 50291-2: 2010.

POSITIONING

This CO alarm is suitable for use in
domestic premises, caravan holiday
homes, caravans and motor caravans.

The following advice is applicable to all
intended applications, there are special
instructions at the end of this section
relating to positioning in caravan holiday
homes, caravans and motor caravans.

WARNING: This alarm will only indicate
the presence of carbon monoxide gas at
the sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be
present in other areas.

In which room should the alarm be
installed?

Ideally, an alarm should be installed in
every room containing a fuel-burning
appliance and every sleeping room.
Additional alarms may be installed to
ensure that adequate warning is given for
occupants in other rooms, in which they
spend considerable time whilst awake and
from which they may not be able to hear
an alarm in another part of the premises.

CO alarms should also be installed in any
room which a flue passes through, even
if the flue is fully enclosed or concealed.

However, if there is a fuel-burning
appliance in more than one room and the
number of alarms is limited, the following
points should be considered when
deciding where best to put the alarm:

• Locate the alarm in a room containing
a flueless or open-flued appliance.

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• Locate the alarm in a room where the
occupant(s) spend most time.

• If the domestic premises is a bedsit (a
single room serving as both sitting and
bedroom) then the alarm should be put
as far from the cooking appliances as
possible and near to where the person
sleeps.

• If the appliance is in a room not
normally used (for example a boiler
room), the alarm should be put just
outside the room so that it may be
heard more easily.

Where in the room should I place the
alarm?

For alarms located in the same room as
a fuel-burning appliance (for both wall
and ceiling mounted alarms) the following
applies:

• The alarm should be at a horizontal
distance of between 1 m and 3 m from
the potential source.

• If there is a partition in a room, the
alarm should be located on the same
side of the partition as the potential
source.

• Carbon monoxide alarms in rooms with
sloped ceilings should be located at the
high side of the room.

In addition to the above the following
must be observed if the alarm is located
on a wall:

• It should be located close to the ceiling.

• It should be located at a height greater
than the height of any door or window.

• It should be at least 150 mm from the
ceiling.

• If the alarm is located on the ceiling:

• It should be at least 30 0 mm from any
wall and any ceiling obstruction e.g.
light fittings.

Alarms located in sleeping rooms
and in rooms remote from a fuel­burning appliance should be located
relatively close to the breathing zone of
the occupants.

Caravans

Caravans may have additional risks
of carbon monoxide ingress through
air vents due to the nearby presence
of other vehicles, engines, generators
or barbecues, however this does not
change the basic guidance on location
of the alarm. Caravans should be fitted
with an alarm in the same room as any
combustion appliance(s), located in
accordance with previous advice in this
section. If the caravan has a single living
space which incorporates the sleeping
accommodation, it can be considered to
be equivalent to a bedsit, and a single
alarm is sufficient. However, any sleeping

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accommodation which is in a separate
room from the combustion appliance(s)
should also contain an alarm, located
in accordance with previous advice in
this section.

It is not always possible to find an
optimum location for an apparatus,
for example, a small caravan may not
have suitable vertical surfaces available.
Nevertheless, when fitting an apparatus
in such situations, the two most important
considerations when selecting an
appropriate location are:

• Not mounting the apparatus directly
above a source of heat or steam; and

• Mounting the apparatus at a distance
of 1 – 3 m from the nearest edge of
the potential source.

Drill hole spacing

INSTALLATION

NOTE: This apparatus should be installed

by a competent person who feels able to
install it according to the instructions.

Firstly write the installation date on
your alarm in the area provided. We
recommend that your alarm is installed
on the wall.

To mount on a wall or ceiling:

Please ensure that you use the screws
provided, as they were chosen specifically
for use with this product. Use template
below for guidance on marking hole
positions. Drill holes into the wall. Insert
the plastic wall plugs. Screw in the screws.
Ensure screws are protruding from the
wall by 3mm to allow the alarm to slot
onto screws.

To place on a shelf:

The base of the alarm has been designed
to allow it to stand freely on a shelf.

90mm

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