Honeywell C8600A User Manual

C8600A

CO Alarm

OWNER’S GUIDE

RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY

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Features

• Patented carbon monoxide (CO) alarm
technology detects CO similar to human
body’s response.

• Detects and warns against conditions
that can lead to acute and chronic effects
of CO poisoning.

• Detects toxic CO gas resulting from
incomplete combustion such as emitted
from appliances, furnaces, fireplaces and
auto exhaust.

• Detects CO gas from any source of
combustion.

• Use in combination with other
combustible gas, fire or smoke alarms.

• Detects levels of carbon monoxide at 70
ppm and above.

• For residential use only.

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What You Should Know About Carbon Monoxide (CO)

— Colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas.
— Cumulative poison.
— Even low levels can cause brain and other

vital organ damage in unborn infants with no
effect on the mother.

— Symptons of carbon monoxide poisoning

should be discussed with all members of the
household:

a. Mild Exposure—Slight headache,

nausea, vomiting, fatigue (often
described as flu-like symptoms).

b. Medium Exposure—Severe throbbing

headache, drowsiness, confusion,
fast heart rate.

c. Extreme Exposure—Unconscious-

ness, convulsions, cardio-respiratory
failure, death.

d. Disoriented—Victims are often aware

they are not well, but are so disori­ented, they are unable to save them­selves by either exiting the home or
calling for assistance. (Young children
and household pets may be the first
affected.)

What CO Alarm Can/Cannot Do

• This alarm indicates the presence of carbon
monoxide gas at the sensor. Carbon
monoxide gas may be present in other
areas.

• This alarm is not a substitute for other
combustible gas, fire or smoke alarms.

• This CO alarm may not sense CO on a
different level or floor of a residence or
building; for example, a second floor alarm
may not sense a CO leak on the first floor or
in the basement:

— Place alarms on every level of a resi-

dence as shown in Fig. 1.

• This CO alarm may not be heard behind
closed or partly closed doors such as in
bedrooms:

• Place alarms in each bedroom and in the
hallway if bedroom doors are closed or partly
open at night; an alarm outside a door may
not awaken occupants.

WARNING

CO Alarm does not measure in
compliance with Occupational Safety
and Health Association (OSHA)
commercial or industrial standards.
CO Alarm is for use only in indoor
family living units.

This alarm has not been investigated for
CO detection below 70 ppm.

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WARNING

Individuals with Medical Problems
Alert.
Inability of this device to detect low
carbon monoxide levels below 70
ppm.

Use alternate detection and warning
device that provides audible and visual
signals for CO levels below 30 ppm.

• CO alarms are not a substitute for
insurance. Installing CO alarms may qualify
you for lower insurance rates.
— This CO alarm is not designed for use in

marine or recreational vehicles.

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Developing Your CO Safety Plan

WARNING

Actuation of your CO Alarm indicates
the presence of carbon monoxide
that can KILL YOU.
If alarm sounds:

1) Operate reset/silence button.

2) Call your emergency services
telephone number (-----------), fire
department or 911.

3) Immediately move to fresh air
outdoors or near an open door/window.
Take a head count to check that all
persons are accounted for. Do not re­enter your home or move away from the
open door/window until the emergency
services responders have arrived, the

home is aired out, and your alarm
remains in normal condition.

4) After following steps 1-3, if your
alarm reactivates within a 24-hour
period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a
qualified appliance technician (-----------)
to investigate sources of CO from fuel­burning equipment and appliances, and
inspect this equipment for correct
operation. If problems are identified
during this inspection, have the
equipment serviced immediately. Note
any combustion equipment that the
technician did not inspect, and consult
the manufacturer’s instructions, or
contact the manufacturers directly for
more information about CO safety and
this equipment. Make sure motor
vehicles are not, and have not been
operating in an attached garage or
garage adjacent to the home.

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• This CO alarm can quickly alert you to the
presence of CO levels equal to or greater
than 70 ppm.

• This alarm cannot prevent toxic CO
emissions. (Regular maintenance of
combustion appliances and their vent
systems is advised.)

• This alarm cannot protect you from hazards
such as gas leaks or explosions. The
ultimate protection against toxic CO gas is
your responsibility.

• This alarm is designed to detect carbon
monoxide entering its sensing chamber. It
does not sense combustible gas such as
natural gas, propane or butane, heat,
smoke, or flames.

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To protect yourself and your family from toxic
CO poisoning, create an effective, compre­hensive safety program:

1. Install CO detectors correctly, using the

instructions in this Owner’s Guide

2. Replace batteries every year (or sooner if

intermittent chirp sound is heard, indicat­ing a low battery condition).

3. Develop a family escape plan and prac-

tice it with your entire family, especially
small children.
a. Draw a floor plan of your home and

find two ways to exit each room; and
an additional way to exit a bedroom
without opening the door.

b. Teach your children what the CO

alarm signal means and how to exit
your home by themselves, if neces­sary.

c. Decide on a meeting place that is a

safe distance from your house and
make sure all children understand
where they should go to wait if there
is a dangerous CO condition.

d. Conduct CO safety drills at least

every six months to be sure every­one, especially small children, know
what to do to escape safely.

e. Know where to go to call the Fire

Department from outside the home.

Installing Residential CO Alarm

Selecting a Location

The CO alarm is designed for use only within a
single-residential living unit. It can be used in a
multi-family building, but should not be placed
outside of residential units, such as on outside
porches, in corridors, lobbies, basements, or in
other apartments.

Early warning of developing poisonous CO
conditions is critical. It is very important to
carefully select the location for the alarms. The
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
statistics show that most fatal occurrences
happen at night while people are sleeping.

NOTICE

The manufacturer strongly recom­ments replacement of alarm six years
after date of purchase. Under no cir­cumstances should the alarm be used
seven years after date of purchase.

Recommended Mounting Locations

• Place a CO alarm inside each bedroom if
the occupant closes the door while sleeping.

• See Fig. 1 for single-floor residence CO
alarm locations.

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• See Fig. 2 for multi-level residence CO
alarm locations.

• Mount the CO alarm on the wall or ceiling.

• Locate the top of the alarm at least 3 ft
(.9 meter) from the floor. See Fig. 3.

• Mount the alarm as close as possible to the
center of a hallway or room.

• Mount the edge of the alarm at least four
inches from any adjoining wall.

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FAMILY ROOM

BEDROOM

KITCHEN

DINING ROOM

LIVING ROOM

= CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM LOCATION

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

M19050

Fig. 1. Single-floor residence CO alarm

locations.

BEDROOM

E

BEDROOM BEDROOM

INSIDE WALL LOCATION

LIVING ROOM

BASEMENT

= CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM LOCATION FOR MULTI-LEVEL RESIDENC
(USE A CO ALARM IN EACH BEDROOM IF THE DOORS ARE CLOSED
WHILE SLEEPING.)

KITCHEN

GARAGE

M19051

Fig. 2. Multi-level residence CO alarm

locations.

HEIGHT 5 - 6 FT FROM FLOOR

(MINIMUM 3 FT)

= CARBON MONOXIDE
ALARM MOUNTING LOCATION

M19052A

Fig. 3. CO alarm wall mounting location.

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LOCATIONS TO AVOID

• Near an open window or door with fresh air
entering the opening and delaying the CO
from reaching the alarm.

• In damp or very humid areas or next to
bathrooms with showers; install detectors at
least 10 ft (3 meters) away from bathrooms.

• In very cold or very hot environments or in
unheated buildings or outdoor rooms where
the temperature can drop below or rise
above the operating range of the alarm;
temperature limits for correct operation are
40° to 100°F (5° to 38°C).

• In areas where nuisance alarms can result
because CO alarms are placed where they
cannot operate correctly such as:
— Within 5 ft (1.5M) of any cooking appli-

ance or furnace.

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— In areas of limited ventilation where

household cleaning supplies or similar
contaminants are used.

CONDITIONS THAT CAN RESULT IN TEMPORARY CO
SITUATION

• Excessive spillage or reverse-venting of
fuel-burning appliances from outdoor
ambient conditions such as:
— Wind direction and/or velocity, including

high gusts of wind; heavy air in vent
pipes (cold /humid air with extended
periods between cycles).

— Negative pressure differential resulting

from using exhaust fans.

— Simultaneous operation of several fuel-

burning appliances that compete for lim­ited internal air.

— Vent pipe connections vibrating loose

from clothes dryers, furnaces, or water
heaters.

— Vent pipe obstructions or unconven-

tional vent pipe designs .

• Extended operation of unvented fuel-burning
devices (range, oven, or fireplace).

• Temperature inversions that can trap
exhaust gases near the ground.

• Car idling in an open or closed area of the
garage or near the home.

Mounting Your CO Alarm

NOTICE

Device is sealed; cover is not remov­able.

1. Select mounting location (see Recom-

mended Mounting Locations section).

2. Remove the mounting plate from the

back of the alarm by holding the back of
the mounting plate and twisting the alarm
in the direction of the Off arrow on the
alarm front cover.

NOTE: Be sure the UP wall mounting text and

arrow are pointing up.

3. Align the mounting plate on the wall, with

the UP arrow pointing up.

4. Attach the mounting plate to the surface,

using the screws and anchors provided to
secure the mounting plate. See Fig. 4.

NOTE: The battery is installed reversed for

shipping. It requires removal and rein­stalling in the correct orientation.

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5. Remove and reinstall the battery in the

correct (+/-) orientation as shown on the
inside of the battery door. (After installing
the battery, close the battery door
securely.) See Fig. 5.

OPEN

BATTERY
DOOR

MOUNTING
HOOKS (2)

MOUNTING
HOLES (2)

UP

M19053

Fig. 4. Installing mounting plate.

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M19054

Fig. 5. Installing battery.