Kidde 10SCO Instruction manual

P/N 2540-7205-04

User Guide for Model 10SCO

• Battery Operation: 9V Battery

• 2-LED Display

• Front Load Battery

• Peak Level Memory

• Hush

®

• Voice Message System

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 alarm):

Date of Purchase:

Where Purchased:

ATTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user
guide which should be saved for future reference and passed on to any
subsequent owner.

Combination

Photoelectric
Smoke and Carbon
Monoxide Alarm

E

N

0086-CPR-535595

14

EN14604:2005

5

0291-1 : 2010

E

N14604:2005

o

.

License N KM602617

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When the carbon monoxide alarm sounds:

Based on recommendations from EN 50292, follow these
steps if alarm sounds ( 4 loud audible pulses followed by
a pause for 5 seconds)

1. Keep calm and open all doors and windows. Turn
off all fuelburning appliances if possible. Note: it is
possible that outdoor conditions could influence
domestic CO alarms (bad traffic pollution in cold
weather, for example). In these circumstances, the
level of indoor CO might actually increase when
doors and windows are opened.

2. If the alarm continues to sound, even after being
reset (where appropriate), then evacuate the
premises, alerting other occupants to the risk. Leave
doors and windows open. Do not re-enter the
premises.

3. Get medical help for anyone suffering the effects of
CO poisoning, and advise that CO inhalation is sus­pected.

4. Call Gas Emergency Services: 0800 111 999, or your
local Gas Safe Registered Engineer:

Never restart the source of a CO problem until it has
been corrected. Never ignore the sound of the alarm!
Pressing the test/reset button will silence the alarm. If
the CO condition that caused the alert continues, the
alarm will reactivate. If the unit alarms again within
six minutes, it is sensing high levels of CO which can
quickly become a dangerous situation.

WARNING:

Actuation of your CO Alarm
indicates the presence of
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
which can kill you.

!

PHONE NUMBER

What To Do When The Alarm Sounds!

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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
message warning system will inform you of the type of
situation 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 blown directly into the alarm. This unit
contains nuisance alarm protection, which will reduce the
impact of cooking particles. However, large quantities of
combustible particles from spills or grilling could still cause
the unit to alarm. Careful location of the unit away from
the kitchen area will give the maximum nuisance alarm
protection. Combustion particles from cooking may set off
the alarm if located too close to the cooking area. Large
quantities of combustible particles are generated from spills
or when broiling. Using the fan on a range hood which
vents to the outside (non- recirculating type) will also help
remove these combustible products from the kitchen.

If the alarm sounds, check for fires first. If a fire is
discovered follow these steps. Become thoroughly familiar
with these items, and review with all family members!

• Alert small children in the home. Children sleep very
soundly and may not be awakened by the sound of
the smoke alarms.

• Leave immediately using one of your planned escape
routes (see page 21). Every second counts, don’t stop
to get dressed or pick up valuables.

• Before opening inside doors look for smoke seeping in
around the edges, and feel with the back of your hand.
If the door is hot use your second exit. If you feel it’s
safe, open the door very slowly and be prepared to
close it immediately if smoke and heat rush in.

• If the escape route requires you to go through smoke,
crawl low under the smoke where the air is clearer.

What To Do When The Alarm Sounds!

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What To Do When The Alarm Sounds!

• Go to your predetermined meeting place. When two
people have arrived one should leave to call 999 from
a neighbour's home, and the other should stay to
perform a head count.

• Do not re-enter under any circumstance until fire
officials give the go ahead.

•

There are situations where a smoke alarm may
not be effective to protect against fire. For example;

- Smoking in bed.

- Leaving children unsupervised.

- Cleaning with flammable liquids, such as

gasoline.

- Fires where the victim is intimate with a flaming

initiated fire; for example, when a person's
clothes catch fire while cooking.

- Fires where the smoke is prevented from

reaching the detector due to a closed door or
other obstruction.

- Incendiary fires where the fire grows so rapidly

that an occupant's egress is blocked even with
properly located detectors.

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Product View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

Operating/Installation Instructions

Step 1: Installation Guide:

A. Recommended Installation Locations . . . . . . 8

B. Where Not to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 2: Mounting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 3: Testing Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CO Alarm Response Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alarm Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

General Alarm Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Carbon Monoxide Safety Information

General CO Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Possible Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

CO Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Symptoms of CO Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Fire Safety Information

Escape Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Fire Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Warranty and Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table of Contents

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Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Combination
Photoelectric Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm model
10SCO.

Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user guide
which should be saved for future reference. Teach children
how to respond to the alarms, and 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 tested for use in a
caravan or boat.

This apparatus is NOT a substitute for maintenance of fuel
burning appliances and venting/exhaust systems

If you have any questions about the operation or installation
of your alarm, please call our toll-free Consumer Hotline at
0800 917 0722.

The guide on page 8 will help you determine the correct
location of safety products that will help keep your home a
safer place.

1

Introduction

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FRONT

Test/Reset/Hush

Button

Green & Red LED

(Light Emitting Diode)

Battery Compartment

Alarm Sounder

2

Product View

Voice Speaker

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BACK

3

Product View

Mounting Bracket

Tamper-Resist

Latch

Battery Door

Tamper-Resist

Slide

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•

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:

o 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. The
red LED light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.

o CARBON MONOXIDE: The alarm/voice pattern is four short

alarm beeps followed by the verbal warning message
“WARNING! CARBON MONOXIDE!”. After four minutes
the alarm/voice pattern will sound once every minute until
the unit is reset, or the CO eliminated. The red LED light
will flash while in alarm/voice mode.

o LOW BATTERY: This alarm has a low battery pre-warning.

The red LED will flash every 60 seconds for a period of 28
days. Following this pre-warning, when the battery is low
and needs replacing, the red LED will flash and the unit
will "chirp" one time, followed by the warning message
"LOW BATTERY". This cycle will occur once every minute
for the first hour. After the first hour the red LED light will
continue to flash every minute accompanied by the
“chirp” only sound. The voice message “LOW BATTERY”
will sound once every fifteen minutes during the “chirp”
only cycle. This will continue for at least seven days.

• Voice Message System that alerts user to the following
conditions:

o System announces “HUSH MODE ACTIVATED” when the

unit is first put into HUSH Mode.

o System announces “HUSH MODE CANCELLED” when unit

resumes normal operation after Hush Mode has been
cancelled.

o System announces “CAUTION, CARBON MONOXIDE

PREVIOUSLY DETECTED” when the unit has detected CO
concentrations of 100 ppm or higher.

4

Features

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