Kidde KN-COB-DP-H User Manual
AC Powered
Carbon Mono xide
Alarm
User’s Guide
Kidde CO Alarm
with 85 Decibel Alarm
Direct Plug Model
(KN-COB-DP-H)
900-0107
ATTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly
read this manual, which should be saved for future
reference and passed on to any subsequent owner. If
you have any questions about the operation or
installation of your alarm, please call our toll free
Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.
810-1439 REV. B
Table of Contents Table of Contents
About this User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Quick Set Up Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,6
Part One – Your Kidde CO Alarm
•About your CO alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17
•What CO alarms can and cannot do . . . . . .9, 10
•Where you should install your alarm . . . . . .11
•Where you should not install your alarm . . .11, 12
•How to install your alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
•Normal operating characteristics . . . . . . . . . .14
•How to test the electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
•How to know if your alarm is
malfunctioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
•How to care for your alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Part Two – Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer
•What is CO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
•What are the effects of CO exposure? . . . . .18
•Could your family be at risk for CO
poisoning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
•Where does CO come from? . . . . . . . . . . . .19
•What can you do to protect your family? . . .19
•Home safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 21
Part Three – What You Should Know Before
the Alarm Sounds
•Determine if anyone in the household is at
high risk for CO poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
•Understand the effects of carbon monoxide
exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Part Four – What to Do When the Unit Alarms
•How to respond: to the alarm . . . . . . . . .24, 25
•Whom you should call if you suspect you
have CO in your home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
•Sometimes it is difficult to find the source
of CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Part Five – Technical Information
•Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
•How the unit determines when
to alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Part Six – Frequently Asked Questions . . . .30, 32
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Limited Warranty
•Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
IMPORT ANT
THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS DESIGNED TO DETECT
CARBON MONOXIDE FROM ANY SOURCE OF COMBUSTION. IT IS
NOT DESIGNED TO DETECT SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY OTHER GAS.
NOT SUITABLE FOR INSTALLATION IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS
AS DEFINED IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE.
UNIT WILL NOT OPERATE DURING A POWER OUTAGE,
BUT AUTOMATICALLY RESETS WHEN POWER IS RESTORED.
Kidde / Pyrene Corp.
13o Esna Park Drive, Markham, ON, Canada L3R 1E3
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-880-6788
www.kidde.ca
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About This User’s Guide
Introduction
Notice we call this booklet a “User’s Guide” and not an “Owner’s
Manual.” This is because our intention is for you to use this guide just
as you will be using your Kidde CO alarm. Keep the guide in a handy
location and refer to it when you have questions about your CO
alarm, its functions and features, or if you have questions about carbon monoxide. It will take about an hour of your time, but it’s well
worth it. Please read it in the sequence presented. Reading this guide
is the only way to learn how to use your CO alarm wisely and to
know how to react in the event of an alarm.
Part One
Your Kidde Carbon Monoxide Alarm, covers the unique features of your Kidde carbon monoxide alarm, how and where to install
it, as well as information on testing and maintaining your CO alarm.
Part Two
Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer, contains valuable information about carbon monoxide (CO). From discovering the most common sources of CO in your home to recognizing the symptoms of CO
poisoning, this section provides tips and information that could help
protect your family from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Part Three
What You Should Know Before the Alarm Sounds, describes
the effects of exposure to CO levels over time and when your Kidde
CO alarm will alarm. It also tells you how to determine who is at high
risk for CO poisoning.
Part Four
What to do When the Unit Alarms, gives you step-by step information on how to respond to an alarm situation. Also covered is
whom to call for help if you think you have CO in your home.
Part Five
Technical Information, covers the technical specifications of your
Kidde CO alarm.
Part Six
Frequently Asked Questions, contains the most commonly asked
questions about our alarms. Part six was written by Kidde customer
service representatives who handle thousands of calls per month, year
‘round. This section provides you with answers and tips that will most
likely answer any questions you might have after reading this user’s
guide.
This Kidde carbon monoxide (CO) alarm is an important part of your
family’s home safety plan. So important, the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends that every household should
have at least one carbon monoxide alarm. In fact, the CPSC chairman
has said that CO alarms are “as important to home safety as smoke
alarms.” Yet because CO alarms for the home haven’t been available
until recently, most people haven’t had much experience using them.
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. And
in some basic ways, this is true. Like smoke alarms, CO alarms continuously monitor the air in your home and sound a loud alarm to
warn you of trouble.
But, the similarities end here. The way you respond to a CO alarm
is quite different than that of a smoke alarm. That’s because a house
fire and a carbon monoxide problem are two distinctly different situations. If your smoke alarm were to alarm, you would quickly be able
to judge the level of danger you were in (if any) with your five senses: you could see and smell the smoke, you could feel the heat, you
could see and even hear the fire burning. You could also readily see
if your smoke alarm were alarming in a non-emergency situation, say
if someone smoked up the kitchen with some seriously burnt toast.
Because your sense of sight, smell, hearing and touch give you so
much information, you could almost instantly judge what action to
take if you heard your smoke alarm.
But now, what about a CO alarm? Carbon monoxide (CO) is invisible, odorless, tasteless and non-irritating–completely undetectable to
your five senses. That’s why it’s so important to your safety that you
have a carbon monoxide alarm. But, how do you know what to do if
your unit alarms?
You have to learn what to do, because your five senses won’t tell
you. That’s why this user’s guide is so important. Please take the
time to read this guide from cover to cover, to familiarize yourself
with the facts about carbon monoxide, how your new alarm works,
and what to do if it alarms. Then, find a handy place to keep the
guide so it will be readily available in the future when you have a
question. You might want to write down Kidde’s toll-free customer
service number and keep it with your other important phone numbers for the same reason.
Thank you for making Kidde a part of your complete home safety
program. With proper installation and use, your new Kidde CO
alarm should provide you with years of dependable service.
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Quick Set Up GuideQuick Set Up Guide
We urge you to read this entire manual
in the sequence it is presented. But, if
you only read one part of this manual
initially, read these two pages!
Listed below are five easy steps for setting up your Kidde CO alarm.
Please read the entire guide for complete information.
Setting up your CO 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 11 for complete information.
Step 2
Plug the CO alarm into a standard, unswitched 120 volt AC electric outlet. You will hear the alarm sound briefly to indicate the alarm is receiving power. Refer to page 13 for more details.
Step 3
The green Operate light will come on and stay on showing the CO
alarm is receiving power.
Step 4
Next, test the alarm’s operation by pressing and releasing the Test/Reset
button. The unit will beep quickly 4 times – followed by 5 seconds of
silence – followed by 4 quick beeps. This is also the alarm cycle in the
event of a CO problem. Familiarize yourself and household members
with this alarm pattern. The red Alarm light will come on when the
alarm sounds. For complete testing information, refer to page 15.
Step 5
While testing the CO alarm, have someone else check that the alarm
can be heard easily from the sleeping areas. The CO alarm should be
located where it can wake you if it alarms at night. See page 11 for
complete information on the best locations for your CO alarm.
Caution: Continuous exposure to the loud 85 decibel alarm at close
range over an extended period of time may cause hearing loss.
That’s it. Your Kidde CO alarm is now monitoring for the presence of
carbon monoxide.
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About Your CO Alarm
While many other CO alarms require costly sensor or battery pack
replacement, there are no replacement parts on Kidde CO alarms.
This is just one reason why over 4.5 million families have chosen
Kidde over every other brand for this kind of life-saving protection.
Kidde CO Alarm – front view
Test/Reset
Button
Part One – Your Kidde CO AlarmPart One – Your Kidde CO Alarm
Kidde CO Alarm – rear view
Direct plug unit
(KN-COB-DP-H)
Green
Operate
Light
Sounder
Red
Alarm
Light
Alarm
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Kidde’s Unique Features
Test/Reset Button
This button has two functions. First, this is the button you press
when you test the unit weekly (see page 15 for further details).
Secondly, you press this button if the unit alarms and you want to
turn it off. This will reset the unit and it will then again start monitoring for CO. (If CO concentration is above 70 ppm, the alarm
will again sound within 6 minutes.)
Vents
Air (and CO) enters into the alarm at the bottom vent and circulates
through the sensing chamber. For proper air circulation, keep vents
free of dust, dirt or grease, (see “How to care for your CO alarm”
page 17). Do not obstruct or block vents, (see “Where to install
your CO alarm” on page 11).
Sensor
The sensor is a highly sensitive, electrochemical sensor that is COspecific to help avoid false alarms. Turn to page 17 for more information on how to care for and protect the CO alarm.
Sounder Alarm
This is the loud 85 decibel pulsing alarm that will sound to alert you
to a potential problem. Alarm condition is 4 quick beeps – followed
by 5 seconds of silence – followed by 4 quick beeps, repeat.
Caution: Continuous exposure to this sound level at close range
over an extended period of time may cause hearing loss. We
recommend you cover the sounder with your finger while testing.
More on testing on page 15.
What Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can and Cannot Do
CO alarms are designed to sense unacceptable levels of CO from
malfunctioning furnaces, appliances, gas engines or other sources.
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, installed and maintained as described in this user’s
guide.
This CO alarm is designed to act as a continuous monitor, it is not
designed for use as a short-term testing device to perform a quick
check for the presence of CO.
Part One – Your Kidde CO AlarmPart One – Your Kidde CO Alarm
CO alarms have limitations. Like any other electronic device, CO
alarms are not fool-proof.
CO alarms have a limited operational life. You must test your CO
alarm weekly, because it could fail to operate at any time. If your
CO alarm fails to test properly, or if its self-diagnostic test reveals a
malfunction, immediately have the alarm replaced. See page 34 for
warranty information.
CO alarms will not work without power. This CO alarm requires a
continuous supply of electric power.
CO alarms can only sense CO that reaches the CO alarm’s
sensor. Carbon monoxide may be present in other areas without
reaching the alarm. The rate at which CO reaches the alarm may be
affected by doors or other obstructions. In addition, fresh air from a
vent or open window or any other source may prevent CO from
reaching the sensor. Please observe cautions on page
11, “Where to install your CO alarm.”
CO could be present on one level of the home and not reach a CO
alarm installed on a different level. For example, CO in
the basement may not reach a alarm on the second level, near the
bedrooms. For this reason, we recommend you provide complete
coverage by placing a CO alarm on every level of
the home.
CO alarms are not smoke alarms. CO alarms do not sense smoke or
fire. For early warning of fire you must install smoke alarms, even
though carbon monoxide can be generated by a fire.
CO alarms should not be used to detect the presence of natural gas
(methane), propane, butane, or other combustible fuels.
CO alarms are not a substitute for property, disability, life or other
insurance of any kind. Appropriate insurance coverage is your
responsibility. Consult your insurance agent.
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