Kidde P3010CU User Manual
P3010CU
Combination Photoelectric
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm
with Voice Message System
Combo Smoke/CO Alarm User Guide
Thank you for purchasing this Kidde Combination Smoke/CO Alarm.
This model is battery operated and features a non-replaceable,
sealed-in battery and SMART HUSH
nuisance alarms.
Important: 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.
Teach children how to respond to the alarm and that they should never
play with the unit.
This 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 designed for use in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat.
For questions concerning this alarm please call Product Support at 1-800-880-6788.
For your convenience, write down the following information. If you
call Product Support, these are the first questions you will be asked.
Smoke Alarm Model Number:
(located on back of alarm)
Date Code: (located on back of alarm)
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
and the manufacturer recommend replacing this
alarm ten years from the date code.
Date of Purchase:
TM
Control to temporarily silence
Where Purchased:
P/N: 2555-7201-00 RevA
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS
SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATION
Smoke alarm pattern is three long beeps, Voice message
Fire!, three long beeps, repeating.
The smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke
and carbon monoxide are present.
• Alert small children in the home as well as anyone else that might have
difficulty recognizing the importance of the alarm sounding or that
might have difficulty leaving the area without help.
• Leave immediately by your escape plan. Every second counts, so don’t
waste time getting dressed or picking up valuables.
• In leaving, don’t open any inside door without first feeling its surface. If
hot, or if you see smoke seeping through cracks, don’t open that door!
Instead, use your alternate exit. If the inside of the door is cool, place
your shoulder against it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if
heat and smoke rush in.
• Stay close to the floor if the air is smoky. Breathe shallowly through a
cloth, wet if possible.
• Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there.
• Call the fire department from your neighbor’s home - not from yours!
• Don’t return to your home until the fire officials say that it is all right to
do so.
• There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as stated in the NFPA Standard 72. For instance:
a) smoking in bed
b) leaving children home alone
c) cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline
• 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
CO ALARM ACTIVATION
Carbon monoxide (CO) alarm pattern is four quick beeps
repeating every 5 seconds, Followed by voice message
"Warning Carbon Monoxide!"
WARNING: Carbon monoxide alarm
activation indicates the presence of Carbon
Monoxide (CO) at high concentrations which
can kill you.
1) Operate the Test/Hush button.
2) Call your emergency services (Fire Department or 911).
3) Immediately move to fresh air - outdoors or by an open door/window.
Do a head count to check that all persons are accounted for. Do not
reenter the premises nor move away from the open door/window until
the emergency services responders have arrived, the premises have been
aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal condition.
4) After following steps 1-3, if the alarm reactivates within a 24 hour
period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a qualified appliance technician to
investigate sources of CO from fuel burning equipment and appliances,
and to inspect for proper operation of equipment.
If problems are identified during this inspection, have the equipment
serviced immediately. Note any combustion equipment not inspected by
the technician and consult the manufacturer’s instructions, or contact
the manufacturer directly for more information about CO safety and the
equipment. Make sure that motor vehicles are not, or have not been,
operating in a garage attached or adjacent to the residence.
Never restart the source of a CO problem until it has been corrected.
Never ignore the sound of the alarm!
If the unit is sounding, pressing the Test/Hush button will terminate the notification. If the CO condition that caused the alarm in
the first place continues, the unit will reactivate in alarm mode.
If the unit goes into alarm mode again within six minutes, it is
sensing high levels of CO which can quickly become a dangerous
situation.
CONTENTS OF THIS USER GUIDE
1 — LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
2 — RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR ALARMS
3 — LOCATIONS TO AVOID
4 — INSTALLATION / MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS
5 — OPERATION AND TESTING
6 — VISUAL AND AUDIBLE INDICATIONS
7 — NUISANCE AND HUSH
8 — BATTERY
9 — DEACTIVATION OF ALARM
10 — GENERAL CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) INFORMATION
11 — CLEANING YOUR ALARM
12 — GOOD SAFETY HABITS
13 — SERVICE AND WARRANTY
This alarm detects products of combustion using photoelectric technology
and carbon monoxide using an electrochemical cell. Many times throughout
this User Guide, we will refer to Carbon Monoxide as “CO.”
After ten (10) years of cumulative power up, this unit will “chirp” two times
every 30 seconds. This is an "operational end of life" feature which will indicate that it is time to replace the alarm.
To help identify the date to replace the unit, a label has been affixed to the
side of the alarm. Write the “Replace by” date (10 years from initial power
up) in permanent marker on the label prior to installing the unit.
Product Features and Specifications:
• Temperature: Operating Range: 40°F (4.4°C) to 100°F (37.8°C)
• Humidity: Operating range: 10-95% non-condensing
• Audible Alarm: 85+ dB at 10’ @ 3.2±0.5 KHz pulsing alarm
• Smoke Sensor: Photoelectric
• CO Sensor: Electrochemical
Two labels have been provided that have important information on what
to do in case of a CO alarm. Place one label next to the alarm after it is
mounted, and one near a fresh air source such as a door or window.
1. LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS
WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY
• NFPA 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on early notification to occupants of the need to escape, followed by
the appropriate egress actions by those occupants.
• Fire warning systems for dwelling units are capable of protecting about half
of the occupants in potentially fatal fires. Victims are often intimate with
the fire, too old or young, or physically or mentally impaired such that they
cannot escape even when warned early enough that escape should be possible. For these people, other strategies such as protection-in-place or assisted
escape or rescue are necessary.
• Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of possible fires at a
reasonable cost; however, alarms have sensing limitations. Ionization sensing
alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with fast flaming fires)
sooner than photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect
visible fire particles (associated with slow smoldering fires) sooner than ionization alarms. Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum protection, Kidde recommends that both Ionization and
Photoelectric alarms be installed.
• A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type, in good
condition and installed properly.
• Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the battery and the
alarm circuits are in good operating condition.
• Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm.
Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on
roofs, on the other side of a closed door or on a different floor.
• If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a different floor, it may not
wake up a sound sleeper.
• The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to hear the smoke
alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke alarm should be installed in each
sleeping area on every level of a home.
This alarm is not intended to alert hearing impaired individuals.
1. LIMITATIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY
• IMPORTANT: This carbon monoxide alarm is designed to detect carbon
monoxide gas from ANY source of combustion. It is NOT designed to detect
any other gas.
CAUTION: This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monox-
ide gas at the sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas.
Never restart the source of a CO problem until it has been fixed. NEVER
IGNORE THE ALARM!
WARNING: This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor
locations of family living units. It is not designed to measure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
commercial or industrial standards. It is not suitable for installation in
hazardous locations as defined in the National Electric Code. It is not
designed for use in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat.
• The installation of this device should not be used as a substitute for proper
installation, use and maintenance of fuel burning appliances, including
appropriate ventilation and exhaust systems.
• This alarm does not prevent CO from occurring, nor can it solve any existing
CO problem.
WARNING: This device is designed to protect individuals from
acute effects of carbon monoxide exposure. It may not fully safeguard
individuals with specific medical conditions. If in doubt, consult a medical practitioner. Individuals with medical problems may consider using
warning devices which provide audible and visual signals for carbon
monoxide concentrations under 30 PPM.
• This alarm has not been investigated for carbon monoxide detection below
70 PPM.
• This carbon monoxide alarm requires a continuous supply of electrical power
– it will not work without power.
ANYWHERE ALONG
ANYWHERE ALONG
THIS BOLD SURFACE
30.5 cm
Locations permitted for smoke
alarms and smoke detectors
on tray-shaped ceilings.
ANYWHERE ALONG
THIS BOLD SURFACE
30.5 cm
Locations permitted for smoke
alarms and smoke detectors
on tray-shaped ceilings.
THIS BOLD SURFACE
30.5 cm
Locations permitted for smoke
alarms and smoke detectors
on tray-shaped ceilings.
FIGURE 1
Smoke or Smoke/CO Alarms for Required Protection
FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than
1 ft in 8 ft (.3m in 2.4 m) horizontally shall be located on the high side of
the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row of detectors shall be spaced and located within 3 ft (0.9m) of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally.”
2. RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR ALARMS
• Locate the smoke alarms in all sleeping areas. Try to monitor the exit path
as the bedrooms are usually farthest from the exit. If more than one sleeping
area exists, locate additional alarms in each sleeping area.
• Locate additional alarms to monitor any stairway as stairways act like
chimneys for smoke and heat.
• Locate at least one alarm on every floor level.
• Locate an alarm in every bedroom.
• Locate an alarm in every room where electrical appliances are operated
(i.e. portable heaters or humidifiers).
• Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps with the door
closed. The closed door may prevent an alarm not located in that room
from waking the sleeper.
• Smoke, heat, and combustion products rise to the ceiling and spread
horizontally. Mounting the smoke alarm on the ceiling in the center of
the room places it closest to all points in the room. Ceiling mounting is
preferred in ordinary residential construction.
• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal
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