How to change battery in atwood carbon monoxide detector

£.Atwood·

By

~Kidde

SINGLE STATION

CARBO

N

MONOXIDE

A LARM ALSO

SUITABLE FOR USE IN

RECREATIONAL V EHICLES

Carbon Monoxide

Alarm

User Guide

Models: 900-0143-LPM and

900-0140-LPM (with Digital Display)

900-0140-LPM

KN-COPP-8-LPM

with

Digital Display

900-0143-LPM

KN-C08-8-LPM

AA Battery

Operated

ATIENTION

:

Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read

th is use

r

guide

w

hich should be saved for future refe rence

and passed

on

to any subsequent owner.

Manual

PIN 2529-7220-00

Rev A

3. Installation Locations

Location

s To

A void

IMPORTANT:

Improper

location can

affect the sensitive electronic

components

in

this alarm.

To

avoid

causing

damage to

the unit, to provide

optimum performance, and

to

prevent unnecessary nuisance

alarms:

•

Do

not

install

in

kitchens, ga rages

or f

urnace rooms

t hat

may expose

t

he sensor t

o

substa

nces that could damage or

cont aminate

it.

•

Do not insta

ll in

areas where the temperature is colder t

han

4.4°C

(40°F

)

or

hotter

t han 37.8°C (100°F) such as

crawl

spaces, attics,

porches and garages.

•

Do

not

insta

ll wit

hin 5

ft.

of

heating

or cooking appliances.

(Kidde

recommends

15

ft.

to prevent nuisance alarms).

•

Do

not install near

vents, fl

ues,

chimneys

or

any forced/unforced air

ventilation openings.

•

Do not instal

l

near

ceiling

fans, doors,

windows

or

areas

directly

exposed to

the

weather.

•

Do not

install

in dead ai

r

spaces,

such

as peaks

of

vaulted ceili

ngs or

gabled roofs, where CO may not

reach

t he

sensor in

t ime to provide

early warn ing.

•

Do not

inst

all

th

is

unit

nea

r deep-cell

large batte ries.

La

rge batteries

have

emissions t hat

can cause the

alarm

to

perform

at less than

opt

imu

m

performance.

•

Do not obstruct the

vents

located on

t

he alarm. Do not place the

alarm

w

here drapes, fu

rn it

ure or

ot her

objects block t

he

flow of air

t

o the vents.

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Procedure

A

WARNING:

Act1vat1on of the

co

Alarm indicates the presence of Carbon

Monoxide

(CO)

which can

kill

you.

If ala rm sounds 4 qu ick beeps, 5 seconds off:

1)

Immed iately move to fresh air -

out

doors

or by an open

door/window. Do a head cou

nt

to check

that all

persons are

accounted for.

Do

not

re-enter

t

he prem

ises

nor move away

from the

open

door/window until t he emergency services

responders have

arrived,

t he premises have been

aired out,

and

your

ala rm remains

in

its

normal

condition.

2)

Call

your

emergency services (Fire Department

or

91 1);

I

PHONE

NUMBER:

Never restart the source of a CO problem

until

it has been

corrected. Never ignore the sound of the alarm!

If the alarm is sounding, pressing the

test/

reset button will

terminate the alarm. If the CO condition that caused the alert

in the first place 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.

4. Installation Instructions

Battery Installation and Replacement

To install

or replace

the batteries in t his Kidde CO alarm, please perform

the following steps.

1.

Slide

open the bottom mtg plate to expose the battery compartment.

2.

If replacing batteries, remove t he old batteries and

properl

y dispose

of them as recom mended by the battery man ufacturer.

3.

Insta ll the new batteries. Note the polarity

illustration

in

the battery compartment.

4. Close the bottom mtg plate.

Note:

The

bottom mtg

plate

w

ill

not close

if

all

three AA batteries are

not

installed.

When

replaci ng t

he

batteries, use

one of

the fol lowing approved brands:

•

Duracell

MN1500 or MX1500

• Energizer

E91

• Gold Peak 1 SA

• Golden Power GLR6A

Battery Polarity

for the three AA batteries

Th

ese batteries ca

n

be purchased where

you

boug

ht

t he ala

rm

or at a

local

ha rdware store. Use

of

a different battery may have a detrimental

effect

on

the alarm

operat

ion.

IMPORTANT:

Const

ant exposu res to high

or

low

humidity may

reduce

battery life. A good safety measure

is

to replace the battery at least

once a yea

r,

or at t

he

same t ime as you change your clocks for dayl ight

saving t ime.

After installing or changi ng t he batteries, reinsta ll your alarm. Test

your

alarm by using t he Test/Reset button and check that the green

"

Power" LED is on.

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