Owner's Manual
WHAT
TO
DO
IN
CASE
OF
A
CARBON
MONOXIDE
ALARM
A
WARNING
Actuation
of
your
CO
alarm
indicates
the
presence
of
carbon monoxide
(CO)
which
can
KILL
YOU.
If
alarm
signal sounds:
1)
Operate
reset/silence
button
(Press
Nest button);
2)
Call
your emergency services [fire dept. or
911];
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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
your alarm
reactivates within a 24-hour period, repeat steps
1 - 3 and
call
a qualified appliance technician
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to
investigate
for
sources
of
CO
from
fuel
burning
equipment
and appliances,
and
inspect
for
proper operation
of
this
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
manufacturers'
instructions,
or
contact
the
manufacturers
directly,
for
more
information
about
CO
safety
and
this
equipment. Make sure
that
motor
vehicles
are not, and have
not
been, operating in an
attached
garage or adjacent
to
the
residence.
This
information
is available as a label provided
in
the
box.
Stick
it
in a
spot
where everyone can
see it, like
the
refrigerator.
THE
FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS
CAN
RESULT
IN
TRANSIENT
CO
SITUATIONS
1.
Excessive spillage or reverse venting
of
fuel
burning appliances caused by:
I)
Outdoor
ambient
conditions
such as wind
direction
and/or
velocity, including high
gusts
of
wind; heavy air in
the
vent
pipes
(cold/humid
air
with
extended periods
between
cycles).
II)
Negative pressure
differential
resulting
from
the
use
of
exhaust fans.
Ill)
Simultaneous
operation
of
several
fuel
burning appliances
competing
for
limited
internal
air.
IV)
Vent pipe
connection
vibrating
loose
from
clothes
dryers, furnaces, or
water
heaters.
V)
Obstructions
in or unconventional
vent
pipe
designs which
amplify
the
above situations.
2.
Extended
operation
of
unvented
fuel
burning
devices (range, oven, fireplace, etc.).
3.
Temperature inversions which can
trap
exhaust
gases near
the
ground.
4.
Car
idling in an open or closed
attached
garage,
or
near a home.
5.
NEVER bring a charcoal
grill
inside and
ALWAYS
operate
a
portable
generator
outside, a safe
distance
from
the
house,
and
well
away
from
windows.
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