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Chapter 11.0 Locating Detectors and Escape Plan
Figure5
11.3 Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Carbonmonoxideiscolorless,odorless,tasteless,andverytoxic,italsomovesfreelyintheair.CO
detectorscanmeasuretheconcentrationandsoundaloudalarmbeforeapotentiallyharmfullevel
isreached.ThehumanbodyismostvulnerabletotheeffectsofCOgasduringsleepinghours;there-
fore,COdetectorsshouldbelocatedinorasnearaspossibletosleepingareasofthehome.For
maximumprotection,aCOalarmshouldbelocatedoutsideprimarysleepingareasoroneachlevel
ofyourhome.Figure5indicatesthesuggestedlocationsinthehome.
DoNOTplacetheCOalarminthefollowingareas:
l Wherethetemperaturemaydropbelow-10ºCorexceed40ºC
l Nearpaintthinnerfumes
l Within5feet(1.5m)ofopenflameappliancessuchasfurnaces,stovesandfireplaces
l Inexhauststreamsfromgasengines,vents,fluesorchimneys
l Donotplaceincloseproximitytoanautomobileexhaustpipe;thiswilldamagethe
detector
PLEASEREFERTOTHECODETECTORINSTALLATIONANDOPERATING
INSTRUCTIONSHEETFORSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSANDEMERGENCY
INFORMATION.
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