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.