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User Guide Combination Photoelectric Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Voice Model 30CUD10-V COMBINATION ALARM 10-YEAR BATTERY SELF-TESTING (SEE SECTION 10) VOICE MESSAGE SYSTEM Helps Reduce Cooking Nuisance Alarms...
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Thank You for Purchasing this Kidde Alarm This model is powered by a non-replaceable, sealed-in lithium battery. It also contains a voice message system and HUSH to temporarily silence nuisance alarms, and “self-testing” features (see section 10). Teach children how to respond to the alarm and that they should never play with the unit. This alarm is a multi-criteria device designed to detect both smoke and carbon monoxide from any source of combustion in a residential environment.
Contents 1. Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds ..4 2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds ..5 3. Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators ... .6 4.
1. Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds The smoke alarm pattern is three long beeps with voice “Fire!,” a 1.5 second pause, and three long beeps repeating. The red LED blinks in time with the alarm pattern. The smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and carbon monoxide are present.
2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds The carbon monoxide (CO) alarm pattern is four quick beeps with voice “Warning! Carbon Monoxide” repeating every 5 seconds. The red LED blinks in time with the alarm pattern. After 4 minutes in CO alarm the alarm pattern will only occur every 60s.
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.
If you are experiencing a problem with your alarm, or a fault, and are unsure of the next action, please contact product support at 1-800-880-6788 before discharging the battery. You may also write us at: Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302, or visit our internet address at www.kidde.com. Trouble Condition...
5. Introduction, Product Features And Specifications Introduction This alarm detects products of combustion using a photoelectric sensor and carbon monoxide using an electrochemical cell. Many times throughout this User Guide, we will refer to Carbon Monoxide as “CO.” Ten (10) years after the unit was installed, powered up, and tested, this unit will automatically alert you that it is time to replace the unit.
6. Limitations Of Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarms WARNINg: PLeASe ReAd CAReFULLy ANd THOROUgHLy • 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. •...
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WARNINg: PLeASe ReAd CAReFULLy ANd THOROUgHLy • IMPORTANT: This alarm is designed to detect carbon monoxide gas from ANY source of combus- tion. It is NOT designed to detect any other gas. CAUTION: This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at the sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas.
7. Recommended Locations For Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarms • Locate 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.
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are to the closest edge e Alarms for Required Detection LIVING KITCHEN SIDE of the alarm. ROOM NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft in 8 ft (0.3m in 2.4 m) WALL e Alarms for Additional Detection BEDROOM HALL BEDROOM...
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• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION section. • When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a maximum of 12”...
8. Locations To Avoid (See Figures 7-A, 7-B, & 7-C for recommended locations) • In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you start your automobile. • Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen alarm is desired, it should have an alarm silence feature and should not be installed within 6 ft of cooking appliances.
USE STANDARD 9. Installation and Activation SCREWDRIVER NOTE: A dust cover has been installed on the alarm. Keep the dust cover on until all construction has been completed for at least 24 hours (drywall, painting, varnishing, mounting plate install, etc). Retain the dust cover and re-install it to protect the alarm during future construction projects.
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• Kidde alarms are not designed, agency tested or certified for recessed mounting and should not be installed in this manner. Recessed mounting impedes smoke entry into the smoke chamber, which may prevent the alarm from sounding in a timely manner. This could endanger the lives of occupants in the residence.
10. Operation And Testing CO ALARM SeNSOR ReSPONSe TIMeS At 70 PPM, the unit must alarm within 60-240 minutes. This model meets the latest residential smoke At 150 PPM, the unit must alarm within 10-50 minutes. alarm standards, which includes enhanced At 400 PPM, the unit must alarm within 4-15 minutes.
11. Recognizing Nuisance Alarms Smoke Nuisance This model meets the latest residential smoke alarm standards, which includes enhanced resistance to nuisance alarms from cooking. HUSH : If you know why the alarm is sounding, and you can verify that it is not a life threatening situation, you can push the button on the initiating unit to silence the alarm for 8-10 minutes.
12. Battery This alarm is powered by a sealed lithium battery system. No battery installation or replacement is necessary for the life of the alarm. NOTe: Constant exposure to high or low humidity or temperatures may reduce battery life. WARNINg: NO SeRvICeABLe PARTS INCLUded. dO NOT ATTeMPT TO OPeN THe ALARM FOR ANy ReASON! dO NOT TRy TO RePAIR THe ALARM yOURSeLF.
13. Permanently Disable Alarm / Discharge Battery WARNINg: FAILURe TO dISCHARge ALARM BATTeRy AS INSTRUCTed PRIOR TO dISPOSAL MAy CReATe POTeNTIAL FOR LITHIUM BATTeRy ReLATed FIRe OR HAzARd. WARNINg: dISCHARgINg THe ALARM BATTeRy IS PeRMANeNT • Once the alarm battery has been discharged, it cannot be reactivated! •...
14. General Carbon Monoxide (CO) Information Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless poison gas that can be fatal when in- haled. CO inhibits the blood’s capacity to carry oxygen. Possible Sources of CO Inside your home, appliances used for heating and cooking are the most likely sources of CO. Vehicles and other combustion engines running in an attached garage and using a charcoal/gas grill or hibachi in an enclosed area are all possible sources of CO.
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It’s advisable to inquire about any applicable fees prior to having the service performed. Kidde will not pay for, or reimburse the owner or user of this product, for any repair or dispatch calls related to the alarm sounding.
15. Cleaning Your Alarm your Alarm Should be Cleaned at Least Once a year You can clean the interior of your alarm (sensing chamber) by using compressed air or a vacuum cleaner hose and blowing or vacuuming through the openings around the perimeter of the alarm. The outside of the alarm can be wiped with a clean, dry cloth.
• Move the Alarm and place in another location prior to performing any of the following: Staining or stripping wood floors or furniture Painting Wall papering Using adhesives Storing the unit in a plastic bag during any of the above projects will protect the sensors from damage. When household cleaning supplies or similar contaminants are used, the area must be well ventilated.
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Fire Prevention Never smoke in bed or leave cooking food unattended. Teach children never to play with matches or lighters! Train everyone in the home to recognize the smoke alarm pattern and to leave the home using their escape plan when it’s heard. Know how to do “Stop, Drop and Roll” if clothes catch on fire, and how to crawl low under smoke.
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California State Fire Marshal Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: A smoke alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages.
The obligation of Kidde under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing the alarm or any part which we find to be defective in material, workmanship or design (part replacement only, no...
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