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CHAPTER 8: GENERAL LIMITATIONS OF CO ALARMS
This CO Alarm is intended for residential use. It is not intended for use in industrial applications where
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for carbon monoxide detectors must be met.
CO Alarms will not work without power. This CO
Alarm requires a continuous supply of AC power, and
a fresh, correctly installed 9V battery to power the
battery back-up.
This CO Alarm will not sense carbon monoxide
that does not reach the sensor. This CO Alarm will
only sense CO at the sensor. CO may be present in
other areas. Doors or other obstructions may affect
the rate at which CO reaches the CO Alarm. For this
reason, if bedroom doors are usually closed at night,
we recommend you install a CO Alarm in each bed-
room and in the hallway between them.
CO Alarms may not sense CO on another level of
the home. For example, a CO Alarm on the second
level, near the bedrooms, may not sense CO in the
basement. For this reason, one CO Alarm may not
give adequate warning. Complete coverage is recom-
mended. Place CO Alarms on each level of the home.
CO Alarms may not be heard. The Alarm horn loud-
ness meets or exceeds current UL standards of 85 dB
at 10 feet. However, if the CO Alarm is installed out-
side the bedroom, it may not wake up a sound sleep-
er or one who has recently used drugs or has been
drinking alcoholic beverages. This is especially true if
the door is closed or only partly open. Even persons
who are awake may not hear the alarm horn if the
sound is blocked by distance or closed doors. Noise
from traffic, stereo, radio, television, air conditioner, or
other appliances may also prevent alert persons from
hearing the alarm horn. This CO Alarm is not intended
for people who are hearing impaired.
CO Alarms are not a substitute for a smoke alarm.
Although fire is a source of carbon monoxide, this
CO Alarm does not sense smoke or fire. This CO
Alarm senses CO that may be escaping unnoticed
from malfunctioning furnaces, appliances, or other
sources. Early warning of fire requires the installation
of smoke alarms.
CO Alarms are not a substitute for life insurance.
Though these CO Alarms warn against increasing
CO levels, BRK Brands, Inc. does not warrant or
imply in any way that they will protect lives from
CO poisoning. Homeowners and renters must still
insure their lives.
CO Alarms have a limited life. Although the CO
Alarm and all of its parts have passed many stringent
tests and are designed to be as reliable as possible,
any of these parts could fail at any time. Therefore,
you must test your CO Alarm weekly.
CO Alarms are not foolproof. Like all other electron-
ic devices, CO Alarms have limitations. They can only
detect CO that reaches their sensors. They may not
give early warning to rising CO levels if the CO is
coming from a remote part of the home, away from
the CO Alarm.