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•Ifinstallinginacaravantheremaybeother
substancespresent,thatmaynotnormally
befoundinthehome,thatcouldeect
thereliabilityoftheCOalarm.Avoidusing
thefollowingincloseproximitytothe
alarm;oils,cleaninguids,polishes,paints
andgreases.
• Movethedetectortoasafelocationand
storeinaplasticbagbeforepainting,
wallpapering,orperforminganyother
activitiesusingsubstancesthatemit
strongfumes.Remembertoremoveit
fromthebagandreplacethedetector
whentheseactivitiesarenished.
Failureofanytestshouldbereportedtothe
Technical Support Team (see page 21 for
contactdetails).
DonotattempttorepairyourCOdetector.
Donotremoveanyscrewsoropenthemain
casing of your detector. Any attempt to do
somaycausemalfunctionandwillinvalidate
thewarranty.
WHAT TO DO IN THE
EVENT OF AN ALARM
WARNING: A loud alarm is a warning
that unusually high and potentially
lethallevelsofcarbonmonoxidearepresent.
Never ignore this alarm, further exposure
canbefatal.Immediatelycheckresidentsfor
symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning,
andcontacttheproperauthoritiestoresolve
allCOproblems.NEVER IGNORE ANY ALARM.
Please carefully reviewthis owner’s manual
toensurethatyouknowwhatactionstotake
intheeventofanalarm.
What to do during an alarm
• Keepcalmandopenthedoorsand
windowstoventilatetheproperty.
• Stopusingallfuelburningappliancesand
ensure,ifpossible,thattheyareturned
o.
• Evacuatethepropertyleavingthedoors
andwindowsopen.
• Contactyourgasorotherfuelsupplier
ontheiremergencynumber;keepthe
numberinaprominentplace.
Writeyourfuelsupplier’semergencynumber
here(seepage17formoreusefulnumbers):
____________________________________
• Donotre-enterthepropertyuntilthe
alarmhasstopped.Whenexposedto