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In cases of mild exposure, the symptoms may
include: a slight headache, nausea, vomiting
and fatigue. Some consider this a “Flu-like
Symptom.” Symptoms for medium exposure
may include a severe throbbing headache,
drowsiness, confusion and fast heart rate.
Extreme exposure can result in unconsciousness,
convulsions, cardio-respiratory failure and
death. Young children and household pets may
be the rst affected. Other highly sensitive
people include the elderly and those with lung
or heart disease or anemia.
The CO detector is designed to detect the toxic
CO Gas resulting from incomplete combustion
of any fuel. This can be gasoline, propane,
natural gas, oil, charcoal or wood. Anything
that burns fuel, such as engines, generators,
furnaces, gas stoves or water heaters, produces
CO Gas. Consequently, it is uncommon for
household smoke from cigarettes or normal
cooking to cause the alarm to sound.
CAUTION:
Activation of this device indicates the
presence of carbon monoxide (CO),
which can be fatal. A concentration of
above 100 PPM will cause a warning
condition. Individuals with medical
problems may consider using detection
devices with lower carbon monoxide
alarming capabilities. Prolonged
exposure to the alarm at a close distance
may be harmful to hearing.
WARNING:
Constant beeping and a flashing red
light means CO gas has been detected.
Shut off appliances, motorhome
engine, and water heater. Evacuate
the motorhome and call the fire
department. Have any problems
corrected before restarting any
appliances or the coach.
The CO detector is wired to the house
batteries. There are no switches that can
accidentally turn the system off. Once the unit
is powered, it will run through a brief warm-up
and self check prior to monitoring for CO gas.
Operation
The detector is equipped with a self-cleaning
CO sensor and requires a ten minute initial
warm-up period to clean the sensor element
and achieve stabilization. During the warm-up
period, the green power light will ash ON and
OFF. The green power light should be lit when
the power is on. If the light is not lit, turn off
the power and check all wire connections. If
the power is on and the connections are correct,
but the indicator still does not light, the detector
should be returned for service. DO NOT
attempt to x the detector. The indicator light
displays a speci c color to monitor along with a
matching sound pattern.
Indicator Lights and Sound Patterns:
ON or normal condition is indicated by
green. The CO detector has power and is
sensing air for the presence of CO Gas.
The alarm will not sound.
Flashing red indicates low CO alarm
condition along with four beeps then
OFF for ve seconds. The alarm horn
will sound and can be reset by the
TEST/RESET button. The CO detector
has detected the presence of 60 ppm.
Steady red indicates a CO ALARM
condition. The detector has sensed the
presence of levels over 100 ppm of
Carbon Monoxide. The alarm horn will
continuously sound until the RESET
switch is reset.
Alternating red and green indicates a
malfunction alarm.
Alarm
When the alarm sounds have the detector
and the motorhome checked by an authorized
service technician as soon as possible. Never
disconnect a CO detector to silence an annoying
alarm. Evacuate the motorhome immediately
when the red light is lit and the alarm sounds.
Do a head count to check that all persons are
accounted for. Call the nearest re department
and ask them to determine the source of the
Carbon Monoxide. DO NOT re-enter the
motorhome until it has been aired out and the
problem corrected.
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