Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FCD4 First Alert
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Model FCD4 Printed in Mexico M08-0018-002 P 07/04 IMPORT ANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND SA VE. This user’ s manual contains important information about your Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm’ s operation. If you are installing this CO alarm for use by others, you must leave this manual—or a copy of it—with the end user .
INST ALLA TION WHERE TO INST ALL CO ALARMS The National Fire Protection Association (NFP A) recommends that a CO Alarm should be centrally located outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms. For added protection, install additional CO Alarms in each separate bedroom, and on every level of your home.
Where to Install CO Alarms, Continued In a Single-level Home: • Install at least one CO Alarm near or within each separate sleeping area. • For added protection, install an additional CO Alarm at least 20 feet (6 meters) away from the furnace or fuel burning heat source.
4 DO NOT spray cleaning chemicals or insect sprays directly on or near the CO Alarm. DO NOT paint over the CO Alarm. Doing so may cause permanent damage. Household cleaners, aerosol chemicals and other contaminants can affect the sensor . When using any of these materials near the CO Alarm, make sur e the room is well ventilated.
5 WHA T YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CO WHA T IS CO? CO is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas produced when fossil fuels do not burn completely , or ar e exposed to heat (usually fire). Electrical appliances typically do not produce CO. These fuels include: W ood, coal, charcoal, oil, natural gas, gasoline, kerosene, and propane.
6 GENERAL LIMIT A TIONS 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.
An important point after buying a device First Alert FCD4 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought First Alert FCD4 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data First Alert FCD4 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, First Alert FCD4 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get First Alert FCD4 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of First Alert FCD4, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime First Alert FCD4.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with First Alert FCD4. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device First Alert FCD4 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
