Testing the alarm

Test the alarm once a week.

1. Press the test button.
2. The 3 LED lights will flash one after the other. They will do this one time.
3. The sounder will make 4 beeping sounds.

Cleaning the alarm

You need to clean the alarm regularly. This is to make sure it works properly.

• Check that there is no dust.
• Check that the vents are clear.

Every month: vacuum the alarm.

Every 6 months: wipe the outside with a damp cloth. This will remove staining and grease from cooking.

Battery information

The battery is sealed in. You cannot open where the battery is. You cannot replace the battery.

The battery should last 10 years.

When the battery is dying, it will beep 3 times every minute. This means you need to replace the alarm.

Extended periods in alarm mode can reduce the life of the battery.

Automatic fault detection

It is rare that the alarm is faulty. But if there is a fault, it will beep 2 times every minute (see table 1).

If this happens, do not open the alarm. There is nothing in the alarm that you can fix yourself.

You should remove it from the base to turn it off. Then return it to the manufacturer. The address is at the end of this handbook.

Alarm description

The CO7B (10Y) will sound in the following situations:

If the alarm is working: a green LED light will flash every minute.

If the alarm is faulty, a yellow LED light will flash.

If the alarm has detected harmful levels of CO, 3 red LED lights will flash.

The LED light colours also flash with different patterns.

What is carbon monoxide?

Carbon monoxide is also known as CO.

It is a poisonous gas. It has no colour, no odour and no taste. Because you cannot see it, smell it or taste it, it is very dangerous.

If you breathe is, it can cause health problems. It can sometimes kill people. This is often quickly and without warning.

Mild Exposure can cause: slight headaches, nausea, and tiredness. People often think they are flu symptoms.

Medium Exposure can cause: severe headache, feeling sleepy, confusion, vomiting and fast heart rate.

Extreme Exposure can cause: becoming unconscious, convulsions, cardio-respiratory failure, and death.

People who breathe in Carbon Monoxide feel unwell. But because of the gas they can become disoriented. They can find it difficult to decide what to do next. They can also find it hard to leave the building or get help.

Very young children often show symptoms earlier than adults.

The most dangerous situation is breathing in Carbon Monoxide if you are sleeping. This is because even if you are unwell, you will not be awake to realise it.

What are the potential sources of carbon monoxide?

If your gas appliances work correctly and are getting serviced regularly, they should not be dangerous.

All appliances should be serviced at least once a year by a fully qualified Gas Safe registered engineer.

Typical sources of carbon monoxide in the home

• Room heaters (including real flame fires, wood burners, ranges, open coal and wood fires)
• Central heating boilers
• Oil fired and gas central heating boilers
• Wood burners and automated feeders for coke and coal
• Cookers and solid fuel ranges (cooker hoods without flues will not remove CO)
• Barbecues and chimineas used outside but close to the house
• Petrol and diesel driven engines such as cars, motorbikes, lawn movers, strimmers, rotovators, chain saws
• Cigarette, cigar and pipe smoke
• Blocked flues from fires, ranges and boilers
• Partially blocked flues can cause a build up of unburned gases and could leak these into the property

Typical causes of carbon monoxide in the home

• Equipment not installed correctly. Always use a registered Gas Safe installation engineer.
• Faulty equipment: cracked or blocked flues or cracked heat exchangers.
• Too many appliances running at the same time, so there is not enough air. Consult your Gas Safe Engineer.
• Not enough ventilation. If you have an open wood and coal fire, portable gas or paraffin heaters or space-heating boilers, the room MUST have enough ventilation.
• Blocked up room vents.
• Consult your Gas Safe Engineer Air tightness of the Property. This can happen if there is a lack of unobstructed ventilation in the presence of double glazing.

WARNING: This carbon monoxide detector is designed to protect individuals from the acute effects of carbon monoxide exposure. It will not fully safeguard individuals from specific medical conditions. If in doubt consult a medical practitioner.

Uses for the alarm

The Carbon Monoxide alarm is ideal for the home and travelling on holiday.

It is small in size. It gives you invaluable protection from faulty heating and cooking appliances wherever you are.

When taking the alarm on holiday, make sure you understand the type of appliances you are using and take note of the fuel being used.

What to do if the alarm sounds

• If the alarm sounds a repeating series of 4 beeps, (see Table 1) leave the property immediately.
• If it is not possible to leave the property for any reason, call for help, open all doors and windows to allow in fresh air.
• If you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning, you need to get medical assistance.
• If it is safe to do so, turn off all appliances, shut off the gas supply tap and call National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999

Do not do these things:

• Do not silence the alarm or re-enter the property until the source of Carbon Monoxide (CO) has been found.
• A registered Gas Safe engineer should help to deal with any leaks.
• To silence the alarm press the silence button, this will pause the alarm sounder for 10 minutes. The alarm will restart if the amount of carbon monoxide around the alarm is more than 50ppm.
• The silence button will have no effect if the level of carbon monoxide is above 300ppm.
• The alarm will reset itself if no more Carbon Monoxide is detected.

Where to install the alarm

A Carbon Monoxide monitor should be in every room with a fuel-burning appliance.

If you can, you should put in more alarms so that other people in the household can hear the sound alerts. These would be useful in other rooms, where they might not be able to hear the other alarm or bedrooms.

When there is a fuel-burning appliance in more than one room, it is better to have more than one alarm. If this is not possible:

• put the alarm in a room containing a flueless or open-flued appliance
• put the alarm in a room where the people spend most of their time
• if the appliance is in a room not usually used. Put the alarm close outside the room so that you can easily hear the sound of the alarm

If the alarm is in the same room as a fuel-burning appliance:

• If the alarm is on a wall it should be close to the ceiling and higher than the height of any door or window.
• An alarm on the ceiling, should be at least 300 mm (3cm) from any wall
• An alarm on the wall should be at least 150mm (1.5cm) from the ceiling
• The alarm should be between 1 m and 3 m from the potential source or appliance.
• If there is a partition in the room or the room is split into more parts. The alarm should be on the same side as the potential source.
• Carbon Monoxide alarms in rooms with sloped ceilings should be put on the highest side of the room.

Bedrooms

An alarm placed in bedrooms or sleeping spaces should be close to the breathing zone of the people in the room.

The breathing zone is level to where the person’s head spends most of the time. This could be different if the person sleeps while sat in a chair or laid on a pillow. This is very important when the person is elderly and disabled.

The most dangerous situation is breathing in Carbon Monoxide if you are sleeping. This is because even if you are unwell, you will not be awake to realise it.

Caravans and boats

The monitor may be useful on caravans and boats.

There are sometimes more risks of carbon monoxide as they are close to other vehicles, engines, generators or barbecues.

Alarms should still be fitted in the same room as combustion appliances. One alarm is fine to use in a living space that has the living space in the same area

If the sleeping area is in another room from the appliance then the same rules can be used as if in a home

Make sure that:

• you don't put the monitor directly above a source of heat or steam
• the monitor is at a distance of 1 to 3 meters from the nearest edge of the appliance

Where you should not put the alarm

The alarm should not be installed:

• in an enclosed space (for example in a cupboard or behind a curtain)
• in a place where another object can block it (for example by furniture, books or ornaments)
• above a sink
• next to a door or window
• next to an extractor fan
• next to an air vent or other similar ventilation openings
• in a place where the temperature may drop below - 10°C or exceed 40°C
• where dirt and dust may block the sensor
• in a damp or humid location
• very close to a cooking appliance

For further information, call the manufacturers’ helpline on 01322 342 238

or CoGDEM (The Council for Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring)

or contact them on their helpline 0800 1694 457

WARNING: Do not operate this alarm in areas with temperatures less than minus 10°C or greater than +40°C; or in humidity less than 30% RH or more than 90% RH.

How to install your alarm

The alarm should be put up by a person who has read the instructions and is confident that they can place it. It may be good to get help to put it up in the right way and in the right place.

If you would like to be able to move the alarm:

1. Assemble the device as shown in picture 1 and 2.
2. The alarm will switch on by itself .
3. The alarm will beep 4 times and show lights and display.
4. Test the alarm using the test button. If you are unsure, look at Table 1 in this leaflet.
5. If you need to remove the baseplate and turn off the alarm, press down the tag fully towards the back of the baseplate and slide the alarm towards the top.
6. Attach the stand as shown in picture 3.
7. Put the alarm where you think it would work best.

If the alarm is going to stay in one place, like on a wall:

1. Decide where to put the alarm
2. Using the screws and fixings supplied, fix the alarm to the wall as shown in Figure 4.
3. Assemble the alarm to the baseplate as shown above in Figure 1.
4. The alarm will switch on by itself and beep 4 times. It will show lights and display.
5. Test the alarm using the test button

Product warranty

Firebiltz Ltd guarantees to you, as a purchaser, that the enclosed Carbon Monoxide alarm will be free from defects in material, workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of 10 years. This Guarantee is not assignable. Our liability to you, under this guarantee is limited to repairing or replacing any part which we find to be defective in material, workmanship or design, free of charge to the customer, upon sending the alarm with proof of date of purchase, postage paid to Fireblitz Ltd, Units 15-17 Manford Industrial Estate, Manor Road, Erith, Kent DA8 2AJ. The terms of this guarantee will not apply in the following circumstances: If the alarm has been modified, dismantled, contaminated, damaged, neglected or otherwise abused or altered following the date of purchase, or if it fails to operate due to incorrect siting, installation, or damage caused by failure to abide by the instructions supplied. It is specifically drawn to the users attention that substantial periods in alarm will shorten alarm life, during which time it will have provided valuable protection and no claim under the guarantee will be entertained. The liability of Fireblitz Ltd, arising from the sale of this alarm or under the terms of this guarantee shall not in any case exceed the cost of replacement of the alarm. In no case, shall Fireblitz Ltd be liable for consequential loss or damage resulting from the failure of the alarm or the breach of this or any other guarantee, express or implied or for damage caused by failure to abide by the instructions supplied. This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.

IMPORTANT: This device is not suitable as a smoke, fire or gas detector. All fuel burning appliances and their flues must be serviced and maintained properly. These include appliances that use gas, oil, paraffin, bio-fuel, wood, coke, charcoal or coal and appliances like boilers, room heaters and cookers etc.

Manufacturer details

Fireblitz Extinguisher Ltd.

Units 15-17 Manford Industrial Estate,

Manor Road. Erith, Kent DA8 2AJ

Telephone: +44 (0) 1322 342238

Email: customerservice@fireblitz.co.uk

TEXT HELPLINE (out of hours): 07885 831 239