Where to place co alarms – Ei Electronics Ei 261EN User Manual

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When the test button is held for 20 seconds the peak reading resets to zero. (Cover the horn with a cloth
to muffle the loud alarm).

Please note that the memory will also be reset when the unit is removed from the mounting plate.

3. WHERE TO PLACE CO ALARMS

3.1 Ideally a Carbon Monoxide Alarm should be installed in:

- Every room containing a fuel burning appliance, and

- Remote rooms where occupants spend a considerable amount of time

- Every bedroom.

However if the number of Carbon Monoxide Alarms is limited the following points should be considered
when deciding where best to fit the alarm(s)

- If there is an appliance in a room where people sleep, place a CO Alarm in this room and

- Locate a CO alarm in a room containing a flueless or open-flued appliance, and

- Locate an alarm in a room where the occupant(s) spend most of their time (e.g. sitting room) and

- In a bedsit, the CO alarm should be placed as far away from the cooking appliance as possible, but near

to where the person sleeps and

- If the appliance is in a room not normally used, such as a boiler room, the CO alarm should be placed

just outside the room so that the alarm will be heard more easily.

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