Kidde Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarms with Strobe Light

120V AC Wire-In (hard wiriring)Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarms with Battery Backup and Strobe Light provide worry-free protection for you and your family. The alarms can be interconnected with up to 24 alarms (we recommend using connecting alarms made by the same manufacturer) throughout your home. All sound simultaneously if one is activated, providing you with full reporting for maximum safety. LED lights let you know the alarms' status. Press Test/Reset on the Carbon Monoxide alarm for periodic checks of battery and alarm operation or to silence alarm. Press "Hush" on the Smoke alarm to silence its alarm. 85-decibel alarm sounds loudly, alerting the household to a dangerous level of carbon monoxide or the presence of fire. UL listed. Includes instructions, 9-V battery and a 5-year limited warranty. The included 120V AC Wire-In Strobe Light was made especially for use as an add-on for the Kidde Smoke or Carbon Monoxide Alarms. Makes a perfect visual alert for the Deaf or hard of hearing person with a bright 177 candela power flashing once per second. Quick connect snap-on harness makes installation easy. LED light verifies that the unit is receiving power. UL listed. Comes with owner's manual and a 5-year limited warranty. Additional sets may be purchased separately to outfit your entire home.

An insidious, and often overlooked, threat to the air quality in your home is carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that can poison the air in your home without you even realizing it. The good news is that you can easily protect yourself and your family by prevention, monitoring, and educating yourself on symptoms & what to do in the event of suspected CO poisoning.

Carbon monoxide is produced when any fuel does not burn completely, due to insufficient oxygen.

Possible sources include:

- Furnaces
- Water heaters
- Gas or wood fireplaces
- Automobiles left running in attached garages
- Plugged or defective chimneys
- Gas kitchen ranges

To avoid carbon monoxide contamination in your home you can:

- Make sure all heating appliances are properly installed
- Never use charcoal cooking grills indoors
- Always use a kitchen range fan vented to the outside when cooking with gas
- Never use the gas kitchen range to heat your home (sounds obvious, but people do it!)
- Have heating system & chimneys inspected annually by a qualified professional
- Do not warm up or run automobiles or other gasoline engines in attached garages
- Equip your home with at least one UL-listed Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can mimic the flu and include:

- Headache
- Nausea/vomiting
- Drowsiness
- Confusion
- Accelerated heart rate

If the entire family becomes ill after being home a few hours, but feel better when they leave, suspect CO poisoning.

If you suspect an excess of carbon monoxide in your home, or your alarm indicates a high level of the gas:

- Immediately move everyone outdoors
- Call emergency services (such as your fire department)
- Once it has been determined that it is safe to reenter the house, correct the problem before restarting any heating appliances

These tips hold true whether you are in a home you've lived in for years or are looking at San Francisco real estate, homes for sale in Mill Valley, or a remote cabin in Timbuktu. If you live in a recently purchased or newly built home, you may already have monitors, but it wouldn't hurt to check. Mid-century modern homes, including Eichler homes and Alliance-built homes, were built before carbon monoxide was recognized as a household problem and may need monitors, but it is an inexpensive fix, available at most hardware stores, and gives great peace of mind.

Renee Adelmann specializes in modern and eco-friendly real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area. She assist buyers and sellers of Marin homes as well as San Francisco lofts

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