Questions and Answers for Kidde 10-Year Worry Free Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector, Lithium Battery Powered with Photoelectric Sensor

A:  Hello. This alarm should have a red light that flickers quickly every 10 minutes. If you press the test button, the unit will test and then after will have a red flicker every minute for 10 minutes, after which it will go back to a red flicker every 10 minutes.

A:  Hello. The Kidde P3010K-CO is a 10-year, sealed battery, smoke and carbon monoxide alarm that features photoelectric and electrochemical sensing technology with Smart Hush feature. This combination alarm combines the detection capabilities of a photoelectric sensor with that of an electrochemical sensor, which is used to detect CO. When either sensor notices a potential hazard, it will communicate with the other. Depending on what is detected, the alarm will adjust its smoke sensitivity in order to better discriminate between a real hazard and a false one. Depending on what is detected, the alarm will adjust its smoke sensitivity in order to better discriminate between a real hazard and a false one. This constant communication enhances the alarm’s overall performance and significantly reduces the potential for a nuisance alarm.

A:  Hello. This unit has a photoelectric sensor that uses light to detect smoke and is less likely to be affected by steam, heat, and humidity although enough steam directly into the alarm or enough moisture to condense in the alarm will set it off. In addition, the Kidde P3010K-CO is a 10-year, sealed battery, smoke and carbon monoxide alarm that features photoelectric and electrochemical sensing technology with Smart Hush feature. This combination alarm combines the detection capabilities of a photoelectric sensor with that of an electrochemical sensor, which is used to detect CO. When either sensor notices a potential hazard, it will communicate with the other. Depending on what is detected, the alarm will adjust its smoke sensitivity in order to better discriminate between a real hazard and a false one. This constant communication enhances the alarm’s overall performance and significantly reduces the potential for a nuisance alarm.

A:  Replacement per Kidde website is Part #: 900-0114 Previous Model #/Part #: KN-COSM-IB, KN-COSM-I, 21006377

A:  Hello. It will not have the same bracket and the distance between the screws are not the same. The KN-COSM-B is replaced with the KN-COSM-BA Model# 21029509

A:  Click on Product Details , Then Installation Manual . See page 10.

A:  Hello. Yes. This alarm gives the UL standard 3 long beeps for smoke and the UL standard 4 quick beeps for carbon monoxide.

A:  Hello. This alarm is battery only and is not wired in.

A:  Hello. No. This alarm is battery-only and is not wireless. It does not interconnect with other alarms.

A:  Actually, no, not if it is your only alarm. We recommend that smoke alarms go in the immediate area of the sleeping rooms or bedrooms or any rooms where anyone sleeps. We recommend monitoring the exit path from the sleeping rooms to outside. Additional alarms can be put in the sleeping rooms themselves. We recommend at least one alarm on every floor level. If you only have one alarm, it should go near the bedrooms.

A:  Hello. No, this alarm is battery only and does not interconnect or communicate with other alarms. The KN-COPE-IC can only interconnect when wired in with another Kidde hardwired alarm on a 3 wire circuit per the owner's manual. If you want wireless interconnection, you will want the P4010ACSCO-W model 21029893 hardwired wireless smoke and carbon monoxide alarm as your hardwired alarm and the P4010DCSCO-W model 21028747 battery-only wireless smoke and carbon monoxide alarm as your battery-only alarm.