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Carbon-monoxide and smoke alarms give false signals.(Recalls & Safety Alerts)(Brief article)
Maple Chase has recalled 280,000 FireX branded 10000 series carbon monoxide (CO) and 12000 series CO/smoke combination alarms because they give misleading signals.
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The alarms can sound a "double chirp"/fault alarm if they sense CO, before going into the real alarm mode. But the owner's manual tells you to take the alarm out of service if you hear a double chirp and it persists after you hit reset. If you follow those directions, you could be left exposed to hazardous levels of CO.
Most of the alarms use AC power, but some use batteries. They were sold to commercial electrical distributors and electrical contractors and builders for new construction. Some alarms were also sold at Menard's stores nationwide from June ...
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