Page 2 - Smoke Alarm Procedure; NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM!; What to do When the Alarm Sounds!
Smoke Alarm Procedure NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM! Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigarettesmoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke isblown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles from cook-ing may set off the alarm if it is located too close to ...
Page 3 - Welcome; Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms.; Important Warning Statements
Welcome 9 Volt Front-loading Battery Operated Smoke Alarm withHUSH ® Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important partof your family’s home safety plan. You can trust this product to pro-vide the highest quality safety protection. We k...
Page 5 - Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms
• Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the sleeping rooms. Try to monitorthe exit path as the sleeping rooms areusually farthest from the exit. If more thanone sleeping area exists, locate additionalalarms in each sleeping area (See figure 3). • Locate additional alarms to monitor any sta...
Page 6 - • Put smoke alarms at both ends of a hallway or large room if the hall-; Mobile Home Installation
1. Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms • Put smoke alarms at both ends of a hallway or large room if the hall- way or room is more than 30 ft (9.1 m) long. For large rooms, onesmoke alarm is recommended for every 500 square feet of floorspace. • In homes that are not well insulated, extreme heat ...
Page 7 - MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS
• In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you start your automobile. • Less than 4” (10cm) from the peak of an “A” frame type ceiling. • In an area where the temperature may fall below 40ºF or rise above 100ºF, such as garages and unfinished attics; this should also includeelectrical ...
Page 8 - Tamper Resist Feature; Installation Instructions
3. Make sure that the mounting screws are positioned in the smallends of the keyholes before tightening the screws.4. Install the alarm on the mounting plateand rotate the alarm in the direction indi-cated by the "ON" arrow on the coveruntil the alarm ratchets into place (thisratcheting func...
Page 9 - Operation and Testing; feature has the capability of tem; Hush®; button on the smoke alarm; Hush®; feature can be used repeatedly until
3. Installation Instructions To activate the battery carrier tamperresist feature, remove the unit from thetrim plate and locate the small cut-out inthe middle of the product label on theback of the unit. With a small screwdriver,or similar tool, slide the switch towardsthe top of the label. (see Fi...
Page 10 - Hush; ®button that is extremely useful in a kitchen; OPERATION AND TESTING.; Pushing the test button on the alarm will end the
Smoke alarms are designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigarettesmoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blowndirectly into the alarm. Combustion particles from cooking may set offthe alarm if the alarm is located close to the cooking area. Large quan-tities of combustible part...
Page 11 - ALARM REMOVAL; BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
5. Nuisance Alarms 6. Maintenance ALARM REMOVAL To remove the alarm from the trim ring, rotate the alarm counter clock-wise in BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Note: If battery carrier tamper resist feature has been activated it willneed to be deactivated in order to change the battery. Refer to sec...
Page 13 - Limitations of Smoke Alarms; WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY
7. Limitations of Smoke Alarms WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY • NFPA 72 states: Fire-warning equipment for residential occupancies are capable of protecting about half of the occupants in potentiallyfatal fires. Victims are often intimate with the fire, too old or tooyoung, or physica...
Page 14 - Good Safety Habits; DEVELOP AND PRACTICE A PLAN OF ESCAPE
Ionization type smoke alarms use a very small amount of a radioactive ele-ment in the sensing chamber to enable detection of visible and invisiblecombustion products. The radioactive element is safely contained in thechamber and requires no adjustments or maintenance. This smoke alarmmeets or exceed...
Page 15 - NFPA Required Protection; (1) In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms; CAUTION (AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA
10. NFPA Required Protection The National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72 provides the followinginformation: Smoke Detection - Where required by applicable laws, codes, or standardsfor a specific type of occupancy, approved single- and multiple-stationsmoke alarms shall be installed as fol...
Page 16 - Service and Warranty; TEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
12. Service and Warranty TEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Kidde warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm willbe free from defects in material and workmanship or design under normaluse and service for a period of ten (10) years from the date of purchase.The obligation of Kidde under ...