Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product i12060A Kidde
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A.C. Wire-in Single and/or Multiple Station (up to 24 Devices) Ionization Smoke Alarm with 9 V olt Battery Back Up and HUSH TM Control to temporar- ily silence nuisance alarms. Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’ s home safety plan.
This alarm detects products of combustion using the ionization technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioactive material (see Section 9). Distributed under U.S. NRC License No. 32-23858-01E. Manufactured in compli- ance with U.S. NRC safety criteria in 10 CFR 32.
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 • Locate an alarm in every room wher e someone sleeps with the door closed. The closed door may prevent an alarm not located in that r oom from waking the sleeper . • Smoke, heat, and combustion products rise to the ceiling and spr ead horizon- tally .
MOBILE HOME INST ALLA TION Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be energy efficient. Install smoke alarms as recommended above (r efer to RECOMMENDED LOCA- TIONS and FIGURES 1 and 2).
3. INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS WIRING REQUIREMENTS • This smoke alarm should be installed on a U.L. listed or recognized junction box. All connections should be made by a qualified electrician and all wiring used shall be in accordance with articles 210 and 300.
• For more information about compatible inter connect units and their function- ality in an interconnect system, visit our web site at: www .Kidde.com • The maximum wire run distance between the first and last unit in an inter con- nected system is 1000 feet.
OF W ALL MOUNTED SMOKE ALARMS WILL DECREASE OPERA TIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. 1. Remove the trim ring from the back of the alarm by holding the trim ring and twisting the alarm counter -clockwise.
CAUTION: Due to the loudness (85 decibels) of the alarm, always stand an arms length away from the unit when testing. 8. T ur n on the AC power . The green Power On Indicator should be lit when the alarm is operating from AC power . Confirm unit operation by pressing the T est/Hush button.
arrow . (see Figure 9) The tamper resist featur e is now active and the battery carrier can not be opened until the tamper resist featur e is deactivated. NOTE: Before activating the battery carrier tamper r esist feature, make sur e a fresh battery is installed in the unit and that the battery carrier is properly closed.
LED INDICA TORS: This smoke alarm is equipped with red and green LED indica- tors. The green LED (when illuminated) indicates the pr esence of AC power . The red LED has four modes of operation: Standby Condition: The red LED will flash every 40 seconds to indicate that the smoke alarm is operating properly .
5. NUISANCE ALARMS Smoke alarms are designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigar ette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown dir ectly into the alarm. Combustion particles from cooking may set of f the alarm if the alarm is located close to the cooking area.
This smoke alarm uses a 9V carbon zinc battery (alkaline and lithium batteries may also be used). A fresh battery should last for one year under normal operat- ing conditions.
CLEANING YOUR ALARM YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED A T LEAST ONCE A YEAR T o clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as outlined in the beginning of this section.
• Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not r each the alarm. Therefor e, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs, on the other side of a closed door or on a dif ferent floor . • If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a dif ferent floor , it may not wake up a sound sleeper .
WHA T TO DO WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS • Alert small children in the home. • Leave immediately by your escape plan. Every second counts, so don’t waste time getting dressed or picking up valuables. • In leaving, don’t open any inside door without first feeling its surface.
10. NFP A REQUIRED PROTECTION The National Fire Pr otection Association’ s Standard 72 provides the following information: Smoke Detection – Where r equired by applicable laws, codes, or standards.
12. SERVICE AND WARRANTY If after reviewing this manual you feel that your smoke alarm is defective in any way , do not tamper with the unit. Return it for servicing to: KIDDE, 1016 Corporate Park Dr ., Mebane, NC 27302. 1-800-880-6788 (See W arranty for in-warranty returns).
TEN YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY Kidde warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm (but not the battery) will be free fr om defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of ten years from the date of pur chase.
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