Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 0976 Kidde
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9 V olt Front-loading Battery Operated Smoke Alarm with HUSH ® Contr ol to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’ s home safety plan. Y ou can trust this product to provide the high- est quality safety protection.
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 compliance with U.S. NRC safety criteria in 10 CFR 32.
f er e th n l t. • For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details, see MOBILE HOME INST ALLA TION below. • When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) from the side wall (see FIGURE 1).
WARNING: TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARM OPERATION AFTER R.V. OR MOBILE HOME VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE, BEFORE EACH TRIP AND AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK DURING USE. 2. LOCA TIONS TO A VOID • In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you start your automobile.
3. Make sure that the mounting screws are positioned in the small ends of the keyholes before tightening the screws. 4. Install the alarm on the mounting plate and rotate the alarm in the direction indicated by the "ON" arrow on the cover until the alarm ratchets into place (this ratcheting function allows for aes- thetic alignment).
e . e e t- i- e alarm if particles of combustion are still present. The Hush® featur e can be used repeatedly until the air has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm. Pushing the test button on the alarm will end the Hush® period. NOTE: DENSE SMOKE WILL OVERRIDE THE HUSH® CONTROL FEATURE AND SOUND A CON- TINUOUS ALARM.
on the battery carrier . Completely press the battery carrier down into the alarm and release, the battery carrier will lock into the closed position. A missing or improperly installed battery will prevent the battery carrier fr om closing and result in improper alarm operation.
y - u e 7. LIMIT A TIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY • NFP A 72 states: Life safety from fire in r esidential occupancies is based primarily on early notification to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those occupants.
o e . - e ly . h if- . - . • Practice a fire drill at least every six months, including fire drills at night. Ensure that small childr en hear the alarm and wake when it sounds. They must wake up in order to execute the escape plan. Practice allows all occupants to test your plan before an emergency .
r e o d ry - t y f e d 11. CAUTION (AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA ST A TE FIRE MARSHAL) “Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows.
QUESTIONS OR FOR MORE INFORMA TION Call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788 or contact us at our website at www. KiddeUS.com Kidde 1394 South Third Street Mebane, NC 27302 FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANT.
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