Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product I9070 Kidde
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Manual P/N 820-1494 Rev . B 0970-7201-00 SIGNALING LISTED U L A TTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly r ead this user’ s guide which should be saved for future r eference and passed on to any subsequent owner .
Smoke Alarm Procedur e NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM! Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigar ette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles fr om cook- ing may set off the alarm if it is located too close to the cook- ing area.
Welcome 9 V olt Front-loading Battery Operated Smoke Alarm with HUSH ® Control 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 pro- vide the highest quality safety protection.
Contents of This User’ s Guide 1. Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms 2. Locations to avoid 3. Installation Instructions 4. Operation and testing 5. Nuisance Alarms 6. Maintenance 7. Limitations of Smoke Alarms 8. Good Safety Habits 9. NRC Information 10.
• Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the sleeping r ooms. T ry to monitor the exit path as the sleeping rooms ar e usually farthest from the exit. If mor e than one sleeping area exists, locate additional alarms in each sleeping area (See figur e 3).
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 mor e than 30 ft (9.1 m) long. For large rooms, one smoke alarm is recommended for every 500 squar e feet of floor space.
• In the garage. Products of combustion ar e present when you start your automobile. • Less than 4” (10cm) from the peak of an “A” frame type ceiling.
3. Make sure that the mounting scr ews are positioned in the small ends of the keyholes before tightening the scr ews. 4. Install the alarm on the mounting plate and rotate the alarm in the dir ection indi- cated by the "ON" arrow on the cover until the alarm ratchets into place (this ratcheting function allows for aesthetic alignment).
3. Installation Instructions T o activate the battery carrier tamper resist featur e, remove the unit from the trim plate and locate the small cut-out in the middle of the product label on the back of the unit. With a small screwdriver , or similar tool, slide the switch towards the top of the label.
Smoke alarms are designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigar ette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles fr om cooking may set off the alarm if the alarm is located close to the cooking area.
5. Nuisance Alarms 6. Maintenance ALARM REMOV AL T o remove the alarm from the trim ring, r otate the alarm counter clock- wise in BA TTER Y INST ALLA TION AND REMOV AL Note: If battery carrier tamper resist featur e has been activated it will need to be deactivated in order to change the battery .
USE ONL Y THE FOLLOWING 9 VOL T BA TTERIES FOR SMOKE ALARM REPLACEMENT . Note: Replacement batteries are available wher e you purchased your alarm. CARBON-ZINC TYPE: EVEREADY 1222; GOLD PEAK 1604P OR .
7. Limitations of Smoke Alarms W ARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND THOROUGHL Y • NFP A 72 states: Fire-warning equipment for residential occupancies are capable of pr otecting about half of the occupants in potentially fatal fires.
Ionization type smoke alarms use a very small amount of a radioactive ele- ment in the sensing chamber to enable detection of visible and invisible combustion products. The radioactive element is safely contained in the chamber and requir es no adjustments or maintenance.
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 f.
12. Service and W arranty TEN YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY Kidde warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm will be free from defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of ten (10) years from the date of purchase.
QUESTIONS OR FOR MORE INFORMA TION Call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788 or contact us at our website at www .kidde.com Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302.
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