Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum protection, Kidde recommends that both Ionization and Photoelectric alarms be installed. Manual P/N 820-0852 Rev. C Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16 Fire Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 130 Esna Park Drive, Markham ON L3R 1E3 Consumer Hotline: 1-800-880-6788 Made in China. Patents Pending Introduction Model 0976CA Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. You can trust this product to provide the highest quality safety protection. We know you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are at stake. Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this alarm manual, and save it for future reference. Teach children how to respond to the alarms, and that they should never play with the unit. If you have any questions about the operation or installation of your alarm, please call our toll free Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788. Image 1C will help you determine the correct location of safety products that will help make your home a safer place. Installation This product is designed to detect products of combustion using the ionization technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioactive material. Distributed under U.S. NRC License No. 32-23858-01E. Manufactured in compliance with U.S. NRC safety criteria in 10 CFR 32.27. The purchaser is exempt from any regulatory requirements. This smoke alarm uses an extremely small amount of radioactive element in the ionization sensor chamber. Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the instructions in Warranty for service. WARNING! Removal of the smoke alarm battery will render the smoke alarm inoperative. IMPORTANT! Read all instructions before installation and keep this manual near the alarm for future reference. Installation Recommended Locations • Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the bedrooms. Try to monitor the exit path, as the bedrooms are usually farthest from the exit. If more than one sleeping area exists, locate additional alarms in each sleeping area (Image 1A). • Locate additional alarms to monitor any stairway as stairways act like chimneys for smoke and heat. • Locate at least one alarm on every floor level (Image 1B). • Locate an alarm in every bedroom. • Locate an alarm in every room where electrical appliances are operated (i.e. portable heaters or humidifiers). • Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps with the door closed. The closed door may prevent an alarm not located in that room from waking the sleeper. • Smoke, heat, and combustion products rise to the ceiling and spread horizontally. Mounting the smoke alarm on the ceiling in the center of the room places it closest to all points in the room. Ceiling mounting is preferred in ordinary residential construction. • When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 10 cm (4") from the side wall (Image 2A). • When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 10 cm (4") and a maximum of 30.5 cm (12") below the ceiling (Image 2A). • Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or large room if the hallway or room is more than 9.1 m (30') long. • For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details, see Mobile Homes. Installation DININGROOMLIVINGROOMSmoke Alarms for Minimum ProtectionIonization Type Smoke Alarm with Hush® Control or Photoelectric TypeSmoke Alarms for Additional ProtectionKITCHENBEDROOMBEDROOMBEDROOM LIVINGROOMKITCHENBEDROOMBEDROOMHALLBASEMENT SINGLE FLOOR PLAN MULTIPLE FLOOR PLAN IMAGE 1A IMAGE 1B • Install smoke alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at or within 0.9 m (3') of the highest point (measured horizontally). NFPA Standard 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 0.3 m in 2.4 m (1 foot in 8 feet) horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA Standard 72 states: “A row of detectors shall be spaced and located within 0.9 m (3') of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally” (Image 2B and Image 2C). BEDROOMFAMILY ROOMWORKSHOPBASEMENTKITCHENHALLGARAGEMASTERBEDROOMFIRE EXTINGUISHERSSMOKE ALARMSCARBONMONOXIDEALARMSTALKINGSMOKE/COALARM IMAGE 1C TOTAL HOME PROTECTION Installation Locations to Avoid • Do not install within 0.9 m (3') of the following: The door to a kitchen, or a bathroom that contains a tub or shower, forced air supply ducts used for heating or cooling, ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air-flow area...