Use and Care Manual

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AC Wire-in Single and/or Multiple Station (up to 24 Devices) Ionization Smoke

Alarm with HUSH

Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms.

Models i12040A and i12080A have a 9-Volt Battery Back Up and the model

i12080A has a battery powered safety light.

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 pro-

tection. We know you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are at stake.

Kidde alarms and accessories CAN ONLY BE interconnected with other Kidde alarms

and accessories as well as specified brands and models of interconnect compatible

alarms. Connection of Kidde products to a non-specified manufacturer’s interconnect

system, or connection with non-specified equipment from another manufacturer into

an existing Kidde system could result in nuisance alarming, failure to alarm, or dam-

age to one or all of the devices in the interconnect system. Refer to the User’s Guide

supplied with each Kidde product for interconnect compatible models, brands, and

devices. Refer to the wiring instructions in section 3 for NFPA initiating device limits.

For models:

i12020A, i12040A, i12080A

Manual P/N 820-1183 Rev.D

1220-7205-00

i12020A

i12040A

i12080A

For your convenience, write down the following information. If you call

our Consumer Hotline, these are the first questions you will be asked.

Smoke Alarm Model Number

(located on back of alarm):

Date Code (located on back of alarm): The

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

and the manufacturer recommend replacing

this alarm ten years from the date code.

Date of Purchase:

Where Purchased:

Smoke Alarm User’s Guide

SIGNALING

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Summary of content (17 pages)

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220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ i12020A i12040A i12080A 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 1 For models: i12020A, i12040A, i12080A Smoke Alarm User’s Guide AC Wire-in Single and/or Multiple Station (up to 24 Devices) Ionization Smoke Alarm with HUSHTM Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. Models i12040A and i12080A have a 9-Volt Battery Back Up and the model i12080A has a battery powered safety light. Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’s home safety plan.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 2 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 32.27. The purchaser is exempt from any regulatory requirements. Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the instructions in section 12 for service.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 3 • Locate at least one alarm on every floor level. • Locate an alarm in every sleeping room. • 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.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 4 • Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at or within 3ft (0.9m) of the highest point (measured horizontally). NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft in 8 ft (.3m in 2.4 m) horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row of detectors shall be spaced and located within 3 ft (0.9m) of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally” (see figure 3).
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 5 door to a kitchen, the door to a bathroom containing a tub or shower, forced air supply ducts used for heating or cooling, ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air flow areas. • Kitchens. Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen alarm is desired, it should have an alarm silence feature or be a photoelectric type. • Near fluorescent lights. Electronic “noise” may cause nuisance alarms.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 6 nect up to a total of 6 remote signaling devices and/or relay modules.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 7 MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: THIS UNIT IS SEALED. THE COVER IS NOT REMOVABLE! 1. Remove the trim ring from the back of the alarm by holding the trim ring and twisting the alarm in the direction indicated by the “OFF” arrow on the alarm cover. 2.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 8 TAMPER RESIST LOCKING PIN: To make your smoke alarm tamper resistant, a locking pin has been provided with your alarm. Using this pin will help deter children and others from removing the alarm from trim ring. To use the pin, insert it into the hole in the side of the alarm after the alarm has been installed on the trim ring (see figure 8). NOTE: The tamper resist pin will have to be removed in order to change the batteries.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 9 This alarm has a low battery HUSH feature. If the alarm is sounding a low battery warning chirp, you can silence this chirp for approximately 13 hours by pressing the Test/Hush button. NOTE: DENSE SMOKE WILL OVERRIDE THE HUSH CONTROL FEATURE AND SOUND A CONTINUOUS ALARM. CAUTION: BEFORE USING THE ALARM HUSH FEATURE, IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND BE CERTAIN A SAFE CONDITION EXISTS. SAFETY LIGHT: The model i12080A has a Safety Light feature.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 10 Testing: Test by pushing the Test/Hush button on the cover and hold it down for a minimum of 5 seconds. This will sound the alarm if the electronic circuitry and horn are working. In an interconnected installation all interconnected alarms should sound when the Test/Hush button on any of the interconnected alarm is pressed. If no alarm sounds, check the fuse or circuit breaker supplying power to the alarm circuit.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 11 To replace the batteries or the lamp (models i12040A and i12080A only), remove the alarm from the trim ring by rotating the alarm in the direction of the “OFF” arrow on the cover (see section 3, figure 7). To disconnect the AC power harness, squeeze the locking arms on the sides of the Quick Connector while pulling the connector away from the bottom of the alarm (see section 3, figure 6).
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20-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 12 NOTE: WEEKLY TESTING IS REQUIRED! If the Safety Light appears dim during regular testing, replace both batteries immediately. USE ONLY THE FOLLOWING 9 VOLT BATTERIES FOR FOR SAFETY LIGHT BATTERY REPLACEMENT.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 13 CLEANING YOUR ALARM YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as outlined in the beginning of this section. You can clean the interior of your alarm (sensing chamber) by using compressed air or a vacuum cleaner hose and blowing or vacuuming through the openings around the perimeter of the alarm. The outside of the alarm can be wiped with a damp cloth.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 14 • If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a different floor, it may not wake up a sound sleeper. • The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke alarm should be installed in each sleeping area on every level of a home. • Although smoke alarms can help save lives by providing an early warning of a fire, they are not a substitute for an insurance policy.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 15 time getting dressed or picking up valuables. • In leaving, don’t open any inside door without first feeling its surface. If hot, or if you see smoke seeping through cracks, don’t open that door! Instead, use your alternate exit. If the inside of the door is cool, place your shoulder against it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and smoke rush in. • Stay close to the floor if the air is smoky.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 16 shall be installed as follows: (1) In all sleeping rooms Exception: Smoke alarms shall not be required in sleeping rooms in existing one- and two-family dwelling units. (2) Outside of each separate sleeping area, in immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms. (3) On each level of the dwelling unit, including basements Exception: In existing one- and two-family dwelling units, approved smoke alarms powered by batteries are permitted.
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1220-7205-00(820-1183D-EN).qxd:_ 2010.9.3 7:04 PM Page 17 TEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Kidde warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm (but not the battery) will be free from defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of ten years from the date of purchase.