PI9010 For model: PI9010 Smoke Alarm User Guide Volt Battery Operated Photoelectric/Ionization 9 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. 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. For your convenience, write down the following information.
The Ion portion of 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.
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. • For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION below.
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 2). • Install Smoke Alarms on tray-shaped ceilings (coffered ceilings) on the highest portion of the ceiling or on the sloped portion of the ceiling within 12” (305mm) vertically down from the highest point (see figure 4).
• 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. • Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector guards unless the combination (alarm and guard) has been evaluated and found suitable for that purpose. 3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: THIS UNIT IS SEALED. THE COVER IS NOT REMOVABLE! 1.
Battery Reminder Finger FIGURE 5 4. Battery installation instructions are provided on the inside of the battery door. To ensure proper installation of the smoke alarm battery, follow the instructions. 5. When installing the battery, press the battery reminder finger down into the battery compartment and install the battery (see figure 5).
4. OPERATION AND TESTING HUSH CONTROL: The “HUSH” feature has the capability of temporarily desensitizing the alarm circuit for approximately 10 minutes. This feature is to be used only when a known alarm condition, such as smoke from cooking activates the alarm. The smoke alarm is desensitized by pushing the “HUSH” button on the A A Posts FIGURE 6 smoke alarm cover.
Standby Condition: The red LED will flash every 45 seconds to indicate that the smoke alarm is operating properly. Alarm Condition: When the alarm senses products of combustion and goes into alarm, the red LED will flash rapidly (once every second). The rapid flashing LED and temporal alarm will continue until the air is cleared. Hush Condition: The red LED will flash every 10 seconds as long as the alarm is in Hush mode. Low Battery Condition: The red LED flash will be accompanied by an audible chirp.
get out and call the fire department. If no fire is present, check to see if one of the reasons listed in section 2 may have caused the alarm. The model PI9010 has a “HUSH” control that is extremely useful in a kitchen area or other areas prone to nuisance alarms. For more information refer to section 4, OPERATION AND TESTING. 6. MAINTENANCE BATTERY REPLACEMENT If tamper resist feature has been used, refer to TAMPER RESIST FEATURE in section 3 for removal instructions.
rior 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. After cleaning, reinstall your alarm and test your alarm by using the test button. If cleaning does not restore the alarm to normal operation the alarm should be replaced. 7.
• 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. Home owners and renters should have adequate insurance to protect their lives and property. 8.
WHAT 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. If hot, or if you see smoke seeping through cracks, don’t open that door! Instead, use your alternate exit.
10. NFPA REQUIRED PROTECTION The National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72 provides the following information: Smoke Detection - Where required by other governing laws, codes, or standards for a specific type of occupancy, approved single and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed as follows: (1) In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms (2) Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within 21 ft (6.
11. CAUTION (AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE 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. A smoke alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity of, but outside of the bedrooms), and heat or smoke alarms in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages”. 12.
TEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY KIDDE Safety 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.
