Kidde 0914 Recommended Locations for Alarms, Contents of this Manual, Mobile Home Installation

This product is designed to detect products of combustion using the ionization tech- nique. 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.

WARNING! ALARM WILL NOT ATTACH TO MOUNTING PLATE UNLESS BATTERY IS PRESENT. REMOVAL OF BATTERY WILL RENDER THE SMOKE ALARM INOPERATIVE.

IMPORTANT! READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION AND KEEP THIS MANUAL NEAR THE ALARM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL

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 -- NFPA PROTECTION STANDARD 72

11 -- CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHALL REQUIRED INFORMATION

12 -- SERVICE AND WARRANTY

This smoke alarm uses an extremely small amount of radioactive element in the ion- ization chamber (see Section 9). Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the instructions in Section 12 for service.

1. RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR ALARMS

•Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the bedrooms. Try to protect 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.

•Locate additional alarms to protect any stairway as stairways act like chimneys for smoke and heat.

•Locate at least one alarm on every floor level.

•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 the alarm 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 con- struction.

•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.

•When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) from the side wall. (see Diagram A).

•When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5 cm) below the ceiling. (see Diagram A).

•Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or large room if the hallway or room is more than 30 feet (9.1 m) long.

•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 foot in 8 feet (.3m in 2.4m) horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row of alarms shall be spaced and located within 3 ft (0.9 m) of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally” (see diagram ”C”).

●Smoke Alarms for Minimum Protection

●Smoke Alarms for Additional Protection

▲ Ionization Type Smoke Alarms with “Hush” Control or Photoelectric Type

DIAGRAM “B”

ANYWHERE

IN THIS AREA

DIAGRAM “A”

3 ft3 ft

(0.9m) (0.9m)

HORIZONTAL DISTANCE

FROM PEAK

DIAGRAM “C”

MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION

Mobile homes built in the past five to seven years have been designed to be energy efficient. Install smoke alarms as recommended above (refer to RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS and Diagram A).

In mobile homes that are not well insulated compared to present standards, extreme heat or cold can be transferred from the outside to the inside through poorly insulated walls and roof. This may create a thermal barrier which can prevent the smoke from reaching an alarm mounted on the ceiling. In such units, install the smoke alarm on an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) and a maxi- mum of 12” (30.5 cm) below the ceiling (see Diagram A).

If you are not sure about the insulation in your mobile home, or if you notice that the outer walls and ceiling are either hot or cold, install the alarm on an inside wall. For minimum protection, install at least one alarm close to the bedrooms. For additional protection, see SINGLE FLOOR PLAN in Diagram B.