Kidde 0918CA, PE9CA, 0916CA N t e n t s, T ro d u c t i o n, Installation, Recommended Locations

C o n t e n t s

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14

Fire Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20

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Consumer Hotline: 1-800-880-6788

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I n t ro d u c t i o n

Models

0915CA, 0916CA, PE9CA and 0918CA

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.

IMPORTANT: Read all instructions before installation and keep this manual near the alarm for future reference.

Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the instructions in Warranty section for service.

I n s t a l l a t i o n

Recommended Locations

•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 (Image 1A).

•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 (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 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 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.

WARNING: Battery door will not close unless battery is present. Removal of battery will render the smoke alarm inoperative.

NOTE: Any statements referring to a battery, applies to both batteries used with model 0918CA.

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