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Kidde 914 User Manual

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0914
Smoke Alarm User's Guide
9 Volt Battery Operated Smoke Alarm
Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important
part of your family's home safety plan. You can trust this prod-
uct 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. 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:
For model: 0914
820-0896 REV. B
11/2006

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  • Page 1 For model: 0914 0914 Smoke Alarm User’s Guide 9 Volt Battery Operated Smoke Alarm Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. You can trust this prod- uct to provide the highest quality safety protection. We know you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are at stake.

  • Page 2: Recommended Locations For Alarms

    This alarm detects products of combustion using the ionization technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioac- tive 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.
  • Page 3 • 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.

  • Page 4: Mobile Home Installation

    • Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or large room if the hallway or room is more than 30 ft (9.1 m) long. • Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at or within 3 ft (0.9m)of the highest point (measured horizontal- ly).

  • Page 5: Installation Instructions

    • In very humid areas. Moisture or steam can cause nuisance alarms. • In insect-infested areas. • Smoke alarms should not be installed within 3 ft (.9m) of the following: the door to a kitchen, the door to a bathroom con- taining 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.

  • Page 6: Operation And Testing

    1. Remove the mounting plate from the back of the alarm by holding the mounting plate and twisting the alarm in the direc- tion indicated by the “OFF” arrow on the alarm cover. 2. To insure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway or wall, the “A”...

  • Page 7: Nuisance Alarms

    “OFF” arrow on the cover (see figure 7). The Model 0914 Smoke Alarm is powered by a 9V carbon zinc battery (alkaline and lithium batteries may also be used). A fresh battery should last for one year under normal operating condi- tions.

  • Page 8: Limitations Of Smoke Alarms

    USE ONLY THE FOLLOWING 9 VOLT BATTERIES FOR SMOKE ALARM BATTERY REPLACEMENT. Carbon-zinc type EVEREADY 216 OR 1222; GOLD PEAK 1604P OR 1604S Alkaline type ENERGIZER 522; DURACELL MN1604, MX1604; GOLD PEAK 1604A; PANASONIC 6AM6, 6AM-6, 6AM-6PI, 6AM6X, AND 6LR61 (GA) Lithium type ULTRALIFE U9VL-J...
  • Page 9 Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire particles (associated with slow smoldering fires) sooner than ionization alarms. Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum protection, Kidde recom- mends that both Ionization and Photoelectric alarms be installed.

  • Page 10: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds

    • Determine a place outside your home where you all can meet if a fire occurs. • Familiarize everyone with the sound of the smoke alarm and train them to leave your home when they hear it. • Practice a fire drill at least every six months, including fire drills at night.

  • Page 11: Nrc Information

    There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as stated in the NFPA Standard 72. For instance: a) smoking in bed b) leaving children home alone c) cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline 9.

  • Page 12: Service And Warranty

    If after reviewing this manual you feel that your smoke alarm is defective in any way, do not tamper with the unit. Return it for servicing to: KIDDE Safety, 1016 Corporate Park Dr., Mebane, NC 27302. 800-880-6788 (See Warranty for in-warranty returns).

  • Page 13: Five Year Limited Warranty

    ALARM OR UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE EXCEED THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF SMOKE ALARM AND, IN NO CASE, SHALL KIDDE SAFETY OR ANY OF ITS PAR- ENT OR SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL...

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