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PI9000
UK
Smoke Alarm User's Guide
9 Volt Battery Operated Photoelectric/Ionization Smoke
Alarm with "HUSH" Control to temporarily silence nui-
sance alarms, and alarm memory.
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: PI9000 UK
820-0487 REV. D
11/2006
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- Page 1 PI9000 For model: PI9000 UK Smoke Alarm User’s Guide 9 Volt Battery Operated Photoelectric/Ionization Smoke Alarm with “HUSH” Control to temporarily silence nui- sance alarms, and alarm memory. 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.
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Page 2: Recommended Locations For Alarms
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. - Page 3 • 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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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 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 2.4m) horizontally shall be locat- ed on the high side of the room.”... -
Page 5: Installation Instructions
• In dusty areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarm or failure to alarm. • 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... - Page 6 Battery Reminder Finger FIGURE 5 1. Remove the mounting plate from the back of the alarm by hold- ing the mounting plate and twisting the alarm in the direction indicated by the “OFF” arrow on the alarm cover. 2. To insure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway or wall, the “A”...
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Page 7: Operation And Testing
TAMPER RESIST FEATURE: To make your smoke alarm tamper resistant, a tamper resist feature has been provided. Activate the tamper resist feature by breaking off the four posts in the square holes in the trim ring (see figure 6). When the posts are broken off, the tamper resist tab on the base is allowed to engage the mounting bracket. - Page 8 cover. If the smoke is not too dense, the alarm will silence immedi- ately and the red LED will flash every 2 seconds for approximately 8 minutes. This indicates that the alarm is in a temporarily desensi- tized condition. The smoke alarm will automatically reset after approximately 8 minutes, and sound the alarm if smoke is still present.
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Page 9: Nuisance Alarms
use an open flame to test your alarm, you could damage the alarm or ignite combustible materials and start a structure fire. Alarm Memory: This smoke alarm is equipped with an alarm memory feature which produces a rapid chirping sound when the test button is pushed. -
Page 10: Limitations Of Smoke Alarms
To replace the battery, remove the alarm from the mounting plate by rotating the alarm in the direction of the “OFF” arrow on the cover (see section 3, figure 4). The Model PI9000 Smoke Alarm is powered by a 9V alkaline bat- tery (lithium batteries may also be used). - Page 11 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.
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Page 12: Good Safety Habits
8. GOOD SAFETY HABITS DEVELOP AND PRACTICE A PLAN OF ESCAPE • Make a floor plan indicating all doors and windows and at least two (2) escape routes from each room. Second story windows may need a rope or chain ladder. •... -
Page 13: Nrc Information
• Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there. • Call the fire department from your neighbor’s home - not from yours! • Don’t return to your home until the fire officials say that it is all right to do so. -
Page 14: 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 Europe, Mathisen Way, Colnbrook, SL oHB, UK. (See Warranty for in-warranty returns). -
Page 15: Conditions Of Guarantee
GUARANTEE We, Kidde Safety Europe Limited, guarantee the enclosed smoke alarm for a period of five years from the date on which you purchased it. CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE We will repair or replace the smoke alarm (or any part of it), free of...