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i1040
Smoke Alarm User Guide
Lithium (non-replaceable sealed in) Battery-Operated
Smoke Alarm with Alarm Memory and SMART 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. If you call our Consumer Hotline,
these are the first questions you will be asked.
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: i1040
P/N 0920-7201-00 EN 03/17
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- Page 1 For model: i1040 i1040 Smoke Alarm User Guide Lithium (non-replaceable sealed in) Battery-Operated ® Smoke Alarm with Alarm Memory and SMART 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.
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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 radioactive material (see Section 11). 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 • 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. 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.
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Page 4: Mobile Home Installation
• NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater 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.”... -
Page 5: Installation Instructions
• Smoke alarms should not be installed within 3 ft (.9m) of the following: the door to a kitchen, the door to a bathroom containing 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: Activating The Alarm
2.After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as described in Section 1, attach the mounting bracket to the ceiling as shown in figure 3. For wall mounting see figure 4. Place the mounting plate on the wall; be sure the “A” line is horizontal (parallel to the floor). -
Page 7: Operation And Testing
4. OPERATION AND TESTING OPERATION: The smoke alarm is operating once the alarm is activated (see Section 3) and testing is complete. When products of combustion are sensed, the unit sounds a loud 85db pulsating alarm until the air is cleared. ®... -
Page 8: Nuisance Alarms
ALARM MEMORY: This smoke alarm has a memory function that will inform you if the alarm has sounded since the button was last pressed. The alarm memory will cause the red LED to flash rapidly when the button is pressed. The alarm memory is reset when the button is released. - Page 9 6. Battery NOTE: One Lithium battery, permanently sealed inside the alarm, powers this unit; no battery installation or replace- ment is necessary for the life of the alarm. WARNING! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE ALARM FOR ANY REASON! To activate the alarm, attach the alarm to the mounting bracket by rotating in the direction of the arrows on the cover, see ACTIVATING ALARM in Section 3 (INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS).
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Page 10: Permanently Disable Alarm / Discharge Battery
7. PERMANENTLY DISABLE ALARM / DISCHARGE BATTERY WARNING! Discharging the battery is permanent. Once the alarm has • been discharged, it cannot be reactivated! Once discharged , the alarm will NO LONGER DETECT • SMOKE. Once the alarm is discharged the battery will be •... -
Page 11: Limitations Of Smoke Alarms
8. MAINTENANCE CLEANING YOUR ALARM YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket counter clockwise) (Rotating it . You can clean the interior of your alarm (sensing chamber) by using compressed air and blowing through the openings around the perimeter of the alarm. -
Page 12: Good Safety Habits
• Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the battery and the alarm circuits are in good operating condition. • Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs, on the other side of a closed door or on a different floor. -
Page 13: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds
• Current studies have shown smoke alarms may not awaken all sleeping individuals, and that it is the responsibility of individuals in the household that are capable of assisting others to provide assistance to those who may not be awakened by the alarm sound, or to those who may be incapable of safely evacuating the area unassisted. -
Page 14: Nrc Information
11. NRC INFORMATION Ionization type smoke alarms use a very small amount of a radioactive element in the sensing chamber to enable detection of visible and invisible combustion products. The radioactive element is safely contained in the chamber and requires no adjustments or maintenance. This smoke alarm meets or exceeds all government standards. -
Page 15: Service And Warranty
Disable the alarm and discharge the battery (see Section 7) and then return it for servicing to: KIDDE, 1016 Corporate Park Dr., Mebane, NC 27302. 1-800-880-6788 (See Warranty for in-warranty... -
Page 16: Ten Year Limited Warranty
The obligation of KIDDE under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing the smoke alarm or any part...
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