Kidde 0915 Manual

0915 etc Guide 23/8/01
ENGLISH
Your KIDDE smoke alarm is designed to detect products of combustion using the ionisation
technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioactive material.
WARNING: BATTERY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE 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 - SERVICE AND WARRANTY
This smoke alarm uses an extremely small amount of radioactive element in the ionisation
chamber (see Section 9). Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself.
Refer to the instructions in Section 9 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 where a smoker sleeps.
• 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 centre of the room places it closest
to all points in the room. Ceiling mounting is preferred in ordinary residential
construction.
• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that
may form at the ceiling. For more details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION on
page 2.
• Only models 0916, 0916LL and 0918 are suitable for installing in caravans or mobile
homes.
• When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 4" (10cm) from the
side wall and 2 feet (60.96cm) from any inside corner (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" (10cm) and a maximum of 12" (30.5cm) below the ceiling,
and at least 2 feet (61cm) from any inside corner (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 (9.1m) long.
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