Recognizing Nuisance Alarms - Kidde P4010ACSCO-WF-CA User Manual

Ambient light Sensing
In low light ambient conditions, the green LED ring fades to off, and then
blinks approx every 60 seconds.
This unit samples the ambient light conditions of the alarm's location and,
if possible, determines a Night / Day cycle. A valid Night / Day cycle will
delay unit chirps during the night until the next Day cycle begins.
Chirping
When chirping begins during the next Day cycle, you can temporarily silence End of Unit Life or Network Error chirps by
pressing the button. Low Battery chirps cannot be silenced.
If a valid Night / Day cycle has not been established because the unit is located in either a constantly dark or lighted
location, the chirps mentioned above will not be delayed at night. Moving the unit to a different location might allow the
unit to determine a valid Night / Day cycle.
wArninG: rePlACe UniT AS Soon AS PoSSiBle wHen in end oF UniT liFe or low BATTerY Mode.

13. Recognizing Nuisance Alarms

Smoke nuisance
HUSH®: If you know why the alarm is sounding, and you can verify that it is not a life threatening situation, you can
push the button on the initiating unit (green LED flashing every second) to silence the alarm for 8-10 minutes. If the
smoke is not too dense, that unit, and all interconnected units will silence. After the Hush® period, the smoke alarm will
automatically reset and sound the alarm if particles of combustion are still present. You can use Hush® repeatedly until
the air has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm.
noTe: Dense smoke will override Hush® and sound a continuous alarm. If no fire is present, check to see
if one of the reasons listed in "Locations to avoid" may have caused the alarm. If a fire is discovered, get
out and call the fire department or 911.
This alarm is designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigarette smoke will not normally cause the unit to alarm, unless
the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles from cooking may set off the alarm if it is located too
close to a cooking appliance. Large quantities of combustible particles are generated from spills or when broiling. Using
the fan on a range hood which vents to the outside (non-recirculating type) will also help prevent nuisance alarms from
occurring by removing these combustible products from the kitchen.
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PoSSiBle CHirPinG reASonS
End of Unit Life: will be suppressed at night
Network Error: will be suppressed at night
Low battery: will be suppressed at night