Cleaning; Limitations Of Smoke Alarms - Kidde PI2010 User Manual

tery (lithium batteries may also be used). A fresh battery should
last for one year under normal operating conditions. This alarm
has a low battery monitor circuit which will cause the alarm to
"chirp" approximately every 45 seconds for a minimum of seven
(7) days when the battery gets low. Replace the battery when this
condition occurs.
USE ONLY THE FOLLOWING 9 VOLT BATTERIES FOR SMOKE
ALARM REPLACEMENT.
Alkaline Type:
Lithium Type:
After installing or changing the battery, reinstall your alarm. Test
your alarm by using the test button and check that the green LED
is on.
NOTE: WEEKLY TESTING IS REQUIRED.
CLEANING YOUR ALARM
YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR
To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as out-
lined in the beginning of this section. You can clean the interior of
your alarm (sensing chamber) by using compressed air or a vacu-
um cleaner hose and blowing or vacuuming through the openings
around the perimeter of the alarm. The outside of the alarm can
be wiped with a damp cloth. After cleaning, reinstall your alarm
and test your alarm by using the test button and check that the
green LED is on. If cleaning does not restore the alarm to normal
operation the alarm should be replaced.

7. LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS

WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY
• NFPA 72 states: Fire-warning equipment for residential occupancies
are capable of protecting about half of the occupants in potentially
fatal fires. Victims are often intimate with the fire, too old or too
young, or physically or mentally impaired such that they cannot
escape even when warned early enough that escape should be pos-
sible. For these people, other strategies such as protection-in-place or
assisted escape or rescue would be necessary.
• Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of possible
fires at a reasonable cost; however, alarms have sensing limita-
tions. Ionization sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles
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