Installation - Kidde KN-COSM-ICA User Manual

Installation

Recommended Installation Locations
WARNING: This product is intended for use in
ordinary indoor locations of family living units.
It is not designed to measure compliance with
commercial or industrial standards.
IMPORTANT: This alarm must be mounted on a ceiling
or wall. It was not designed for use as a tabletop device.
Install only as directed.
Industry experts recommend the installation of a
Smoke/CO Alarm in the following locations. For
maximum protection they suggest an alarm be installed
on each level of a multilevel home, every bedroom,
hallways, finished attics and basements. Put alarms at
both ends of bedroom, hallway or large room if it is
more than 9.1 m (30') long. If you have only one
alarm, ensure it is placed in the hallway outside of the
main sleeping area, or in the main bedroom. Verify the
alarm can be heard in all sleeping areas.
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. Mounting the
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. When mounting an alarm on the ceiling,
locate it at a minimum of 10 cm (4") from the side wall
(see Diagram A). If installing the alarm on the wall,
use an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a
minimum of 10 cm (4") and a maximum of
30.5 cm (12") below the ceiling (see Diagram A).
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