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Operating and Installation Instructions
This alarm must only be installed by a
competent person
Step 1
Installation Guide:
IMPORTANT: THIS ALARM MUST BE MOUNTED ON A
CEILING OR WALL. IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE AS A
TABLETOP DEVICE! INSTALL
ONLY AS DETAILED!
A. Recommended
Installation Locations:
Kidde recommends the
installation of a Smoke/CO
Alarm in the following loca-
tions. For maximum protec-
tion we suggest an alarm be
installed on each level of a
multilevel home, including
every bedroom, hallways, fin-
ished attics and basements.
FIGURE 1
If installing this alarm in the
kitchen, please note that sometimes cooking fumes or
steam can result in 'nuisance' smoke alarms which can be
minimized by locating the alarm away from sources of
cooking fumes or steam. Put alarms at both ends of
bedroom, hallway or large room if hallway or room is more
than 30 ft (9.1m) 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 centre 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 4" (10cm)
from the side wall (see figure 1). If installing 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)
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below the ceiling (see figure 1).
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