Kidde 0918 User Manual

0918

For model: 0918

Smoke Alarm User’s Guide

9 Volt Battery Operated Smoke Alarm with Battery
Powered Safety Light and “HUSH” Control (if equipped)
to temporarily silence nuisance alarms.

Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important
part of your family’s home safety plan. You can trust this prod­uct to provide the highest quality safety protection. We know
you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are at
stake.

For your convenience, write down the following

information. If you call our Consumer Hotline,
these are the first questions you will be asked.

Smoke Alarm Model Number
(located on back of alarm):

Date Code (located on back of alarm):
The National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) and the manufacturer
recommend replacing this alarm
ten years from the date code.

Date of Purchase:

Where Purchased:

820-0900 Rev. B

11/2006

0918-7220-03

This alarm detects products of combustion using the ionization
technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioac­tive material (see Section 9). Distributed under U.S. NRC License
No. 32-23858-01E. Manufactured in compliance with U.S. NRC
safety criteria in 10 CFR 32.27. The purchaser is exempt from any
regulatory requirements. Do not try to repair the smoke alarm
yourself. Refer to the instructions in Section 12 for service.

WARNING! BATTERY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS BOTH
BATTERIES ARE PRESENT. REMOVAL OF ONE OR BOTH BAT­TERIES 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 -- NRC INFORMATION

10 -- NFPA PROTECTION STANDARD 72

CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHAL REQUIRED INFORMATION

11 -­12 -- SERVICE AND WARRANTY

1. RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR ALARMS

•Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the bedrooms.
Try to monitor 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 monitor 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.

•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 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 smoke 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.

•For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid
thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details,
see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION below.

•When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum
of 4” (10 cm) from the side wall (see FIGURE 1).

•When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an inside wall with
the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) and a
maximum of 12” (30.5 cm) below the ceiling. (see FIGURE 1).

FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3

•Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or large
room if the hallway or room is more than 30 feet (9.1 m) long.

• Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at

or within 3 ft (0.9m)of the highest point (measured horizontally).
NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes
greater than 1 foot in 8 feet (.3m in 2.4m) horizontally shall be
located on the high side of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row
of alarms shall be spaced and located within 3 ft (0.9m) of the
peak of the ceiling measured horizontally” (see FIGURE 3).

MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION

Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be energy
efficient. Install smoke alarms as recommended above (refer to
RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS and FIGURES 1 and 2).

In older mobile homes that are not well insulated compared to
present standards, extreme heat or cold can be transferred from
the outside to the inside through poorly insulated walls and roof.
This may create a thermal barrier which can prevent the smoke
from reaching an alarm mounted on the ceiling. In such units,
install the smoke alarm on an inside wall with the top edge of the
alarm at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5
cm) below the ceiling (see FIGURE 1).

If you are not sure about the insulation in your mobile home, or if
you notice that the outer walls and ceiling are either hot or cold,
install the alarm on an inside wall. For minimum protection, install
at least one alarm close to the bedrooms. For additional protec­tion, see SINGLE FLOOR PLAN in FIGURE 2.

WARNING: TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARM OPERATION AFTER R.V.
OR MOBILE HOME VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE, BEFORE
EACH TRIP AND AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK DURING USE.

2. LOCATIONS TO AVOID

• In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you
start your automobile.

• Less than 4” (10cm) from the peak of an “A” frame type ceil­ing.

• In an area where the temperature may fall below 40ºF or rise
above 100ºF, such as garages and unfinished attics.

• In dusty areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarm or fail­ure to alarm.

• In very humid areas. Moisture or steam can cause nuisance

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alarms.

• In insect-infested areas.

• Smoke alarms should not be installed within 3 ft (.9m) of the fol­lowing: the door to a kitchen, the door to a bathroom containing
a tub or shower, forced air supply ducts used for heating or cool­ing, ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air flow
areas.

• Kitchens. Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a
kitchen alarm is desired, it should have an alarm silence feature
or be a photoelectric type.

• Near fluorescent lights. Electronic “noise” may cause nuisance
alarms.

• Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector guards unless
the combination (alarm and guard) have been evaluated and
found suitable for that purpose.

3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION: THIS UNIT IS SEALED. THE COVER IS NOT
REMOVABLE!

When
mounting in
a hallway,
the “A” line
should be
parallel with
the hallway.

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 5

Alignment

Marks

When wall
mounting, the
“A” line should
be horizontal
and the “UP FOR
WALL MOUNT­ING” arrow must
be pointing up.

FIGURE 6

Install

FIGURE 7

Remove