Kidde 0976 User Manual

0976

For model: 0976

Smoke Alarm User’s Guide

9 Volt Front-loading Battery Operated Smoke Alarm with HUSH
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:

Manual P/N 820-0921 Rev. B

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Control

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.

Ionization sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with fast
flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms may
detect visible fire particles (associated with slow smoldering fires) sooner than
ionization alarms. Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpre­dictable. For maximum protection, Kidde recommends that both Ionization and
Photoelectric alarms be installed.

WARNING! BATTERY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS BATTERY IS PRESENT.
REMOVAL OF BATTERY 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
11 -- CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHAL REQUIRED INFORMATION
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 chim-

neys 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 horizon-

tally. 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 barri-

ers 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 ft (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 ft in 8 ft (.3m in 2.4 m) hor­izontally shall be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A
row of detectors 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 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 RV 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 auto-

mobile.

• 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 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) has been evaluated and found suitable for that purpose.

3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION: THIS UNIT IS SEALED. THE COVER IS NOT REMOVABLE!
CAUTION: WHEN WALL MOUNTING: UNIT MUST BE MOUNTED SO

THAT THE BATTERY BOX FACES DOWN! (SEE FIGURE 4). INCORRECT
ORIENTATION OF WALL MOUNTED SMOKE ALARMS WILL DECREASE
OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

1. Remove the mounting plate from the back of the alarm by holding the
mounting plate and twisting in the dir
the alarm cover.

2. After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as described in section 1,
attach the mounting plate as shown in figure 5. Use the screws and anchors
provided to secure the mounting plate (use 3/16” drill bit
for anchor holes). To ensure aesthetic alignment of the
alarm with the hallway or wall, the “A” line on the
mounting bracket should be parallel with the hallway
when ceiling mounted, or horizontal when wall mounted.

3. Make sure that the mounting screws are positioned in
the small ends of the keyholes before tightening the
screws.

4. Install the alarm on the mounting plate and rotate the
alarm in the direction indicated by the "ON" arrow on the cover until the alarm
ratchets into place (this ratcheting function allows for aesthetic alignment).
NOTE: The alarm will mount to the bracket in 4 positions (every 90 degrees).
When wall mounting, make sure the battery box is at the bottom of the unit
(see figure 5).

ection indicated by the “OFF” arrow on

FIGURE 4