Kidde 1276CA User Manual

120 V AC and 9 V Battery Backup

moke Alarm

with Test Button and Hush®Control Feature

A l a r m Manual

Model 1276CA

SINGLE AND/OR MULTIPLE STATION

SMOKE ALARM

C o n t e n t s

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20

Fire Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Model 1276CA

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.

Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this alarm manual, and save it for future reference. Teach children how to respond to the alarms, and that they should never play with the unit.

If you have any questions about the operation or installation of your alarm, please call our toll free Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.

Image 1C will help you determine the correct location of safety products that will help make your home a safer place.

This unit is suitable as a Single Station and/or Multiple Station alarm (interconnects with up to 24 devices), and has a five-year limited warranty.

IMPORTANT: This unit is only approved to interconnect with the Kidde line of products. It is not approved to interconnect with any other manufacturer’s products.

This alarm is interconnect compatible with the following alarms and accessories:

Smoke alarms: 1235CA, 1275CA, 1276CA, 1285CA, PE120CA,PI2000CA

Smoke/CO alarms: KN-COSM-IBCA, KN-COSM-ICA CO alarms: KN-COB-ICB-CA, KN-COB-IC-CA

Relay modules: 120X, SM120X, CO120X Heat alarm: HD135FCA

Strobe Light: SL177I

Refer to respective manuals for specific application information.

This product is designed to detect products of combustion using the ionization technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioactive material. 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.

This smoke alarm uses an extremely small amount of radioactive element in the ionization sensor chamber. Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the instructions in Warranty for service.

WARNING! Removal of the smoke alarm battery and disconnecting or loss of AC power will render the smoke alarm inoperative.

ELECTRICAL RATING: 120 V AC, 60 HZ, 80 mA maximum per alarm (maximum 80 mA for originating unit with 24 devices interconnected).

IMPORTANT! Read all instructions before installation and keep this manual near the alarm for future reference.

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Recommended Locations

• Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the bedrooms. Try to protect 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 (Image 1A).

• Locate additional alarms to protect any stairway as stairways act like chimneys for smoke and heat.

• Locate at least one alarm on every floor level (Image 1B).

• 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 the alarm 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.

• When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 10 cm (4") from the side wall (Image 2A).

• When mounting 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 (Image 2A).

• Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or large room if the hallway or room is more than

9.1 m (30') long.

• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details, see Mobile Homes.

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SINGLE FLOOR PLAN MULTIPLE FLOOR PLAN

IMAGE 1A

• Install smoke alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at or within 0.9 m (3') of the highest point (measured horizontally). NFPA Standard 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than

0.3 m in 2.4 m (1 foot in 8 feet) horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA Standard 72 states: “A row of detectors shall be spaced and located within 0.9 m (3') of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally” (Image 2B).

IMAGE 1B

IMAGE 1C

TOTAL HOME PROTECTION

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Locations to Avoid

• Do not install within 0.9 m (3') of the following: The door to a kitchen, or a bathroom that contains a tub or shower, forced air ducts used for heating or cooling, ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air-flow areas.

• Do not place the alarm where drapes or other objects will block the sensor. Smoke must be able to reach the sensor to accurately detect conditions.

• Do not install in peaks of vaulted ceilings, “A” frame ceilings or gabled roofs. (Less than 10 cm (4") from the peak of an “A” frame type ceiling.)

• Install at least 30.5 cm (12") away from fluorescent lights as electronic noise may cause nuisance alarms.

• Keep out of insect infested areas. Avoid excessively dusty, dirty or greasy areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarms or failure to alarm.

• Extreme temperatures may effect the sensitivity of the alarm. Do not install in areas where the temperature is colder than 4.4°C (40°F) or hotter than 37.8°C (100°F).

• Do not install in areas where the relative humidity (RH) is greater than 85%. Very humid areas, with moisture or steam, can cause nuisance alarms.

• Avoid placing ionization smoke alarms in kitchen areas. Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen alarm is desired, it should have an alarm silence feature or be a photoelectric type.

• Do not place in the garage. Particles of combustion are present when you start your automobile.

CEILING

BEST

PLACEMENT

10 cm (4”)

NEVER HERE

ACCEPTABLE

PLACEMENT

10 cm (4”)

MINIMUM

IMAGE 2A

SIDE WALL

NOT IN

THIS AREA

BEST

ANYWHERE IN

THIS AREA

0.9 m (3’) 0.9 m (3’)

HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FROM PEAK

IMAGE 2B

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Mobile Homes

Mobile homes built in the past five to seven years have been designed to be energy efficient. Install smoke alarms as recommended in Recommended Locations and Image 2A.

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 that 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 10 cm (4") and a maximum of 30.5 cm (12") below the ceiling (Image 2A).

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 Image 1A.

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.

Wiring

• This smoke alarm should be installed on a UL listed or recognized junction box. All connections should be made by a qualified electrician and must conform to article 760 of the U.S. National Electrical Code, NFPA 72 and/or any other codes having jurisdiction in your area.

• The appropriate power source is 120 Volt AC Single Phase supplied from a non-switchable circuit which is not protected by a ground fault interrupter.

• The alarm should not be operated on power derived from a square wave or modified square wave inverter. These power sources produce high peak voltages that will damage the alarm.

CAUTION! Turn off the main power to the circuit before wiring the alarm.

• For alarms that are used as single station, DO NOT CONNECT THE RED WIRE TO ANYTHING. Leave the red wire insulating cap in place to make certain that the red wire cannot contact any metal parts or the electrical box.

• When alarms are interconnected, all interconnected units must be powered from a single circuit.

• A maximum of 24 Kidde devices may be interconnected in a multiple station arrangement. The interconnect system should not exceed the NFPA interconnect limit of 12 smoke alarms and/or 18 alarms total (smoke, heat, carbon monoxide, etc.) With 18 alarms interconnected, it is still possible to interconnect up to a total of 6 remote signaling devices and/or relay modules.

CAUTION! Kidde alarms and accessories CAN ONLY BE interconnected with other Kidde alarms and accessories. Connection of these devices to another manufacturer’s interconnect system, or connection with equipment from another manufacturer into an existing Kidde system could result in nuisance alarming, failure to alarm, or damage to one or all of the devices in the interconnect system.

• When mixing models which have battery backup with models without battery backup, be advised that the models without battery backup will not respond during an AC power failure.

• For more information about compatible interconnect units and their functionality in an interconnect system, visit our web site at: www.kidde.ca

• The maximum wire run distance between the first and last unit in an interconnected system is 305 m (1000').

• Image 3 illustrates interconnection wiring. Improper connection will result in damage to the alarm, failure to operate, or a shock hazard.

• Make certain alarms are wired to a continuous (nonswitched) power line. NOTE: Use standard CSA listed household wire (18 gauge or larger as required by local codes) available at all electrical supply stores and most hardware stores.

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