Kidde Code One A Owner's Manual
SMOKE ALARM FEATURES
• All models powered by a 9-volt battery.
• Unique “battery missing” signal. The smoke alarm will not attach to the mounting bracket if a battery is not in the battery pocket.
• Low battery signal. The smoke alarm will sound a short beep about once a
minute if the battery needs replacement.
• Optional tamper-resist feature can serve as a safeguard against tampering.
• Clear LED on Models B, C and PB flashes about once a minute. This indicates
the smoke alarm is receiving power.
• Loud alarm horn-85 decibels at 10 feet-sounds to alert you to a fire emergency.
• Test button checks smoke alarm operation. Model C also features a False Alarm
Control. When activated, this quiets unwanted alarms for up to 10 minutes.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
• This smoke alarm requires a working 9-volt battery to operate. It will not
work if the battery is removed, dead, or improperly connected. DO NOT remove
or disconnect battery to quiet false alarms. Test weekly and replace the battery
at least once a year or when the low battery signal sounds. We recommend you
install smoke alarms that operate from both battery and AC power. Having
smoke alarms that work from two different power sources can give extra protection in case of a dead battery or an AC power failure. If you have repeated
false alarms, move the smoke alarm to a different location, or install specialized
smoke alarms such as Model C with False Alarm Control or Model PB with photoelectric sensor.
• This smoke alarm is designed to be used inside a single-family household.
In multi-family buildings, each individual living unit should have its own alarms.
It is not a substitute for a complete commercial alarm system. It should be used
only as supplemental protection in hotels, motels, dormitories, hospitals, nursing
homes, or group homes.
• This smoke alarm is not designed for buildings which require complete
fire alarm systems. Buildings of this type include hotels, motels, dormitories,
hospitals, nursing homes, and group homes. This is true even if they were once
single family homes.
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SMOKE ALARM
OWNERS MANUAL
MODELS A, B, C
IONIZATION TYPE
MODEL PB
PHOTOELECTRIC TYPE
BATTERY OPERATED
WARNING: THIS SMOKE ALARM MAY SOUND A SHORT BEEP WHEN POWER IS CONNECTED.
D
O NOT USE THIS SMOKE ALARM WITH ANY EXTERNAL BUG SCREENS OR SMOKE ALARM
GUARDS
. USE OF THESE TYPES OF DEVICES MAY REDUCE SMOKE ALARM RESPONSE TIME.
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INSTALLER: Please leave this manual with the product.
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The ionization type alarms are generally more effective at detecting fast,
flaming fires which consume combustible materials rapidly and spread
quickly. Sources of these fires may include flammable liquids or paper
burning in a waste container. The photoelectric type alarms are generally
more effective at detecting slow, smoldering fires which smolder for hours
before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include cigarettes
burning in couches or bedding. However, both types of alarms are
designed to provide adequate detection of both types of fires. If you desire
the benefits of both systems, you should install smoke alarms that combine
in one alarm both photoelectric and ionization sensing technologies.
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•
DO NOT connect this smoke alarm to any other smoke alarm or devices.
DO NOT use external bug screens or alarm guards.
This may cause
improper operation.
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Smoke alarms sound their alarm horns when they detect smoke.
They do
not detect heat, flame, or gas. They will not operate if smoke does not reach the
smoke alarm.
• Install a smoke alarm in every room and on every level of the home.
Smoke may not reach the smoke alarm for many reasons. For example, if a fire
starts in a remote part of the home, on another level, in a chimney, wall, roof, or
on the other side of a closed door, smoke may not reach the smoke alarm in
time to alert household members. A smoke alarm will not promptly detect a fire
EXCEPT in the area or room in which it is installed.
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This smoke alarm meets all NFPA requirements for existing homes and
can be used as additional protection in locations not required, but
recommended for new construction.
Per the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) Standard 72, Chapter 2, this type of smoke alarm can be
used to meet the minimum requirements for existing residential dwellings. The
standard requires that smoke alarms for new residential dwellings be AC powered and interconnected. Therefore, this smoke alarm CANNOT be used to meet
the minimum requirements for new construction residential dwellings. This type
of smoke alarm can, however, be used in new construction as additional
protection in recommended areas not required by NFPA 72. See page 3 for
specific NFPA requirements.
• Smoke alarms may not alert every household member every time. There
may be limiting circumstances where a household member may not hear the
alarm (e.g., outdoor or indoor noise, sound sleepers, drug or alcohol usage, the
hard of hearing, etc.). If you suspect this smoke alarm may not alert a household member, install and maintain specialty smoke alarms. Current studies have
shown smoke alarms may not awaken all sleeping individuals, and that it is the
responsibility of individuals in the household that are capable of assisting others
to provide assistance to those who may not be awakened by the alarm sound,
or to those who may be incapable of safely evacuating the area unassisted.
• This smoke alarm will not provide adequate escape or rescue time in
extremely fast moving fires. Fast fires include gas fires, flammable liquid fires,
or fires set on purpose. The smoke alarm will not give adequate escape time to
people very close to the fire. Such examples might be children playing with
matches or smokers who fall asleep and drop a cigarette into their bed.
• Smoke alarms have limitations. This smoke alarm is not foolproof and is not
warranted to protect lives or property from fire. Smoke alarms are not a substitute for insurance. Homeowners and renters should insure their lives and property. In addition, it is possible for the smoke alarm to fail at any time. For this
reason, you must test the smoke alarm weekly and replace it every 10 years.
• Smoke alarms must not be used with detector guards unless
the combination of alarm and guard has been evaluated and found suitable for
that purpose.
SMOKE ALARM LOCATIONS
Code One Safety recommends complete coverage protection
achieved by installing a smoke alarm in every room of your home.
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) MINIMUM
requirement for locating smoke alarms in family living units is
detailed in NFPA Standard 72, Chapter 2. It reads as follows:
“2-2.1.1.1 Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional
story of the family living unit including basements and excluding crawl
spaces and unfinished attics. In new construction a smoke detector also shall
be installed in each sleeping room.”
Further, section 2-2.2.1 states that:
“In new construction, where more than one smoke detector is required by 2-
2.1, they shall be so arranged that operation of any smoke detector shall
cause the alarm in all smoke detectors within the dwelling to sound.”
The NFPA, 1993 Edition, Appendix A, however, clearly points out that: “The
required number of smoke detectors (as defined in the paragraphs above)
may not provide reliable early warning protection for those areas separated
by a door from the areas protected by the required smoke detectors. For this
reason, it is recommended that the householder consider the use of additional smoke detectors for those areas for increased protection. The additional
areas include: basement, bedrooms, dining room, furnace room, utility room,
and hallways not protected by the required smoke detectors.”
Further, the California State Fire Marshal states that the minimum number of
required smoke alarms is not enough to give the earliest warning under all
conditions. The California State Marshal states that: “Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all
rooms and areas of the household as follows: A smoke detector installed in
each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), and
heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms,
kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms,
basements and attached garages.”
It is clear from the above abstracts that the earliest warning of a developing
fire is best achieved by the installation of smoke alarms in all rooms and
areas of the residence. Accordingly, Code One Safety recommends that you
install smoke alarms in every room of your residence, even though this is not
required by the typical code or standard.
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SMOKE ALARM LOCATIONS (CONT.)
FOR MAXIMUM COVERAGE, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU
INSTALL A SMOKE ALARM IN EVERY ROOM OF THE HOME,
INCLUDING BASEMENTS AND ATTICS. In addition, we recommend interconnecting all smoke alarms capable of being interconnected. (These smoke alarms CANNOT be interconnected.)
Code One Safety recommends a minimum of two smoke
alarms in every home, no matter how small the home
(including efficiency apartments). Code One Safety also
recommends maximum coverage by installing smoke alarms
in both required and recommended locations as illustrated
and described below.
Existing Homes:
• The NFPA requires a smoke alarm on
every level and outside each sleeping
area in existing construction. An
existing household with one level and
one sleeping area is required to have
one smoke alarm.
New Construction Homes:
• The NFPA requires AC-powered
interconnected smoke alarms to be
installed inside each bedroom, outside each bedroom area, and on
every level of the home. They also
require a minimum of two AC-powered, interconnected smoke alarms in
any new construction home.
WARNING: Models A, B, C and PB smoke alarms DO NOT
meet NFPA minimum requirements for new construction. Use these models only in recommended
smoke alarm locations.
KEY
NFPA minimum REQUIRED smoke alarm locations
Smoke Alarm RECOMMENDED by Code One Safety,
NFPA, and California State Fire Marshal
RECOMMENDED type with False Alarm Control
or Photoelectric type
Denotes interconnection
Mobile Home Installation:
• For minimum protection, smoke alarms should be installed in
compliance with H.U.D. Manufactured Home Construction Safety
Standards Title 24 CFR, Section 3280.208 and Section 3282.
• For additional protection, see single-story residence smoke alarm
requirements/recommendations for existing homes and new
construction above.
ADDITIONAL SMOKE ALARM
LOCATION INFORMATION:
• Install a smoke alarm as close to
the center of the ceiling as possible. If this is not practical, mount
no closer than 4 inches from a
wall or corner. Also, if local codes
allow wall mounting, install
smoke alarms on walls between
4 and 12 inches from ceiling/wall
intersections.
• Install a smoke alarm in each
room that is divided by a partial
wall (either coming down from
the ceiling at least 24 inches, or
coming up from the floor).
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Bedroom
Bedroom Bedroom
Hall
Hall
Kitchen
Basement
Living Room
Utility Room
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TWO STORY RESIDENCE
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SINGLE STORY RESIDENCE/APARTMENT
Bedroom
Living Room
MOBILE HOME
Kitchen
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Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
SINGLE STORY RESIDENCE/APARTMENT
Bedroom
Kitchen
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Living Room
MOBILE HOME
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom Bedroom
Living Room
Utility Room
Hall
Hall
Kitchen
Basement
TWO STORY RESIDENCE
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STUB WALL
CEILING
ACCEPTABLE HERE
NEVER HERE
TOP OF DETECTOR
ACCEPTABLE HERE
SOFFIT
4 IN
(0.1m)
4 IN
(0.1m)
MINIMUM
12 IN
(0.3 m)
MAXIMUM
SIDE
WALL
24"
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