Kidde FADCP Owner's Manual
1
110-1202B
Smoke Alarm
SERIES 4490 PHOTOELECTRIC
SMOKE ALARM
MODEL FADCP (4490 Series): 120VAC WITH
9V BATTERY BACK-UP
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THIS ENTIRE MANUAL
Installer: Please leave this manual with the product.
Electrical rating
120VAC, 60Hz, 0.056amp
Model FADCP includes 9V battery back-up
Single and/or Multiple Station Smoke Alarm
About this Alarm:
This smoke alarm is designed to detect smoke. It is NOT designed to
detect fire. If this smoke alarm sounds its alarm horn, DO NOT
assume that it is a false alarm. The alarm horn requires your
immediate action.
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. 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. 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.
SPECIFICATIONS AND IMPORTANT PRODUCT
INFORMATION
Product Features
• Ramp-up Horn: Allows you to begin the test sequence then move
away from the unit before the full alarm horn sounds.
• Trigger Alarm Locator™ (TAL™): Allows the homeowner to identify
the initiating alarm within an interconnected system of alarms.
• Smart Interconnect Test: In an interconnected system, this feature
will alarm the local unit first, then quiet the local unit while the remote
units alarm.
• Quick Quiet™ False Alarm Control: Quiets nuisance alarms for up to
15 minutes.
• Smart Quiet™ Low Battery 1: Allows the homeowners to silence the
low battery chirp for up to 10 hours, giving them time to go back to
sleep and/or purchase a fresh replacement battery.
• Smart Quiet™ Low Battery 2: Indicates the battery no longer has
enough voltage to adequately protect in the event of a power outage.
The Smart Quiet™ feature will no longer silence the chirp.
THE BATTERY MUST BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY.
• Latching LED: Red LED flashes until reset for quick clear identification
of the initiating alarm in an interconnected system.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Fire Safety Tips
These guidelines will assist you in the event of a fire. However, to reduce
the chance that fires will start, practice fire safety rules and prevent
hazardous situations.
• Develop family escape plans, discuss them with ALL household
members, and practice them regularly. The plans should include TWO
exits from each room, an escape route to the outside from each exit,
and a safe meeting place for everyone outside the building.
• Familiarize everyone with the sound of a smoke alarm and explain
what it means.
• Teach all household members NOT TO OPEN ANY DOOR IF THE
DOOR IS HOT, and to crawl along the floor to stay below dangerous
smoke, fumes, and gases.
Limitations of This Smoke Alarm
• 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 that 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. It is the responsibility of individuals
T
S
I
A
C
L
F
O
E
T
A
T
S
S
T
A
T
E
F
I
S
R
E
E
R
V
I
N
G
L
I
F
O
R
N
I
A
L
A
H
S
R
A
M
E
C
I
2
in the household who are capable of assisting others to provide
assistance to those who may not be awakened by the alarm sound or
who may be incapable of safely evacuating the area unassisted.
• Smoke alarms can sound only when they detect smoke (combustion
particle). This alarm does not sense heat, flame, or any gas.
• Smoke alarms have limitations. This 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
life and property. In addition, it is possible for the alarm to fail at any
time. For this reason, you must test the alarm weekly and replace every
10 years.
• Smoke alarms will not be effective in the following situations. Always
avoid these situations:
Smoking in bed
Leaving children home alone
Cleaning with flammable liquids such as gasoline
An escape plan is not prepared and practiced
Alarms are not properly maintained
Alarms are not tested regularly
Batteries are not replaced yearly or when low battery chirp sounds
AGENCY ALARM PLACEMENT
RECOMMENDA
TIONS
Invensys Controls Americas recommends complete coverage protection
achieved by installing a smoke alarm in every room of your home.
For your information, the National Fire Protection Association’s
Standard 72, reads as follows:
11.5.1* Required Detection.
11.5.1.1* Where required by applicable laws, codes, or standards for a specific
type of occupancy, approved single- and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be
installed as follows:
(1) *In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms
(2) *Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within 6.4 m (21
ft) of any door to a sleeping room, the distance measured along a path
of travel
(3) On every level of a dwelling unit, including basements
(4) On every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility),
including basement and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics
(5) *In the living area(s) of a guest suite
(6) In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy (small
facility)
A.11.8.3 One of the most critical factors of any fire alarm system is the location
of the fire detecting devices. This annex is not a technical study. It is an
attempt to provide some fundamentals on alarm or detector location. For
simplicity, only those types of alarms or detectors recognized by Chapter 11
(e.g., smoke and heat alarms or detectors) are discussed. In addition, special
problems requiring engineering judgment, such as locations in attics and in
rooms with high ceiling, are not covered.
Smoke Alarms or Smoke Detector Mounting – Dead Air Space.
The smoke from a fire generally rises to the ceiling, spreads out across the
ceiling surface, and begins to bank down from the ceiling. The corner where
the ceiling and wall meet is an air space into which the smoke could have
difficulty penetrating. In most fires, this dead air space measures about 0.1
m (4 in.) along the ceiling from the corner and about 0.1 m (4 in.) down the
wall as shown in Figure A.11.8.3 Detectors should not be placed in this dead
air space.
Smoke and heat detectors should be installed in those locations
recommended by the manufacturer’s published instructions, except in those
cases where the space above the ceiling is open to the outside and little or
no insulation is present over the ceiling. Such cases result in the ceiling
being excessively cold in the winter or excessively hot in the summer.
Where the ceiling is significantly different in temperature from the air space
below, smoke and heat have difficulty reaching the ceiling and a detector
that is located on that ceiling. In this situation, placement of the detector on
a side-wall, with the top 0.1 m to 0.3 m (4 in. to 12 in.) from the ceiling, is
recommended.
Figure A.11.8.3 Example of Proper Mounting for Detectors
The situation described previously
for insinuated or poorly insulated ceilings can
also exist, to a lesser extent, in the case of
outside walls. The recommendation is to
place the smoke alarm or smoke detector on
a sidewall. However, where the sidewall is an
exterior wall with little or no insulation, an
interior wall should be selected. It should be
recognized that the condition of inadequately
insulated ceilings and walls can exist in
multifamily housing (apartments), single-family housing, and mobile homes.
In those dwelling units employing radiant heating in the ceiling, the
wall location is the recommended location. Radiant heating in the ceiling
can create a hot-air, boundary layer along the ceiling surface, which can
seriously restrict the movement of smoke and heat to a ceiling-mounted
detector.
This equipment should be installed in accordance with the National Fire
Protection Association’s Standard 72, NFPA, Batterymarch Park, Quincy,
MA 02269.
THIS STANDARD MEANS YOU SHOULD INSTALL AND USE A SMOKE
ALARM IN EVERY ROOM AND AREA OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR
BUILDING FOR BEST PROTECTION.
4 IN
(0.1m )
4 IN
(0.1m )
MINIMUM
12 IN
(0.3 m )
MAXIMUM
CEILING
SIDE
WALL
ACCEPTABLE HERE
NEVER HERE
TOP OF ALARM
ACCEPTABLE HERE
3
Also, as required by the California State Fire Marshal:
“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 alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but
outside the bedrooms), and heat or smoke alarms in the living rooms,
dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms,
closets, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages.”
Important Smoke Alarm Placement
and Exception 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, install smoke alarms on walls,
between 4 and 12 inches from ceiling/wall intersections.
• Install a minimum of two smoke alarms in every home, no matter how
small the home. New construction codes require a minimum of two
interconnected smoke alarms in newly built homes.
• 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).
• Install smoke alarms on peaked, cathedral, or gabled ceilings 3 feet
from the highest point (measured horizontally).
•
Install a smoke alarm in lived-in attics or attics which house electrical
equipment like furnaces, air conditioners, or heaters.
Compliance and Proper Applications
• 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 product is intended for use in ordinary indoor locations of
family living units. It is not designed to measure compliance with
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commercial
or industrial standards.
WARNING
DO NOT Install Smoke Alarms:
• In areas with high humidity (bathrooms or areas near dishwashers or
washing machines). Install at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from
these areas if possible. Note: Steam and aerosol sprays can disable
the alarm.
• Near air returns or within 3 feet (1 meter) of heating and cooling supply
vents. The air could blow smoke away from the alarm, interrupting
its alarm.
• In extremely dusty, dirty, or insect-infested areas. Loose particles
interfere with smoke alarm operation.
• Within 3 feet (1 meter) of fluorescent lighting. Electrical noise may
cause nuisance alarms.
• With alarm guards unless the combination of alarm and guard has
been evaluated and found suitable for that purpose.
• In closets, crawlspaces, unused attics, or unheated areas where surrounding air temperatures may go below 40ºF (4.4ºC) or above 100ºF
(37.8ºC).
• Within five feet of any fuel-burning appliance (stove, kerosene heater,
furnace, fireplace, etc.).
• Within one foot of any wall, corner, or other dead air space.
• In rooms where chemicals or cleaning supplies are frequently used
(paint, hair spray, thinner, etc.). Allow plenty of ventilation in rooms
where chemicals are used.
• Directly above a sink, bathtub or basin.
• Directly above or below air exchanges or heating vents.
• Behind drapes, furniture, or appliances that could block air flow
to the alarm.
•
This smoke alarm cannot be used in recreational vehicle
applications.
DINING
BEDROOM BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
DINING
ROOM
BASEMENT
HALL
/
For best protection, install a smoke alarm in EVERY room. In addition,
we recommend that all smoke alarms be interconnected.
ROOM
TV ROOM
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
DINING
ROOM
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM
Key
SMOKE ALARM
COMBO SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM
CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM
Loading...