Kidde P12040 User Manual
P12040
For model: P12040
Smoke Alarm User’s Guide
AC Wire-in Single and/or Multiple Station (up to 24 Devices)
Photoelectric Smoke Alarm with 9 Volt Battery Back Up and
“HUSH” Control 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.
Kidde alarms and accessories CAN ONLY BE interconnected with
other Kidde alarms and accessories as well as specified brands and
models of interconnect compatible alarms. Connection of Kidde
products to a non-specified manufacturer’s interconnect system,
or connection with non-specified 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. Refer to the User’s Guide supplied with
each Kidde product for interconnect compatible models, brands,
and devices. Refer to the wiring instructions in section 3 for NFPA
initiating device limits.
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).
National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) and the manufacturer
recommends replacing this alarm
ten years from the date code:
Date of Purchase:
Where Purchased:
SIGNALING
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LISTED
21008164-EN Rev A
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WARNING! BATTERY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS A
BATTERY IS PRESENT. REMOVAL OF THE SMOKE ALARM
BATTERY AND DISCONNECTING OR LOSS OF AC POWER
WILL RENDER THE SMOKE ALARM INOPERATIVE.
ELECTRICAL RATING: 120 VAC, 60HZ, 80mA maximum per alarm
(maximum 80mA for originating unit with 24 devices interconnected).
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 -- NFPA PROTECTION STANDARD 72
CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHAL REQUIRED INFORMATION
10 -11 -- 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
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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” (10cm) 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” (10cm) and a
maximum of 12” (30.5cm) below the ceiling (see figure 1).
• 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 2.4m) 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).
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
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).
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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” (10cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5cm) 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 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 (greater than 85% R.H.). 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
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combination (alarm and guard) has been evaluated and found
suitable for that purpose.
3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
WIRING REQUIREMENTS
• This smoke alarm should be installed on a U.L. listed or recognized
junction box. All connections should be made by a qualified electrician and all wiring used shall be in accordance with articles 210
and 300.3(B) of the U.S. National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA 70,
NFPA 72 and/or any other codes having jurisdiction in your area.
The multiple station interconnect wiring to the alarms must be run
in the same raceway or cable as the AC power wiring. In addition,
the resistance of the interconnect wiring shall be a maximum of
10 ohms.
• 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.
• WARNING: This alarm cannot be operated from power derived
from a square wave, modified square wave or modified sine wave
inverters. These types of inverters are sometimes used to supply
power to the structure in off grid installations, such as solar or
wind derived power sources. These power sources produce high
peak voltages that will damage the alarm.
WIRING INSTRUCTIONS FOR AC QUICK CONNECT HARNESS
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.
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