Kidde PI2010 User Manual

PI2010

For model: PI2010

Smoke Alarm User’s Guide

AC Wire-in Single and/or Multiple Station (up to 24 Devices)
Photoelectric/Ionization 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:

820-0905 REV. D 06/09

1475-7205-00

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The ion portion of 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.

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).

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

11 -- SERVICE AND WARRANTY

1. RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR ALARMS

• Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the sleeping rooms.
Try to monitor the exit path as the sleeping rooms are usually far­thest from the exit. If more than one sleeping area exists, locate
additional alarms in each sleeping area (See figure 3).

• 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.

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• Locate an alarm in every sleeping room.

• 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

FIGURE 1

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 thermal barriers
that may form at the ceiling. For more
details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION
below.

FIGURE 2

• 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).

• Put smoke alarms at both ends of a hall­way or large room if the hallway or room
is more than 30 ft (9.1 m) long. For large
rooms, one smoke alarm is recommended
for every 500 square feet of floor space.

• In homes that are not well insulated,
extreme heat or cold can be transferred
from the outside to the inside through

FIGURE 3

ANYWHERE ALONG
THIS BOLD SURFACE

poorly insulated walls and roof. This may
create a thermal barrier which can pre­vent the smoke from reaching an alarm
mounted on the ceiling. If you are not
sure about the insulation in your home,
or if you notice that the outer walls and

FIGURE 4

ceiling are either hot or cold, install the alarm on an inside wall. In
such homes, install the smoke alarm with the top edge of the alarm

(300mm)

12”

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at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5 cm)
below the ceiling (see figure 1).

• Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at or
within 3ft (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 2).

• Install Smoke Alarms on tray-shaped ceilings (coffered ceilings) on
the highest portion of the ceiling or on the sloped portion of the ceil­ing within 12” (305mm) vertically down from the highest point (see
figure 4).

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 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 sleeping rooms. 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; this should also include
electrical boxes exposed to these environments.

• In dusty areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarm or failure
to alarm.

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• 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

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 inverter. 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

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