Kidde RF-SM-DC User Manual
RF-SM-DC
For model: RF-SM-DC
Wireless Smoke Alarm User’s Guide
Battery powered, wireless Smoke Alarm with SMART HUSH®Control to
temporarily silence nuisance alarms.
Thank you for purchasing a Kidde Wireless Interconnected Smoke Alarm, part of
the Kidde W
plan. You can trust this product to provide the highest level of quality and performance. We know you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are
at stake. This alarm, in combination with other Kidde Wireless products, provides you with an interconnected alarm system without having the inconvenience or extensive labor of rewiring your home. An interconnected alarm system
provides an earlier warning to smoke or fire by linking alarms so that when one
unit sounds, it will trigger all other units to sound, thereby giving a family more
time to escape. Kidde estimates that nearly 100 million U.S. homes either do
not have interconnected smoke alarms, or have limited coverage. For homes
that do have interconnected systems, this battery powered alarm can provide
additional fire protection in other areas of the home.
For your convenience, write down the following information. If you call
Smoke Alarm Model Number
(located on back of alarm):
Date Code (located on back of alarm): The
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
and the manufacturer recommend replacing
this alarm ten years from the date code.
Date of Purchase:
ireless System. It is an important part of your family’s home safety
our Consumer Hotline, these are the first questions you will be asked.
Where Purchased:
Manual P/N 820-0834 Rev. C
Wireless, Battery-Powered, Single and/or Multiple Station (24 devices maximum,
see section 3) Ionization Smoke Alarm with Smart HUSH®Control to temporarily
silence nuisance alarms.
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 13 for service.
WARNING! Ionization sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with fast flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric
alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire par
(associated with slow smoldering fires) sooner than ionization
alarms. Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum protection, Kidde recommends that both
Ionization and Photoelectric alarms be installed.
WARNING! REMOVAL OF THE SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES WILL RENDER THE SMOKE ALARM INOPERATIVE.
IMPORTANT! READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION AND KEEP
THIS USER’S GUIDE NEAR THE ALARM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
This alarm is interconnect compatible with the following alarms and accessories:
• Smoke alarms: RF-SM-ACDC, and RF-SM-DC
• Smoke Sounder: RF-SND (not a UL certified accessory)
s Guides for specific application information.
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CONTENTS OF THIS USER’S GUIDE
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
12 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
13 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 they act as chimneys for
smoke and heat.
• Locate at least one alarm on every floor.
• Locate an alarm in every bedroom.
• Locate an alarm in every room where electrical appliances operate (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. Kidde recommends installing a Wireless Smoke Sounder in all
rooms where older adults, individuals with partial hearing loss, and children
sleep.
• Smoke, heat, and combustion products rise to the ceiling and spread horizontally. Mounting the smoke alarm in the center of the ceiling 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.
• When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 4” (10
cm) from the sidewall (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 bedroom hallway or large room if the
hallway or room is more than 30 feet (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 2.4 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 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 Figure 1. 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 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 4” (10 cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5
cm) 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 R.V. OR
MOBILE HOME VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE, BEFORE EACH TRIP
AND A
T 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 a failure to alarm.
• 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 paddle 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, amateur radios, electrical equipment or other devices
known to transmit an RF signal. Electronic “noise” may cause nuisance
alarms.
• Near large metal surfaces and bundles of wire.
Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector guards unless the combination
(alarm and guard) have been evaluated and found suitable for that purpose.
3. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
WIRELESS INTERCONNECT SETUP
1. Remove all your new Kidde Wireless Interconnect devices from their respec-
tive packages and place them in front of you.
DO NOT PLUG THEM IN OR INSTALL THE BATTERIES.
2. Find the 8-position dipswitch located on
the back of each device. For this model,
the dipswitch is located on the back of the
device (see figure 4).
3. Select one of the units. You will define the
ID of your system by positioning the
switches of the dipswitch in a random pattern. The ID will need to be the same for
FIGURE 4
each alarm or accessory. This ID will differentiate your alarm system from
similar systems nearby. Do not use the default ID your units are shipped
with.
4. Using a pen or pencil, change the switches in each of the Kidde Wireless
devices to match the pattern you selected in step 3. Ensure that the
sequence is not reversed.
5. Power each unit after setting the ID by installing the batteries. The alarms
only read the ID that has been set when they are first supplied power. Any
changes to the switch after the unit is powered will not be recognized, and
will require the power to be removed for a minimum of 30 seconds before
powering again.
6. Push and hold the test button on each unit for at least 5 seconds, or until
all the devices produce an alarm. If all the units do not produce an alarm,
refer to the trouble-shooting section at the end of the user’s guide.
CAUTION: Due to the loudness of the alarm, always stand an arm’s
length away from the unit when testing.
7. Install the alarms in accordance with the user’s guide as described in section
1, and repeat step 6. Since wireless communication can be interrupted by
a number of factors, you must test your alarms weekly to ensure proper
communication between alarms.
8. Read the user’s guide and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
If your Wireless smoke alarms enter alarm mode, first check to see if
there is a fire. If a fire does not exist, and the test buttons have not
been activated on any of the units, it is likely that you are receiving
interference from a similar system nearby. In this case, repeat the above
steps and select a different dipswitch pattern, making sure to disconnect
power and remove the batteries before changing the switch positions.
A maximum of 24 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.
Kidde Wireless Battery-powered alarms CAN ONLY BE interconnected
with other Kidde Wireless alarms and accessories. Refer to User’s Guide
supplied with each Kidde product for lists of interconnect compatible
models, brands, and devices.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
Batteries were not installed at the factory and must be installed for the
unit to operate!
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