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  • Page 1

    Manual P/N 820-1493 Rev . B 0930-7203-00 SIGNALING LISTED U L A TTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly r ead this user’ s guide which should be saved for future r eference and passed on to any subsequent owner . Smoke Alarm User’ s Guide i9040 and i9040RV • 9 V olt Battery Operated Model: i9030, i9040, i9040RV i9050, i9060, i9060RV[...]

  • Page 2

    Smoke Alarm Procedur e NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM! Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigar ette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles fr om cook- ing may set off the alarm if it is located too close to the cook- ing area. Large quantities of comb[...]

  • Page 3

    Welcome i9030, i9040, i9040RV , i9050, i9060, i9060R V , - 9 V olt Battery Operated Smoke Alarm with “HUSH” Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. i9080 - 9 V olt Battery Operated Smoke Alarm with “HUSH” Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms and with Battery Powered Safety Light. Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. [...]

  • Page 4

    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. NFP A Protection Standar d 72 11. California State Fire Marshal Required Information 12. [...]

  • Page 5

    • Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the sleeping r ooms. T ry to monitor the exit path as the sleeping rooms ar e usually farthest from the exit. If mor e than one sleeping area exists, locate additional alarms in each sleeping area (See figur e 3). • Locate additional alarms to monitor any stairway as stairways act like chimneys [...]

  • Page 6

    1. Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms • Put smoke alarms at both ends of a hallway or large room if the hall- way or room is mor e than 30 ft (9.1 m) long. For large rooms, one smoke alarm is recommended for every 500 squar e feet of floor space. • In homes that are not well insulated, extr eme heat or cold can be transferred fr om the outs[...]

  • Page 7

    • In the garage. Products of combustion ar e present when you start your automobile. • Less than 4” (10cm) from the peak of an “A” frame type ceiling. • In an area wher e 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 environme[...]

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    3. Installation Instructions FIGURE 5 FIGURE 5A AA FIGURE 6 FIGURE 6A FIGURE 7 FIGURE 7A FIGURE 8 FIGURE 9 i9030 mounting bracket shown mounting bracket for all other models 5º When wall mounting, mount flat side to the wall and rotate mount- ing plate approximately 5º to the right as shown. The “A” line should be hori- zontal and the “UP F[...]

  • Page 9

    3. Installation Instructions MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: This unit is sealed. The cover is not removable! 1. Remove the mounting plate from the back of the alarm by holding the mounting plate and twisting the alarm in the direction indicated by the “OFF” arrow on the alarm cover . 2. T o insure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallw[...]

  • Page 10

    4. Operation and T esting OPERA TION: The smoke alarm is operating once a fresh battery is installed and testing is complete. When products of combustion ar e sensed, the unit sounds a loud 85db pulsating alarm until the air is cleared. HUSH CONTROL: The “HUSH” feature has the capability of temporarily desensitizing the alarm circuit for appr o[...]

  • Page 11

    Smoke alarms are designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigar ette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles fr om cooking may set off the alarm if the alarm is located close to the cooking area. Large quanti- ties of combustible particles are generated fr om spills or when bro[...]

  • Page 12

    USE ONL Y THE FOLLOWING 9 VOL T BATTERIES FOR i9040RV AND i9060RV SMOKE ALARM BA TTERY REPLACEMENT : Alkaline type: ENERGIZER 522; DURACELL MN1604, MX1604; P ANASONIC 6AM6, 6AM-6, 6AM-6PI, 6AM6X, AND 6LR61(GA) NOTE: WEEKL Y TESTING IS REQUIRED. W ARNING! USE ONL Y THE BA TTERIES SPECIFIED. USE OF DIFFER- ENT BA TTERIES MA Y HA VE A DETRIMENT AL EFF[...]

  • Page 13

    7. Limitations of Smoke Alarms W ARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND THOROUGHL Y • NFP A 72 states: Fire-warning equipment for residential occupancies are capable of pr otecting about half of the occupants in potentially fatal fires. Victims are often intimate with the fir e, too old or too young, or physically or mentally impaired such that they [...]

  • Page 14

    7. Limitations of Smoke Alarms • If the alarm is located outside the sleeping room or on a dif ferent floor , it may not wake up a sound sleeper . • The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’ s ability to hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke alarm should be installed in each sleeping area on every level of a home. • A[...]

  • Page 15

    Ionization type smoke alarms use a very small amount of a radioactive ele- ment in the sensing chamber to enable detection of visible and invisible combustion products. The radioactive element is safely contained in the chamber and requir es no adjustments or maintenance. This smoke alarm meets or exceeds all government standards. It is manufacture[...]

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    11. CAUTION (AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA ST A TE FIRE MARSHAL) Ionization type smoke alarms use a ver y small amount of a radioac- tive element in the sensing chamber to enable detection of visible and invisible combustion products. The radioactive element is safely contained in the chamber and requir es no adjustments or mainte- nance. This smok[...]

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    12. Service and W arranty LIMITED W ARRANTY Kidde warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm will be free from defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of three (3) years for i9030, i9040 and i9040RV smoke alarms and ten (10) years for the i9050, i9060, i9060RV , and i9080 smoke a[...]

  • Page 18

    QUESTIONS OR FOR MORE INFORMA TION Call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788 or contact us at our website at www .kidde.com Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302 0930-7203-00(820-1493B)_EN:_ 2011.1.5 2:08 PM Page 18[...]