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For your convenience, write down the following information. If you call our Consumer Hotline, these are the first questions you will be asked.9 Volt

• Determine a place outside your home where you all can meet if afire occurs.• Familiarize everyone with the sound of the smoke alarm and trainthem to

There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective toprotect against fire as stated in the NFPA Standard 72. For instance:a) smoking in bed

This equipment should be installed in accordance with theNational Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72 (NFPA,Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269)

FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTYKIDDE Safety warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosedsmoke alarm (but not the battery) will be free from defects

This alarm detects products of combustion using the ionizationtechnique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioac-tive material (see Sec

• Locate an alarm in every room where electrical appliances areoperated (i.e. portable heaters or humidifiers).• Locate an alarm in every room where s

• Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or largeroom if the hallway or room is more than 30 ft (9.1 m) long.• Install Smoke Alarms on slo

• In very humid areas. Moisture or steam can cause nuisancealarms.• In insect-infested areas.• Smoke alarms should not be installed within 3 ft (.9m)

1. Remove the mounting plate from the back of the alarm byholding the mounting plate and twisting the alarm in the direc-tion indicated by the “OFF” a

and will flash every 30 - 40 seconds to indicate that the smokealarm is receiving power.TESTING: Test by pushing the test button on the cover and hold

USE ONLY THE FOLLOWING 9 VOLT BATTERIES FOR SMOKEALARM BATTERY REPLACEMENT.Carbon-zinc type EVEREADY 216 OR 1222; GOLD PEAK 1604P OR 1604SAlkaline typ

• Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of pos-sible fires at a reasonable cost; however, alarms have sensinglimitations. Ionizatio