820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM 120 V AC and 9 V Battery Backup Smoke Alarm with Test Button and Hush® Control Feature Alarm Manual Model 1276CA SINGLE AND/OR MULTIPLE STATION SMOKE ALARM Page 1
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Contents Installation Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 This unit is suitable as a Single Station and/or Multiple Station alarm (interconnects with up to 24 devices), and has a five-year limited warranty. IMPORTANT: This unit is only approved to interconnect with the Kidde line of products. It is not approved to interconnect with any other manufacturer’s products.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Installation Page 2 Installation Recommended Locations • Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the bedrooms. Try to protect 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 (Image 1A). • Locate additional alarms to protect any stairway as stairways act like chimneys for smoke and heat. • Locate at least one alarm on every floor level (Image 1B).
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Installation Page 4 Installation Locations to Avoid • Do not install within 0.9 m (3') of the following: The door to a kitchen, or a bathroom that contains a tub or shower, forced air ducts used for heating or cooling, ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air-flow areas. • Do not place the alarm where drapes or other objects will block the sensor. Smoke must be able to reach the sensor to accurately detect conditions.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Installation Installation Mobile Homes CAUTION! Turn off the main power to the circuit before wiring the alarm. Mobile homes built in the past five to seven years have been designed to be energy efficient. Install smoke alarms as recommended in Recommended Locations and Image 2A.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 Installation IMAGE 3 INTERCONNECT WIRING 9:44 AM Page 8 Installation Mounting CAUTION: This unit is sealed. The cover is not removable! CAUTION: When wall mounting, the unit must be mounted so that battery door faces down! (Image 4C) • After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as described previously, and wiring the AC Quick-Connect wire harness as described in Wiring, attach the mounting plate to the electrical box (Image 4B).
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Page 10 Installation Operation • Pull the AC Quick-Connect wire harness through the center hole in the mounting bracket and secure the bracket, making sure that the mounting screws are positioned in the small ends of the keyholes before tightening (Image 4B). Testing • Plug the AC Quick-Connect wire harness into the back of the alarm (Image 5), making sure that the locks on the connector snap into place.
20-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Page 12 Operation Operation Alarm Tamper Resist Feature Battery Tamper Resist Feature To make the smoke alarm somewhat tamper resistant, a tamper resist feature has been provided. Activate the alarm tamper resist feature by breaking off the four posts in the square holes in the mounting plate (Image 6A). Rotate the alarm onto the mounting plate until you hear the tamper resist tab snap into place, locking the alarm.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Operation Operation Hush® Control Feature LED Indicators Smoke alarms are designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigarette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles from cooking may set off the alarm if the alarm is located close to the cooking area. Large quantities of combustible particles are generated from spills or when broiling.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:44 AM Page 16 Maintenance Maintenance Testing Battery Removal CAUTION: Due to the loudness (85 decibels) of the alarm, always stand an arms length away from the unit when testing. NOTE: If battery tamper resist feature has been activated it will need to be deactivated in order to change the battery. Refer to the Battery Tamper Resist Feature section for instructions. Test by pushing the Test button on the cover and hold it down for a minimum of 2 seconds.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:45 AM Maintenance Maintenance This smoke alarm uses a 9 V carbon zinc battery (alkaline and lithium batteries may also be used). A fresh battery should last for one year under normal operating conditions.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:45 AM Fire Safety Fire Safety WARNING: Please read carefully and thoroughly. • If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a different floor, it may not wake up a sound sleeper. • NFPA Standard 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on early notification to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those occupants.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:45 AM Page 22 Fire Safety Fire Safety Alarm Exit Procedure Additional Recommendations • Alert small children in the home. • Leave immediately by your escape plan. Every second counts, so don’t waste time getting dressed or picking up valuables. • In leaving, don’t open any inside door without first feeling its surface. If hot, or if you see smoke seeping through cracks, don’t open that door! Instead, use your alternate exit.
820-0612_RevA_1276_MAN_ENG 11/17/03 9:45 AM Warranty If after reviewing this manual you feel that your smoke alarm is defective in any way, do not tamper with the unit. In many cases, the quickest way to exchange your alarm is to return it to the original place of purchase. Alternatively, you may return it for servicing to Kidde. If you have questions, call Kidde Customer Service at 1-800-880-6788.
