User Guide Photoelectric Smoke Alarm Model 10SDR Helps Reduce Cooking Nuisance Alarms 1 P/N: G-000005-00 RevA SMOKE ALARM ● 2 AA BATTERIES ● Self-Testing (see section 9) ● Easy Installation (mounting bracket included) 1
Thank You for Purchasing this Kidde Smoke Alarm This model is powered by two AA batteries. It also contains HUSHTM to temporarily silence nuisance alarms, and “self-testing” features (see section 9). Teach children how to respond to the alarm and that they should never play with the unit. Your Kidde Smoke Alarm was designed for use in a residential environment. It is not designed for use in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat.
Contents 1. Smoke Alarm: What to Do When the Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Other Alarm Visual and Audible Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Troubleshooting Guide . . 6 4. Introduction, Product Features and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. Limitations of Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6.
1. Smoke Alarm: What to Do When the Alarm Sounds The smoke alarm pattern is three long beeps, a 1.5 second pause, and three long beeps repeating. The red LED blinks in time with the alarm pattern. •• Alert small children in the home as well as anyone else that might have difficulty recognizing the importance of the alarm sounding or that might have difficulty leaving the area without help. •• Plan two ways out! Leave immediately by your escape plan.
2. Other Alarm Visual and Audible Indicators Operational Mode Visual Indications Normal (standby) Red LED blinks approx every 60 sec. Test (button press when no alarm condition is present) (Note: Test is very loud, stand a few feet away.) Red LED blinks in time with alarm pattern. Smoke Alarm Memory (unit has experienced a smoke alarm event) Red LED blinks every 15 sec. Smoke Alarm HushTM Mode Red LED blinks every 2 sec. Audible Indications Action/Note • Single beep.
3. Troubleshooting Guide 6 Trouble Condition Visual Indications Low Battery Red LED blinks every 60 sec Chirp every 60 sec * Push button once to silence for 24 hrs. (Push button again to clear HushTM and perform a test.) * Replace batteries as soon as possible. Note: 7 days after Low Battery begins, the chirps cannot be silenced. Smoke Sensor Fault Red LED blinks every 60 sec 3 chirps every 60 sec. * See Cleaning Your Alarm section. * Push button once to attempt to reset the unit.
4. Introduction, Product Features and Specifications Introduction This alarm detects products of combustion using a photoelectric sensor. Ten (10) years after the unit was installed, powered up, and tested, this unit will automatically alert you that it is time to replace the unit. This is called “End of Unit Life” mode. See Troubleshooting Guide. To help identify the date to replace the unit, a label has been affixed to the side of the alarm.
5. Limitations of Smoke Alarms Warning: please read carefully and thoroughly •• 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. •• There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as stated in the NFPA Standard 72.
•• This device requires a continuous supply of electrical power from a healthy battery or AC connection, depending on the model. It will not work without power. •• Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the battery and the alarm circuits are in good operating condition. •• Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, within walls, on roofs, on the other side of a closed door or other obstructions.
CEILING ANYWHERE THIS BOLD S 12” (30.5 cm) ACCEPTABLE TOP OF ALARM ACCEPTABLE HERE 12’’ (30.5 cm) MAXIMUM Note: measurements shown are to the closest edge of the alarm. Loc al SIDE WALL ANYWHERE ALONG THIS BOLD SURFACE 12” (30.5 cm) SINGLE FLOOR PLAN BEDROOM KITCHEN 12’’ (30.5 cm) MAXIMUM SIDE WALL BEDROOM BEDROOM Locations permitted for smoke alarms and smoke detectors on tray-shaped ceilings.
BASEMENT arms for Required Detection ANYWHERE ALONG arms for Additional Detection THIS BOLD SURFACE n 6 feet of appliances 12” FLOOR PLAN SINGLE n (30.5 cm) BEDROOM KITCHEN KITCHEN MULTIPLE FLOOR PLAN BASEMENT BEDROOM BEDROOM 12’’ (30.5 cm) MAXIMUM 4” Locations permitted for(102 smoke mm) alarms and smoke detectors on tray-shaped ceilings. BEDROOM LIVING ROOM SIDE WALL LIVING ROOM 4” (102 mm)LIVING 3’ ROOM (0.9 m) BASEMENT MULTIPLE FLOOR PLAN IN THIS AREA ANYWHERE 3’ IN THIS KITCHEN (0.
NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft in 8 ft (0.3m 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.” •• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION section.
7. Locations to Avoid (See Figures 6-A, 6-B, & 6-C for recommended locations.) •• In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you start your automobile. •• Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen alarm is desired, it should have an alarm silence feature and should not be installed within 6 ft of cooking appliances. •• Do not install within 6 ft of heating appliances. •• Less than 4” (10cm) from the peak of an “A” frame type ceiling.
8. Installation and Activation After selecting the proper location for your alarm, attach the mounting bracket to the wall or ceiling. To ensure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway, or wall, the “A” line on the mounting bracket should be parallel with the hallway when ceiling mounted, or horizontal when wall mounted. (Figures 8-B and 8-C) NOTE: If needed, you can knock out the thin plastic centers of one or both of the knockout areas to give alternate hole locations for wall anchors.
NOTE: A dust cover has been installed on the alarm. Keep the dust cover on until all construction has been completed for at least 24 hours (drywall, painting, varnishing, mounting plate install, etc). Construction dust and chemicals can cause contamination and false alarms. Pull tab to remove dust cover. Figure 8-E WARNING: DUST COVER MUST BE REMOVED FOR ALARM TO OPERATE. Kidde alarms are not designed, agency tested or certified for recessed mounting and should not be installed in this manner.
Self-Testing This model is equipped with internal, self-testing components that are always checking to ensure the device is operating as expected. (Weekly manual testing is still required. See below.) Manual Testing NOTE: When pushing the Test button, use only your finger or thumb. Using any other instrument(s) (such as a broom handle) is strictly prohibited, as it may damage the alarm. Test your alarm weekly by pressing and releasing the button quickly.
Hush TM : If you know why the alarm is sounding, and you can verify that it is not a life threatening situation, you can push the button to silence the alarm for 8-10 minutes. If the smoke is not too dense, that unit will silence. After the HushTM period, the smoke alarm will automatically reset and sound the alarm if particles of combustion are still present. You can use HushTM repeatedly until the air has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm.
Replace batteries with one of the following approved brands: Energizer E91, Gold Peak 15A or Golden Power GLR6A. These batteries can be purchased at your local retailer. WARNING: Use only the batteries specified. Use of different batteries may have a detrimental effect on the alarm. Do not mix old and new batteries. Do not mix alkaline, standard, or rechargeable batteries. NOTE: Do not use lithium batteries in this unit.
13. Good Safety Habits Develop and Practice a Plan of Escape Prepare and practice a home escape plan twice a year, including drills at night. Know two ways out of every room (door & window) and identify a meeting place outside the home where everyone will gather once they have exited the residence. When two people have reached the meeting place, one should leave to call 911 while the second person stays to account for additional family members.
Fire Prevention Never smoke in bed or leave cooking food unattended. Teach children never to play with matches or lighters! Train everyone in the home to recognize the smoke alarm pattern and to leave the home using their escape plan when it’s heard. Know how to do “Stop, Drop and Roll” if clothes catch on fire, and how to crawl low under smoke. Install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of the home and in the kitchen, basement and garage.
Smoke Detection – Are More Alarms Desirable? The required number of smoke alarms might not provide reliable early warning protection for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the required smoke alarms. For this reason, it is recommended that the resident consider the use of additional smoke alarms for those areas for increased protection.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
14. Service and Warranty Ten-year Limited Warranty Kidde warrants that the enclosed alarm (but not the batteries) will be free from defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of ten years from the date of purchase.
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