Installation Guide

9. Wiring / Installation / Activation

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).

Retain the dust cover and re-install it to protect the alarm during

future construction projects. Construction dust and chemicals can

cause contamination and false alarms.

WARNING: DUST COVER MUST BE REMOVED FOR ALARM TO OPERATE.

NOTE: To avoid false low battery chirping pull out the battery pull tab first to activate the backup batteries

(see Figure 9-A). Battery activation is confirmed with a beep. If the beep does not occur when the battery

pull tab is removed, remove the batteries and reinstall them. Confirm the battery activation beep.

Wiring Requirements

• This alarm should be installed on a UL Listed or recognized junction box. All connections should be

made by a qualified electrician and all wiring used shall be in accordance with articles 210 and 300.3(B)

of the U.S. National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA 70, NFPA 72 and/or any other codes having jurisdiction

in your area. The multiple station interconnect wiring to the alarms must be run in the same raceway or

cable as the AC power wiring. In addition, the resistance of the interconnect wiring shall be a maximum

of 10 ohms.

• The maximum wire run distance between the first and last unit in an interconnected system is 1000 feet.

• The appropriate power source is 120 Volt AC Single Phase supplied from a non-switchable circuit.

• Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector guards unless the combination (alarm and detector

guard) has been evaluated and found suitable for that purpose.

• Kidde alarms are not designed, agency tested or certified for recessed mounting and should not be

installed in this manner. Recessed mounting impedes smoke entry into the smoke chamber, which may

prevent the alarm from sounding in a timely manner. This could endanger the lives of occupants in the

residence. Kidde alarms are designed, tested and certified for wall (if applicable) and ceiling surface

mount only.

WARNING: THE ALARM CANNOT BE OPERATED FROM POWER DERIVED FROM A SQUARE

WAVE, MODIFIED SQUARE WAVE OR MODIFIED SINE WAVE, INVERTER. THESE TYPES OF

INVERTERS ARE SOMETIMES USED TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE STRUCTURE IN OFF GRID

INSTALLATIONS, SUCH AS SOLAR OR WIND DERIVED POWER SOURCES. THESE POWER

SOURCES PRODUCE HIGH PEAK VOLTAGES THAT WILL DAMAGE THE ALARM.

Figure 9 -A

PULL OUT TAB TO ACTIVATE BATTERIES.

SAQUE LA LENGÜETA PARA

ACTIVAR LAS BATERÍAS.