PI9000 UK For model: PI9000 UK Smoke Alarm User’s Guide 9 Volt Battery Operated Photoelectric/Ionization Smoke Alarm with “HUSH” Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms, and alarm memory. Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. You can trust this product to provide the highest quality safety protection. We know you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are at stake. For your convenience, write down the following information.
The Ion portion of this alarm detects products of combustion using the ionization technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioactive material (see section 9). Distributed under U.S. NRC License No. 32-23858-01E. Manufactured in compliance with U.S. NRC safety criteria in 10 CFR 32.27. The purchaser is exempt from any regulatory requirements. Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the instructions in section 12 for service.
• Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps with the door closed. The closed door may prevent an alarm not located in that room from waking the sleeper. • Smoke, heat, and combustion products rise to the ceiling and spread horizontally. Mounting the smoke alarm on the ceiling in the center of the room places it closest to all points in the room. Ceiling mounting is preferred in ordinary residential construction.
• Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or large room if the hallway or room is more than 30 ft (9.1 m) long. • Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at or within 3ft (0.9m)of the highest point (measured horizontally). NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft in 8 ft (.3m in 2.4m) horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row of alarms shall be spaced and located within 3 ft (0.
• In dusty areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarm or failure to alarm. • In very humid areas. Moisture or steam can cause nuisance alarms. • In insect-infested areas. • Smoke alarms should not be installed within 3 ft (.9m) of the following: the door to a kitchen, the door to a bathroom containing a tub or shower, forced air supply ducts used for heating or cooling, ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air flow areas. • Kitchens. Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms.
Battery Reminder Finger FIGURE 5 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.To insure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway or wall, the “A” line on the mounting plate should be parallel with the hallway when ceiling mounting or horizontal when wall mounting. 3.
TAMPER RESIST FEATURE: To make your smoke alarm tamper resistant, a tamper resist feature has been provided. Activate the tamper resist feature by breaking off the four posts in the square holes in the trim ring (see figure 6). When the posts are broken off, the tamper resist tab on the base is allowed to engage the mounting bracket. Rotate the alarm onto the trim ring until you hear the tamper resist tab snap into place, locking the alarm on the trim ring.
cover. If the smoke is not too dense, the alarm will silence immediately and the red LED will flash every 2 seconds for approximately 8 minutes. This indicates that the alarm is in a temporarily desensitized condition. The smoke alarm will automatically reset after approximately 8 minutes, and sound the alarm if smoke is still present. The “HUSH” feature can be used repeatedly until the air has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm.
use an open flame to test your alarm, you could damage the alarm or ignite combustible materials and start a structure fire. Alarm Memory: This smoke alarm is equipped with an alarm memory feature which produces a rapid chirping sound when the test button is pushed. This sound indicates that the alarm has been activated since it was last tested. Releasing the test button clears the memory.
To replace the battery, remove the alarm from the mounting plate by rotating the alarm in the direction of the “OFF” arrow on the cover (see section 3, figure 4). The Model PI9000 Smoke Alarm is powered by a 9V alkaline battery (lithium batteries may also be used). A fresh battery should last for one year under normal operating conditions.
• NFPA 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. Fire warning systems for dwelling units are capable of protecting about half of the occupants in potentially fatal fires.
8. GOOD SAFETY HABITS DEVELOP AND PRACTICE A PLAN OF ESCAPE • Make a floor plan indicating all doors and windows and at least two (2) escape routes from each room. Second story windows may need a rope or chain ladder. • Have a family meeting and discuss your escape plan, showing everyone what to do in case of fire. • Determine a place outside your home where you all can meet if a fire occurs. • Familiarize everyone with the sound of the smoke alarm and train them to leave your home when they hear it.
• Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there. • Call the fire department from your neighbor’s home - not from yours! • Don’t return to your home until the fire officials say that it is all right to do so. There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as stated in the NFPA Standard 72. For instance: a) smoking in bed b) leaving children home alone c) cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline 9.
recommended that the householder consider the use of additional smoke alarms for those areas for increased protection. The additional areas include the basement, bedrooms, dining room, furnace room, utility room, and hallways not protected by the required smoke alarms. The installation of the smoke alarms in the kitchen, attic (finished or unfinished), or garage is normally not recommended, as these locations occasionally experience conditions that can result in improper operation.
GUARANTEE We, Kidde Safety Europe Limited, guarantee the enclosed smoke alarm for a period of five years from the date on which you purchased it. CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE We will repair or replace the smoke alarm (or any part of it), free of charge, if any defect which is the result of faulty materials, workmanship or design arises within five years from the date on which you purchased the smoke alarm.
