Kidde I9070 Smoke Alarm User Manual


 
Welcome
9 Volt Front-loading Battery Operated Smoke Alarm with
HUSH
®
Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms.
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 pro-
vide the highest quality safety protection. We know you expect
nothing less when the lives of your family are at stake.
Important Warning Statements
IMPORTANT! READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION
AND KEEP THIS MANUAL NEAR THE ALARM FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.
WARNING: BATTERY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS BATTERY IS
PRESENT. REMOVAL OF BATTERY WILL RENDER THE SMOKE
ALARM INOPERATIVE.
WARNING: TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARM OPERATION AFTER RV OR
MOBILE HOME VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE, BEFORE EACH
TRIP AND AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK DURING USE.
CAUTION: DUE TO THE LOUDNESS OF THE ALARM (85 DECIBELS),
ALWAYS STAND AN ARMS-LENGTH AWAY FROM THE UNIT WHEN
TESTING.
CAUTION: BEFORE USING THE ALARM HUSH FEATURE, IDENTIFY
THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND BE CERTAIN A SAFE CONDITION
EXISTS. NOTE: DENSE SMOKE WILL OVERRIDE THE HUSH
CONTROL FEATURE AND SOUND A CONTINUOUS ALARM.
SMOKE ALARMS ARE DEVICES THAT CAN PROVIDE EARLY WARN-
ING OF POSSIBLE FIRES AT A REASONABLE COST; HOWEVER,
ALARMS HAVE SENSING LIMITATIONS. IONIZATION SENSING
ALARMS MAY DETECT INVISIBLE FIRE PARTICLES (ASSOCIATED
WITH FAST FLAMING FIRES) SOONER THAN PHOTOELECTRIC
ALARMS. PHOTOELECTRIC SENSING ALARMS MAY DETECT VISIBLE
FIRE PARTICLES (ASSOCIATED WITH SLOW SMOLDERING FIRES)
SOONER THAN IONIZATION ALARMS. HOME FIRES DEVELOP IN
DIFFERENT WAYS AND ARE OFTEN UNPREDICTABLE. FOR MAXI-
MUM PROTECTION, KIDDE RECOMMENDS THAT BOTH
IONIZATION AND PHOTOELECTRIC ALARMS BE INSTALLED.