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).
• Locate an alarm in every bedroom.
• Locate an alarm in every room where electrical
appliances are operated (i.e. portable heaters or
humidifiers).
• Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps
with the door closed. The closed door may prevent
the alarm 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.
• When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a
minimum of 10 cm (4") from the side wall (Image 2A).
• When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an inside
wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of
10 cm (4") and a maximum of 30.5 cm (12") below the
ceiling (Image 2A).
• Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway
or large room if the hallway or room is more than
9.1 m (30') long.
• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully
to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling.
For more details, see
Mobile Homes
.
WARNING: Battery door will not close unless battery is present.
Removal of battery will render the smoke alarm inoperative.
NOTE: Any statements referring to a battery, applies to both
batteries used with model 0918CA.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14
Fire Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20
C o n t e n t s
I n t ro d u c t i o n
I n s t a l l a t i o n
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Models
0915CA, 0916CA, PE9CA
and
0918CA
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.
Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this alarm
manual, and save it for future reference. Teach children
how to respond to the alarms, and that they should never
play with the unit.
If you have any questions about the operation or
installation of your alarm, please call our toll free
Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.
Image 1C will help you determine the correct location of
safety products that will help make your home a safer place.
IMPORTANT: Read all instructions before installation and keep
this manual near the alarm for future reference.
Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the
instructions in Warranty section for service.
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