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Manual P/N 820-1020 Rev. C 06/09

ATTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this
user’s guide, which should be saved for future reference and
passed on to any subsequent owner.

Smoke Alarm

User’s Guide

Pi2010CA

Dual Sensor

Pi2010CA

120 V AC Direct Wire

SINGLE AND/OR MULTIPLE

STATION SMOKE ALARM

Summary of Contents for PI2010CA

Page 1: ...e a few minutes to thoroughly read this user s guide which should be saved for future reference and passed on to any subsequent owner Smoke Alarm User s Guide Pi2010CA Dual Sensor Pi2010CA 120 V AC Di...

Page 2: ...t 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...

Page 3: ...product is designed to detect products of combustion using both an ionization sensor and a photoelectric sensor The ionization sensor contains 0 9 microcurie of Americium 241 a radioactive material D...

Page 4: ...ling mounting is preferred in ordinary residential construction For mobile home installation select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling For more details see Mobi...

Page 5: ...es install the smoke alarm 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 4 Installation DINING ROOM LIVING ROOM Smoke Alarms for Minimum...

Page 6: ...cent lights as electronic noise may cause nuisance alarms Keep out of insect infested areas Avoid excessively dusty dirty or greasy areas Dust particles may cause nuisance alarms or failure to alarm E...

Page 7: ...OM PEAK CEILING 10 cm 4 MINIMUM 10 cm 4 MINIMUM 30 5 cm 12 MAXIMUM SIDE WALL BEST PLACEMENT ACCEPTABLE PLACEMENT NEVER HERE S T A G N A N T A I R 10 cm 4 0 9 m 3 0 9 m 3 NOT IN THIS AREA ANYWHERE IN T...

Page 8: ...rotection install at least one alarm close to the sleeping rooms For additional protection see Image 1A and 1B WARNING Test your smoke alarm operation after R V or mobile home vehicle has been in stor...

Page 9: ...ote signaling devices and or relay modules CAUTION Kidde alarm and accessories CAN ONLY BE interconnected with other Kidde alarms and accessories as well as specified brands and models of interconnect...

Page 10: ...Alarm Additional Alarm Kidde Relay Module SM120X Additional Alarm Optional Accessory WIRES ON ALARM HARNESS Black Connected to hot side of AC line White Connected to neutral side of AC line Red Conne...

Page 11: ...irection indicated by the OFF arrow on the alarm cover After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as described previously and wiring the AC Quick Connect wire harness as described in Wiring Instr...

Page 12: ...place Then push the excess wire back into the electrical box through the hole in the center of the mounting plate Install the alarm on the mounting plate and rotate the alarm in the direction of the...

Page 13: ...battery the battery door will not close and the unit will not attach to the mounting plate Testing After installation test your alarm by depressing and holding down the test button for 5 seconds or un...

Page 14: ...e from cooking activates the alarm If the alarm does sound check for fires first If a fire is discovered get out and call the fire department If no fire is present check to see if one of the reasons l...

Page 15: ...ate the tamper resist feature by breaking off the four posts in the square holes in the mounting plate see Image 7A Rotate the alarm onto the mounting plate until you hear the tamper resist tab snap i...

Page 16: ...tion and goes into alarm the red LED will flash rapidly once every second The rapid flashing LED and temporal alarm will continue until the air is cleared Hush Condition The red LED will flash every 1...

Page 17: ...n and battery are working In an interconnected installation all interconnected alarms should sound when the test button on any one of the interconnected alarms is pressed If no alarm sounds the unit h...

Page 18: ...you can open the battery door and install or replace the battery Battery installation instructions are provided on the inside of the battery door This smoke alarm uses a 9 V alkaline battery a lithiu...

Page 19: ...o clean your alarm remove it from the mounting plate as outlined in previous sections You can clean the alarm by using compressed air or a vacuum cleaner hose with a soft brush attachment Blow or vacu...

Page 20: ...For maximum protection Kidde recommends that both ionization and photoelectric alarms be installed A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type in good condition and installed pr...

Page 21: ...tant they know what to do Install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of the home and in the kitchen basement and garage Know how to use a fire extinguisher prior to an emergency Current st...

Page 22: ...he victim is intimate with a flaming initiated fire for example when a person s clothes catch fire while cooking e fires where the smoke is prevented from reaching the detector due to a closed door or...

Page 23: ...ancy small facility Smoke Detection Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable Required number of smoke alarms as shown in Image 1A and Image 1B The required number of smoke alarms might not provide reliable ear...

Page 24: ...ed or altered after the date of purchase or if it fails to operate due to improper maintenance or inadequate AC or DC electrical power The liability of Kidde or any of its parent or subsidiary corpora...

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