Kidde 0945CA User manual

9VBattery-Operated
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Manual
Manual P/N 820-0937 Rev.C
SINGLE STATION
SMOKE ALARM
For alarm models: 0945CA and 0946CA
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 maximum protection, Kidde
recommends that both Ionization and Photoelectric
alarms be installed.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–12
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–15
Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–19
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Contents
Introduction
Models 0945CA and 0946CA
Thank you for purchasing this smokealarm. It is an
important part of your family’s home safety plan. You can
trust this product to provide the highest quality safety
protection. Weknow 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 theyshould 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.
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Made in China. Patents Pending
P.O. Box 40, Apsley,ON K0L 1A0
Consumer Hotline:
1-800-880-6788
www.kiddecanada.com

WARNING! Removal of the smoke alarm battery will render the
smoke alarm inoperative.
IMPORTANT! Read all instructions before installation and keep
this manual near the alarm for future reference.
Models 0945CA and 0946CA are designed to detect
products of combustion using the ionization technique.
They contain 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a
radioactive material. 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 the Warranty section for service.
Installation
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Recommended Locations
• Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the
bedrooms. Try to monitor 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 monitor 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 an
alarmlocated outside 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 centre 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.
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Installation

• Install smoke alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral
ceilings at or within 0.9 m (3') of the highest point
(measured horizontally). NFPA Standard 72 states: “Smoke
alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 0.3 m in
2.4 m (1 foot in 8 feet) horizontally shall be located on the
high side of the room.” NFPA Standard 72 states: “A row of
detectors shall be spaced and located within 0.9 m (3') of
the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally” (Image 2B).
Installation
DINING
ROOM
LIVING
ROOM
Smoke Alarms for Minimum Protection
Ionization Type Smoke Alarm with
Hush® Control or Photoelectric Type
Smoke Alarms for Additional Protection
KITCHEN BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM KITCHEN
BEDROOMBEDROOM HALL
BASEMENT
IMAGE 1A
IMAGE 1C
IMAGE 1B
SINGLE FLOOR PLAN MULTIPLE FLOOR PLAN
BEDROOM
FAMILY ROOM
WORKSHOPBASEMENT
KITCHEN
HALL
GARAGE
MASTER
BEDROOM
FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS
SMOKE
ALARMS
CARBON
MONOXIDE
ALARMS
TALKING
SMOKE/CO
ALARM
TOTAL HOME PROTECTION
4

WARNING: Test your smoke alarm operation after R.V. or
mobile home vehicle has been in storage, before each trip
and at least once a week during use.
Locations to Avoid
• Do not install within 0.9 m (3') of the following: The
door to a kitchen, or a bathroom that contains 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.
• Do not place the alarm where drapes or other objects
will block the sensor. Smoke must be able to reach the
sensor to accurately detect conditions.
• Do not install in peaks of vaulted ceilings, “A” frame
ceilings or gabled roofs. (Less than 10 cm (4") from the
peak of an “A” frame type ceiling.)
• Install at least 30.5 cm (12") away from fluorescent
lights as electronic noise maycause nuisance alarms.
• Keep out of insect infested areas. Avoid excessively
dusty,dirty or greasy areas. Dust particles maycause
nuisance alarms or failure to alarm.
• Extreme temperatures may effect the sensitivity of the
alarm. Do not install in areas where the temperature is
colder than 4.4°C (40°F) or hotter than 37.8°C (100°F),
such as garages and unfinished attics.
• Do not install in areas where the relativehumidity (RH)
is greater than 85%. Very humid areas, with moisture
or steam, can cause nuisance alarms.
• Avoid placing smoke alarms in kitchen areas. Normal
cooking maycause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen alarm
is desired, it should have an alarm silencer feature or
be a photoelectric type.
• Do not place in the garage. Particles of combustion are
present when you startyour automobile.
• Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector guards
unless the combination (alarmand guard) has been
evaluated and found suitable for that purpose.
Installation
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Installation
IMAGE 2A
IMAGE 2B
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FROM PEAK
CEILING
10 cm (4”)
MINIMUM
10 cm (4”)
MINIMUM
30.5 cm (12”)
MAXIMUM
SIDE WALL
BEST
PLACEMENT
ACCEPTABLE
PLACEMENT
NEVER HERE
STAGNANT
AIR
10 cm (4”)
0.9 m (3’) 0.9 m (3’)
NOT IN
THIS AREA
ANYWHERE IN THIS
AREA
6
10 cm (4”)
NOT IN
THIS AREA
ANYWHERE IN THIS
AREA
0.9 m (3’)

Mounting
CAUTION: This unit is sealed. The cover is not removable!
• Remove the mounting plate from the back of the alarm by
holding the plate and twisting the alarm in the direction
indicated by the “OFF” arrow on the alarm cover.
• After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as
described previously, hold the mounting plate against
the selected installation location (wall or ceiling) and
mark the centre of the holes with a pencil. To ensure
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 mounted, or
horizontal when wall mounted (Image 3A and 3B). Drill
ahole through the pencil marks and use the enclosed
screws and anchors to secure the mounting plate. Use
a3/16" drill bit for the screw anchor holes.
• Press the batteryreminder tab down into the battery
compartment while inserting the battery (Image 3E).
CAUTION: If the battery reminder tab is not held down in the
battery compartment by the battery, the unit will not attach to the
mounting plate.
• Alignment marks are provided on the edge of the
mounting plate and the alarm. After installing the
mounting plate,place the alarmonto the mounting plate,
making sure the alignment marks are lined up. Twist the
alarm in the direction indicated by the “ON” arrow on
the alarm cover (Image 3D) until it locks in place.
Installation
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Installation
IMAGE 3A
IMAGE 3C IMAGE 3D
“A” LINE
ALIGNMENT MARKS
WALL MOUNTING
POSITION
ROTATE TO MOUNT OR
TO REMOVE
IMAGE 3B
8
IMAGE 3E
BATTERY
REMINDER TAB

Installation
9
Alarm Tamper-Resist Feature
• To make the smoke alarm tamper-resistant, a tamper
resist means has been provided. To activate this
feature you must break out the tamper-resist blocks on
the mounting plate (Image 4A). Use a small
screwdriver.
• Using this feature will help deter children and others from
removing the alarm from the mounting plate. With the
blocks removed, the tamper-resist feature will be
activated when the alarm is installed on the mounting
plate.
• The tamper-resist tab will have to be released in order
to change the battery. Using a tool (small screwdriver)
push the tab away from the mounting plate (Image 4B)
and rotate the alarm in the “OFF” direction.
• After installation, test the alarm by depressing and
holding down the Test button for several seconds. This
should sound the alarm.
BREAK
OUT
IMAGE 4A IMAGE 4B