Kidde PI2000CA User manual

120 V AC and 9 V Battery Backup

Dual Sensor

Smoke Alarm

Photoelectric / Ionization with Hush®Control Feature

Alarm Manual

Model PI2000CA

Manual P/N 820-1020 Rev. B

SINGLE AND / OR

MULTIPLE STATION

SMOKE ALARM

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–16

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–18

Fire Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19–22

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Contents

Introduction

Model PI2000CA

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.

Made in China. Patents Pending

130 Esna Park Drive, Markham, ON L3R 1E3

Consumer Hotline: 1-800-880-6788

www.kidde.ca

This unit is suitable as a single station and/or multiple

station alarm (interconnects with up to 24 devices), and

has a five-year limited warranty.

IMPORTANT:This unit is only approved to interconnect

with the Kidde line of products. It is not approved to

interconnect with any other manufacturer’s products.

This alarm is interconnect compatible with the following

alarms and accessories:

Smoke alarms: 1235CA, 1275CA, 1276CA, 1285CA,

i12020CA, i12040CA, i12060CA,

PE120CA, PI2000CA

Smoke/CO alarms: KN-COSM-IBCA, KN-COSM-ICA

CO alarms: KN-COB-ICB-CA, KN-COB-IC-CA

Relay modules: 120X, SM120X, CO120X

Heat alarm: HD135FCA

Strobe Light: SL177I

Refer to respective manuals for specific application

information.

This 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. 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 Warranty for service.

ELECTRICAL RATING: 120 V AC, 60 HZ, 80 mA maximum

per alarm (maximum 80 mA for originating unit with 24

devices interconnected).

WARNING! Battery door will not close unless battery is present.

Removal of the smoke alarm battery and disconnecting or loss of

A.C power will render the smoke alarm inoperative.

IMPORTANT! Read all instructions before installation and keep

this manual near the alarm for future reference.

Installation

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

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 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.

• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully

to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling.

For more details, see Mobile Homes.

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' in 8') 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

and Image 2C).

Installation

DINING

ROOM

LIVING

ROOM

Smoke Alarms for Minimum Protection

Ionization Type Smoke Alarm with

Hush

or Photoelectric Type

Smoke Alarms for Additional Protection

KITCHEN 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

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 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.

• 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 or unfinished attics.

• Do not install in areas where the relative humidity (RH)

is greater than 85%. Very humid areas, with moisture or

steam, can cause nuisance alarms.

• Avoid placing ionization smoke alarms in kitchen areas.

Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a

kitchen alarm is desired, it should have Hush®control

feature or be a photoelectric type.

• Do not place in the garage. Particles of combustion are

present when you start your automobile.

• Smoke alarms are not to be used with detector guards

unless the combination (alarm and guard) has been

evaluated and found suitable for that purpose.

Installation

IMAGE 2A

IMAGE 2C

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

10 cm (4”)

NOT IN

THIS AREA

ANYWHERE IN THIS

AREA

0.9 m (3’)

Mobile Homes

Modern mobile homes have been designed to be energy efficient.

Install smoke alarms as recommended in Recommended Locations and

Image 2A.

In older mobile homes that are not well-insulated compared to

present standards, extreme heat or cold can be transferred from the

outside to the inside through poorly insulated walls and roof. This

may create a thermal barrier that can prevent the smoke from

reaching an alarm mounted on the ceiling. In such units, install the

smoke alarm on 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).

If you are not sure about the insulation in your mobile home, or if

you notice that the outer walls and ceiling are either hot or cold,

install the alarm on an inside wall. For minimum protection, install at

least one alarm close to the bedrooms. For additional protection, see

Image 1A.

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.

Wiring Requirements

• This smoke alarm should be installed on a CSA listed or recognized

junction box. All connections should be made by a qualified

electrician and all wiring used shall be in accordance with articles

210 and 300.3(B) of the U.S. National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA

70, NFPA 72 and/or any other codes having jurisdiction in your

area. The multiple station interconnect wiring must be run in the

same raceway or cable as the AC power wiring to the alarms. In

addition, the resistance of the interconnect wiring shall be a

maximum of 10 ohms.

• The appropriate power source is 120 Volt AC Single Phase supplied

from a non-switchable circuit which is not protected by a ground

fault interrupter.

• WARNING: The alarm should not be operated on power derived

from a square wave, modified square wave or modified sine wave

inverter. These power sources produce high peak voltages that will

damage the alarm. These types of inverters are sometimes used to

supply power to the structure in off grid installations, such as solar

or wind derived power sources.

Installation

Wiring Instructions

CAUTION! Turn off the main power to the circuit before wiring

the alarm.

• For alarms that are used as single station, DO NOT CONNECT

THE RED WIRE TO ANYTHING. Leave the red wire insulating

cap in place to make certain that the red wire cannot contact

any metal parts or the electrical box.

• When alarms are interconnected, all interconnected units must

be powered from a single circuit.

• A maximum of 24 Kidde devices may be interconnected in a

multiple station arrangement. The interconnect system should

not exceed the NFPA interconnect limit of 12 smoke alarms

and/or 18 alarms total (smoke, heat, carbon monoxide, etc.)

With 18 alarms interconnected, it is still possible to interconnect

up to a total of 6 remote 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 compatible alarms.

Connection of Kidde products to a non-specified manufacturer’s

interconnect system, or connection with non-specified equipment

from another manufacturer into an existing Kidde system could

result in nuisance alarming, failure to alarm, or damage to one

or all of the devices in the interconnect system. Refer to the

User’s Guide supplied with each Kidde product for interconnect

compatible models, brands, and devices.

• When mixing models which have battery backup with models

without battery backup, be advised that the models without

battery backup will not respond during an AC power failure.

• The maximum wire run distance between the first and last

unit in an interconnected system is 305 m (1000').

• Image 3 illustrates interconnection wiring. Improper connection

will result in damage to the alarm, failure to operate, or a

shock hazard.

• Make certain alarms are wired to a continuous (non-switched)

power line. NOTE: Use standard CSA listed household wire

(as required by local codes) available at all electrical supply

stores and most hardware stores.

Installation

FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER

REDBLACK

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WHITE

BLACK

WHITE

RED

CONNECTOR CONNECTOR

First

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 Connected to interconnect lines (red wires)

of other units in the multiple station setup

IMAGE 3 INTERCONNECT WIRING

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