Kidde 0919-9999/ RF-SM-DC Battery-Operated Wireless Interconnectable Smoke Alarm

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 7 x 9 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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ASIN: B000HYOHZI
Item model number: 0919-9999
Batteries: 1 9V batteries required. (included)

By : Kidde
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Item Description

Amazon.com Item Description
The Kidde 0919-9999 Battery-Operated Wireless Smoke Alarm permits for the easy installation of an interconnected smoke alarm method devoid of the high price and hassle of rewiring your property. The alarms are wirelessly linked so that when one alarm is triggered, all alarms will sound. This alarm can also be placed in a detached workshop or shed and linked into the home's interconnected system.
Specialists advise interconnected alarms, since when 1 sounds, they all sound, supplying an early warning against fire by drastically raising your capacity to hear an alarm anywhere in your residence, regardless of exactly where the fire begins. Newer properties are essential by code to have interconnected alarms. Wireless technology now enables any home to have an interconnected method.
This alarm uses ionization sensing technology. Ionization sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles (connected with flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms could possibly detect visible particles (associated with smoldering fires) sooner than ionization alarms. Kidde strongly recommends that each ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms be installed to support insure maximum detection of the a number of forms of fire that can happen inside the home.
Choose the Proper Wireless Alarms for Your HomeKidde gives two wireless item solutions: a Battery Powered Smoke Alarm, and an AC Powered Smoke Alarm. These goods allow you to customize your system based on your distinct requirements. Read below to see which Kidde wireless smoke alarms are ideal for your dwelling.

Why Wireless?

When one alarm sounds they all do
Capacity to interconnect with no wires
Install in minutes, anywhere in the household
Much less cost, and much less hassle than re-wiring

An interconnected system provides significantly more warnings in even more areas in case of smoke or fire in your residence.
The Kidde Wireless Program alarms have a hush button to silence nuisance alarms. .Finding Started with Wireless Interconnect in 3 Uncomplicated Actions
Step 1 - Figure out the kind of smoke alarms presently installed in your house.
1. Battery PoweredNo wires runs only on batteries.Most older homes have battery-powered smoke alarms. These alarms have no protruding wires and are battery powered.
2. HardwiredRuns on your home's electricity and might possibly have battery backup. Only one alarm sounds when test button is pressed.If your house was built in the last 20 years, you possibly have hardwired smoke alarms. If only the alarm that you test sounds, then you do not have an interconnected system.
three. InterconnectedRuns on your home's electricity and may have battery backup. All alarms sound when a single test button is pressed.Homes built in the last 15 years can have an interconnected smoke alarm system. If all alarms sound when you test, you have an interconnected technique.
Step 2 - Choose how quite a few alarms you will need in your household.
The NFPA recommends at least 1 smoke alarm on every single level of the home and in every sleeping location.
Step 3 - Based on your home's present alarm set-up, choose which Kidde Wireless alarms to obtain.
1. If your household has only battery powered alarms: Obtain sufficient Kidde Wireless Battery Powered Smoke Alarms (0919-9999) to replace all of your present smoke alarms. You will also have the capability to add Kidde Wireless Battery Powered Alarms in extra rooms for expanded coverage.
two. If your property has only hardwired smoke alarms: Invest in enough Kidde Wireless AC Powered Smoke Alarms (1279-9999) to replace all of your current smoke alarms. You will also have the potential to add Kidde Wireless Battery Powered Alarms in additional rooms for expanded coverage.
3. If your property has interconnected smoke alarms: Invest in 1 Kidde Wireless AC Powered Smoke Alarms to replace one particular present smoke alarm. Kidde Wireless Battery Powered Alarms can then be installed in extra rooms.
Interconnectable for Enhanced SafetyFire and consumer authorities suggest interconnected alarms for added protection. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), most Americans really feel they are extra at risk of becoming a victim of a tornado than of a house fire. Basically the opposite is correct. Fires are alot more well-known than any other disaster that strikes a household at property, and can turn out to be deadly in minutes.
You have on typical less than three minutes from the time you hear a smoke alarm to escape a fire. The sooner you hear an alarm, the sooner you can get out safely. Smoke alarms that link together so that when one particular goes off, they all go off, are referred to as interconnected alarms. These alarms provide extra warnings in extra places, giving your loved ones significantly more time to escape a home fire. Houses built soon after 1993 are necessary by building codes to have interconnected alarms that are wired into their electrical program.
Trademarked Hush Feature for ConvenienceBy pressing the Hush button, you can readily and safely silence nuisance alarms triggered by non-emergency scenarios, such as overcooked dinners.
This alarm's Smart Hush feature has the capability of temporarily desensitizing the alarm circuit for up to 8 minutes. This feature is to be put to use only when a known alarm condition, such as smoke from cooking, activates the alarm. The smoke alarm is desensitized by pushing the Test/Hush button on the smoke alarm cover. If the smoke is not too dense, the alarm will silence promptly. The red LED will illuminate for 1.5 seconds each and every 8 seconds when in hush. This indicates that the alarm is in a temporarily desensitized condition. The smoke alarm will automatically reset soon after around 8 minutes and sound the alarm if particles of combustion are nevertheless present. Intelligent Hush can be employed repeatedly until the air has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm. Pushing the Test/Hush button on the alarm will end the hush period.
three-AA Batteries, Indicator LED, and Test FeatureBecause a smoke alarm only aids defend you if it really is operating, this unit features a red LED that flashes each ten seconds to indicate that it is operating correctly. For additional peace of mind, the alarm also consists of a test/reset button that enables you to periodically test its circuitry and horn.
The alarm's three-AA batteries produce continuous protection against smoke and fire hazards, even for the duration of power outages. The unit gives a low battery warning that troubles a brief chirp every 30 to 40 seconds for at least seven days before losing power, letting you know that it really is time to adjust the battery.
This alarm is UL listed, so you can be confident of its top quality, and it is backed by a ten-year limited warranty that lasts the life of the alarm.
About Kidde: A UTC Fire Security Brand Renowned for global leadership in fire detection and suppression, Kidde gives solutions ranging from portable fire extinguishers to advanced industrial controls such as flame detection and explosion suppression systems.
Kidde is a UTC Fire Security brand, with a history that is rich with innovations, from the patent of the Chubb Detector Lock in 1818 to the development of the world's to begin with wireless networked smoke detectors in 2004.
What is in the BoxOne 0919-9999 smoke alarm with mounting bracket and mounting hardware, three- AA batteries, a 10-year restricted warranty and a bilingual user's manual.

From the Manufacturer
There are only minutes to escape a property fire. The sooner you hear the smoke alarm, the sooner you can get out safely. Kidde interconnected Ionization smoke alarms deliver early warning against fire by linking together the smoke alarms in your property, significantly rising your capacity to hear an alarm anyplace, regardless of where the fire starts. The Kidde Wireless Smoke Alarm enables families to speedily install an interconnected smoke alarm technique all through their residence with out the mess of rewiring or cost of labor. Interconnected smoke alarms produce an earlier warning to fire considering they link together so that when one particular alarm sounds, they all sound. This gives a lot more warning in a lot more places, and provides families far more time to escape. This battery-powered alarm links with other alarms and components of the Kidde Wireless Program to generate a customized, advanced fire protection program. It even can be placed in a detached workshop or shed and linked into the home's method. Install UL listed smoke alarms on every floor of your home, in hallways, inside bedrooms and outside of sleeping places. Replace smoke alarms each 10 years. Ionization sensing alarms could possibly detect invisible fire particles, associated with fast flaming fires sooner than Photoelectric alarms. Studies show both varieties will successfully detect either kind of fire. For optimal protection, install both smoke alarm technologies in your residence.

Technical Details

Wireless technology uses radio frequency to transmit and receive messages
Battery power enables homeowners to install interconnected alarms without rewiring
Smart touch button quickly and temporarily silences nuisance alarms
Wireless alarm can be installed in a detached workshop or shed
Kidde wireless smoke alarms meet UL requirements

Customer Reviews

I love the idea of this system, and as soon as I found it, I had to order a set for my home and my grandmother's home. They work as advertised. One goes off, and they all go off. Push the mute button on one, and they all silence for a bit.
I feel much safer with them in the house, but the system has one flaw. That is that there are only have 2 models available. One is a wired model that interconnects a wired and interconnected system to the battery powered wireless system, and the other is a battery powered wireless system. Both utilize ionization sensors. There is no battery powered photoelectric option, or better yet, a dual sensor version.
Here is a quote from Amazon's own product description; """This alarm uses ionization sensing technology. Ionization sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible particles (associated with smoldering fires) sooner than ionization alarms. Kidde strongly recommends that both ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms be installed to help insure maximum detection of the various types of fire that can occur within the home.""" So Kidde knows that you should have both types, and even "strongly recommends" it, but then does not give an option to wirelessly connect both types.
There is also no wireless CO2 or combustible gas sensor. I suppose you could find wired interconnected versions of those detectors, but that is hardly an easy solution...
I'll say it once more though to emphasize; I feel much safer with this interconnected system than with my previous non-interconnected system!
I just wish Kidde would give a little more variety to this otherwise great system.
I have had the system installed for a little over a year now. There have been no false alarms, but they never fail to all go off when one is tested or detects smoke. Batteries lasted about a year. They use 3 AAA batteries each, which they do come with.

I purchased 4 of these wirelessly interconnected smoke alarms for the 2500sq/ft house that my wife and I are renting. Being in a fairly large house where we often leave doors closed, I felt it was important to have an interconnected system to ensure that we get the earliest (and loudest)notification possible. I would have preferred to have hardwired interconnected smoke alarms, but being as we're renting, I didn't want to start stringing wires all over the house and drilling holes. These Kidde alarms seemed like a perfect fit...they are one of the few wirelessly interconnectable smoke alarms on the market that I can find.
I received the alarms in good order through Amazon Prime 2-day shipping. Setting them up was completely painless. Each alarm has series of small switches on the back of them which is used to "encode" them to talk to only each other. Ensure the coding is identical on the back of all your alarms (PRIOR to putting batteries in), and then put them up like any other smoke alarm. It really is that simple. I did that, tested the alarms a few times...and it worked immediately. Pressing the test button on any of the alarms caused ALL of the alarms to go through the test cycle. Awesome...I felt safer already.
Then, unfortunately, a big problem arose. I own a Skylink SC-1000 Complete Wireless Alarm System, with many additional sensors integrated into it. One of the sensors I use is a Skylink AS-433E Alarm Sensor, which I use to have the smoke alarms trigger my overall security system when smoke is present. This allows me to be notified of the alarms going off, even if no one is home to hear them.
Unfortunately, I came to find out that these smoke alarms operate in the same frequency band as my Skylink Security System...the ISM 902-928MHz band centering on 915. These alarms completely jam all of my security system while they are going off. Not only will it jam the alarm sensor's transmission to the control console, but the also the door sensors, the motion sensors, and the vibration sensors. Basically, it bricks my entire security system. This, obviously, was not acceptable to me. I considered purchasing a competitors equivalent of these alarms, but it appears they also work in the same frequency band. So, I'm returning these alarms, and getting more traditional smoke detectors.
In Short: These alarms provide a great capability. They are easy to install, and seemed to work (for the 24hrs I had them, anyways) as one would expect them to.
HOWEVER...while the Kidde website erroneously says to not worry about RF interference, make sure the RF frequency of these alarms does not interfere with an already existing wireless security system that you may have. If your security system operates in the ISM 902-928 band, these may cause problems.