Kidde i12040 120V AC Wire-In Smoke Alarm with Battery Backup and Smart Hush

Kidde i12040 120V AC Wire-In Smoke Alarm with Battery Backup and Smart Hush
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Kidde i12040 120V AC Wire-In Smoke Alarm with Battery Backup and Smart Hush
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Product Details

Manufacturer: Kidde
Format: CD
Model: 21006378
Color: White
Product features:
  • Hush feature temporarily silences nuisance alarms
  • One touch test button tests unit's electronic circuitry
  • Battery backup 9V battery included
  • Tamper resist locking pin helps deter alarm tampering and theft
  • Kidde smoke alarms meet the UL requirements

Description of Kidde i12040 120V AC Wire-In Smoke Alarm with Battery Backup and Smart Hush

The AC-powered, hardwired Kidde i12040 ionization smoke alarm is designed to protect you and your family from the dangers of smoke and fire. This smoke alarm's trademarked hush feature allows you to silence nuisance alarms, while an indicator LED and test feature let you easily confirm that the alarm is working. This wire-in smoke detector also has a battery-backup feature (with included 9-volt battery).

Kidde i12040
Keep your family safe with this hardwired Kidde i12040 smoke alarm.
At a Glance
Kidde i12040 Wire-In
Ionization Smoke Alarm
At a Glance:
  • Ionization sensing technology detects invisible fire particles

  • Battery backup for continuous protection in case of power outage (battery included)

  • Smart hush feature silences nuisance alarms

  • Pre-stripped wiring harness with tinned strands

  • 10-year limited warranty
At a Glance

 

Features

The Kidde i12040 smoke alarm offers a tamper-resistant feature to deter vandalism or theft and a smart interconnect system that connects with up to 24 Kidde devices--including other smoke alarms plus carbon monoxide and heat alarms. The battery-backup feature (9-volt battery included) provides protection even during power outages when many CO incidences occur. It has a large mounting base that helps protect surface paint from dirt and covers imperfections, and its pre-stripped wiring harness has an easy-off cap and tinned strands to increase conductivity.

By pressing the hush button, you can easily and safely silence nuisance alarms caused by non-emergency situations, such as overcooked dinners. This feature desensitizes the alarm for approximately seven minutes. During this time, the alarm chirps every 30 to 40 seconds. If the smoke is too dense, the hush feature is overridden and the alarm still sounds, and the alarm automatically resets at the end of the seven minutes. This convenient safety measure eliminates the temptation to remove the alarm's battery, which creates an unsafe situation.

The Kidde i12040 smoke alarm uses ionization sensing technology, which 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 recommends that both ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms be installed to insure maximum detection.

What's in the Box

One Kidde i12040 120V AC wire-in smoke alarm, one 9-volt battery, and operating and installation instructions.

Kidde i12040

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Customer Review: How do you rate a smoke alarm?
Summary: 5 Stars

The purpose of a smoke alarm is to alert you to a fire in your home. Thankfully I have never been able to test this unit, and I hope I never have the chance. So I'll just review the other reasons I bought this product.

I bought two of these units to replace older Kiddie model 1275 units that were malfunctioning and going off regularly for false alarms. My main concern was compatibility since I have 10 units in my house and did not want to replace them all. These new units used the same wiring, connectors, and mounting frames as the old units which was perfect -- installation took less than a minute per unit. The new units work with the old units perfectly -- pushing the test button on the new ones set off all the alarms in the house, just as they should.

I did have some hesitation about buying new Kiddie units since the old Kiddie units were malfunctioning. (To be fair, only one was malfunctioning, but I was tired of messing with troubleshooting and decided to replace the last two options.) However, only 1 in 10 of my existing units was malfunctioning, and they are 6 years old (out of a reported 10 year lifetime). The smoke alarms were installed when I bought the house, so I can't be sure the failing unit was not dropped or otherwise abused before installation. So far the new units have not produced any false alarms and are working well.

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