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Maintenance – Kidde 0976CA User Manual

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This smoke alarm uses a 9 V carbon zinc battery (alkaline
and lithium batteries may also be used). A fresh battery
should last for one year under normal operating
conditions.

Use only the following 9 volt batteries for replacement:

Carbon-Zinc Type

Eveready 216 or 1222
Gold Peak 1604P or 1604S

Alkaline Type

Energizer 522

Duracell MN1604 or MX1604
Gold Peak 1604A

Panasonic 6AM6, 6AM-6, 6AM-6PI,
6AM6X or 6LR61(GA)

Lithium Type

Ultralife U9VL-J

These batteries can be purchased at your local retailer.

WARNING! Use only the batteries specified above. Use of different
batteries than the recommended ones, may have a detrimental
effect on the smoke alarm. A good safety measure is to replace
the battery at least once a year, or at the same time you change
your clocks for daylight saving time. Be sure to follow the
battery installation instructions printed on the back of the alarm.

NOTE: REGULAR WEEKLY TESTING IS REQUIRED!

NOTE: If after battery replacement the alarm continues to
chirp, push the Test button. The Hush

®

feature may have

been activated accidently while changing the battery and
pushing the Test button will end the Hush

®

cycle.

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