Kidde i12060A smoke alarm

Still chirping after a new battery: breaker off, battery out, hold TEST/HUSH 15 s, power and battery back, test 5 s

Works with

120 V HARDWIRED · REMOVABLE 9 V

Type

Troubleshooting

Video

Watch on YouTube · 1:12

Field card

No. 032 · A4 PDF

The video

Watch on YouTube1:12Published 2026-10-07

Before you start

• Which one? Stand under each alarm and wait for the chirp
• Date on the back over 10 years? Replace the alarm
• Battery: 9 V carbon-zinc or alkaline. Not lithium

Steps

1. Turn the breaker off

   THE ALARM'S CIRCUIT GREEN LIGHT GOES OFF

2. Twist toward OFF, take it down, squeeze + unplug

   You should see: squeeze the side locks as you pull

3. Press the battery door, pull the 9 V out

   You should see: press, release: the door pops open

4. Hold TEST/HUSH 15 s no power, no battery

   at least 15 s — it may chirp, then goes silent

   You should see: 15 s held: power it back

5. Plug in, twist on, breaker on

   You should see: green light on

6. New battery in, press the door until it locks

   You should see: one chirp, then silence

7. Hold TEST/HUSH 5 s: it should sound

   stand an arm's length away

   You should see: every linked alarm sounds too

How you know it worked

• One chirp at power-up, then silence
• Green light on
• TEST sounds every linked alarm

If it didn't work

• Chirp about 20 s after a red flash: sensor fault, replace the alarm. Door won't latch: battery reversed or missing. Chirp echoes alarm to alarm: loose white neutral. Still chirping: replace the alarm.

Full sequence

BREAKER OFF · TWIST OFF · UNPLUG · BATTERY OUT · HOLD TEST 15 s · PLUG IN · TWIST ON · BREAKER ON · BATTERY IN → 1 CHIRP · TEST 5 s

Notes from the card

• One press of TEST/HUSH quiets it about 13 h. Not a fix.
• Replace the alarm 10 years after the date code
• Kidde CO alarm chirping at 7 years = end of life
• Door or bracket locked? Tamper lock: see the manual
• GREEN ON = AC power
• RED FLASHING = sounding