Customer Reviews

Kidde i12080 Hardwire Smoke Alarm with Exit Light and Battery Backup

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this works great. we replaced all of our old units because they kept going off because they would get a spider in them (NOT FUN). We have not had any problems with these at all.

I HAD OTHER SMOKE DETECTORS WITHOUT LIGHT, I BELIEVE THEY WERE A DIFFERENT BRAND, I DON'T RECALL NOW. HOWEVER THESE JUST PLUGGED RIGHT IN WHERE THE OLD ONE WENT. NOW, I HAVE LIGHT IN CASE THERE IS A REAL EMERGENCY. PRICE WAS RIGHT. BY THE WAY YOU CAN DAISY CHAIN MORE TO ANYONE SO WHEN ONE ALARMS ALL ALARM.

Easy to install and I like the light feature. Although in a real fire I'm not sure how useful this will be if the smoke is dense enough. It's nice and doesn't cost much more vs without the light. Battery backup is a must and this comes with 2. One for the light and one for the detector. Great price and deal with Amazon.

I installed 5 of these smoke alarms and about 3 weeks later, one sounded a warning at 3am. I removed it from the ceiling after checking the house and reinstalled it about a week later and reoriented the air duct cover about two feet away from it. No further problems with that one but another one in an different bedroom sounded an alarm in the wee hours so I'm dissapointed. Even after I blew it out with an air compressor it still acted up so I'm replacing it now.

Models: KN-COSM-IB and i12080. Easy to install and replace. In my state, combination CO and Smoke units must have Voice warnings. The i12080 unit with the light is a nice feature, though could be a bit brighter.

I have multiple of both units installed on the "interconnect network" of 110V power. The interesting thing discovered is when pressed the Test button on the i12080, only the other i12080 on the entire interconnect network would sound the alarm test and light up. The KN-COSM-IB stays silent. When pressed the Test button of the KN-COSM-IB, all units on the network would sound the alarm and light up.

Weird. Let's see how long the backup 9V battery lasts in these units. Other users have reported horrible experiences.

These are very easy to install. Took about 30 mins. to replace 3 units. Highly recommended.

I put three of these in place of my old units. It took about 20 minutes.

I like this detector and we haven't had any false alarms with any of the 6 of these I purchased. I really like the light that comes on when the detector goes off.

These are excellent detectors. I replaced the i2040s in my hallway and downstairs and the emergency light feature is great. I hope I never have to use them for real, butwhen I test thema nd the house is dark, it will make it easier to get to the exits.

The unit was a perfect replacement for the older model I had. It came with everything but the tools, and installation was a snap.