How to Guide

Special Compliance Considerations

This Smoke Alarm is suitable for use in apartments, condominiums, townhouses, hospitals, day

care facilities, health care facilities, boarding houses, group homes and dormitories provided a

primary ﬁre detection system already exists to meet ﬁre detection requirements in common areas

like lobbies, hallways, or porches. Using this Smoke Alarm in common areas may not provide

sufﬁcient warning to all residents or meet local ﬁre protection ordinances/regulations.

This Smoke Alarm alone is not a suitable substitute for complete ﬁre detection systems in places housing many

people—like apartment buildings, condominiums, hotels, motels, dormitories, hospitals, health care facilities,

nursing homes, day care facilities, or group homes of any kind. It is not a suitable substitute for complete ﬁre

detection systems in warehouses, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, and special-purpose non-residential

buildings which require special ﬁre detection and alarm systems. Depending on the building codes in your

area, this Smoke Alarm may be used to provide additional protection in these facilities. In new construction,

most building codes require the use of AC or AC/DC powered Smoke Alarms only. In existing construction,

AC, AC/DC, or DC powered Smoke Alarms can be used as speciﬁed by local building codes. Refer to NFPA

72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code) and NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code), local building codes, or consult

your Fire Department for detailed ﬁre protection requirements in buildings not deﬁned as “households”.

HUD MAP Program: Certain HUD battery powered Smoke Alarm applications, especially those that fall under

HUD 223(f) MAP (Multi-family Accelerated Processing), may require a 10 Year sealed tamper resistant battery.

This alarm meets that requirement.

General Limitations for Smoke/CO Alarms

This Smoke/CO Alarm is intended for residential use. It is not intended for use in industrial applications where

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for Carbon Monoxide Alarms must be

met. The Smoke Alarm portion of this device is not intended to alert hearing impaired residents. Special

purpose Smoke Alarms should be installed for hearing impaired residents (CO Alarms are not yet available

for the hearing impaired).

Smoke/CO Alarms may not waken all individuals. Practice the escape plan at least twice a year, making sure

that everyone is involved – from kids to grandparents. Allow children to master ﬁre escape planning and practice

before holding a ﬁre drill at night when they are sleeping. If children or others do not readily waken to the sound

of the Smoke/CO Alarm, or if there are infants or family members with mobility limitations, make sure that

someone is assigned to assist them in ﬁre drill and in the event of an emergency. It is recommended that you hold

a ﬁre drill while family members are sleeping in order to determine their response to the sound of the Smoke/

CO Alarm while sleeping and to determine whether they may need assistance in the event of an emergency.