Owner's Manual

READ AND SAVE FOR YOUR SAFETY
WARNING
This smoke alarm will sound a short beep when power is connected.
Do not use this smoke alarm with any external bug screens or smoke alarm
guards. Use of these types of devices may cause a reduction in your smoke
alarm response time.
Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.
Important information about your smoke alarm
• Before installing your smoke alarm, you must read this entire
User’s Manual.
• Install a smoke alarm in each room and area of your home.
See Section 3.
• Smoke alarms cannot give you an early warning of fi re or smoke unless
you install, use, and maintain them by following these instructions.
• You must hear the alarm’s warning sound and quickly respond to it to
reduce the risk of damage, injury, or death that may result from a fi re.
• Your smoke alarm comes packaged with the battery disconnected.
Connect it to the battery leads before mounting the smoke alarm.
• A smoke alarm will not work properly without a good battery that
has been installed correctly. The smoke alarm must be tested when
a new battery is installed and every week after that.
• A smoke alarm that beeps about once per minute means the battery
is weak, and you need a new battery.
Contents of this manual
1. What smoke alarms can do
2. What smoke alarms will not do
3. Where you should install your smoke alarms
4. Where you should not install smoke alarms
5. How to install your smoke alarm
6. Weekly testing of your smoke alarm
7. Taking care of your smoke alarm
8. Replacing the battery
9. Using the tamper resistant locking mechanism
10. Warranty information
11. Where to send your smoke alarm for service.
1. What smoke alarms can do
Smoke alarms can only HELP protect your home and family against loss
from a fi re. The best protection is obtained by installing smoke alarms in
each room, and each other area of the home. This will help make sure the
people in the home will be able to hear and respond to the alarm sound.
Warning
Smoke alarms will give you a warning of fi re and smoke, but
only if you install, use, and maintain them in accordance with
these instructions.
2. What smoke alarms will not do
A smoke alarm will not work without power. Your smoke alarm needs a
good battery that is installed correctly to work. A smoke alarm will not work
if its battery is missing, dead, or installed incorrectly.
A smoke alarm will not sense a fi re when the smoke cannot reach the
alarm. If a fi re starts in a chimney, wall, roof, the other side of a closed
door, or any other isolated area, the smoke alarm may not sense the smoke
and will not give a warning. If you do not have an alarm in the bedroom,
and sleep with the door closed, a fi re inside the bedroom may not sound
the alarm located in another room.
Therefore, a smoke alarm must be placed both inside and outside all
bedrooms. A smoke alarm will not promptly sense a fi re except in the
area or room in which the smoke alarm is located.
For example:
a. A smoke alarm may not sense a fi re on another level of a residence or
building. A second-fl oor smoke alarm may not detect a fi re on the fi rst
fl oor or basement of a building. Therefore, smoke alarms must be
installed on every fl oor or level of your home or building.
b. If the smoke alarm is located on a different level to the bedrooms, or
in an isolated area of the house or residence, it is less likely to wake
up people sleeping in the bedrooms.
All types of smoke alarms have limitations, no type of smoke alarm
can sense every kind of fi re or smoke every time.
Ionisation smoke alarms (such as this unit) are your best overall choice for
reliability and fast response time since they quickly sense small “invisible”
smoke particles and also sense large “visible” smoke particles.
NOTE: Photoelectric smoke alarms may respond faster in certain types
of fi res. For example, slow smouldering fi res with large “visible” smoke
particles. For additional protection, the use of multiple smoke alarms and
heat detectors is recommended.
You should use both battery powered and direct wired 240 volt AC powered
smoke alarms. Since a smoke alarm will not work without power, having
alarms that work from two different power sources can give you extra
protection in case of a dead battery or an AC power failure.
Using a smoke alarm in a smoky area like a kitchen, or in a high humidity
area near a shower can cause false alarms. Do not remove your battery
to quiet the alarm. Do not take the alarm down. Do not switch off the
power to the alarm. If you have a false alarm, try waving a towel near
the alarm to clear the sensing chamber. A smoke alarm will not help
protect you if it is not powered, or the unit is removed.
A smoke alarm may not always warn you about fi res caused by
carelessness or safety hazards such as smoking in bed, violent
explosions, escaping gas, improper storage of fl ammable materials,
over-loaded electrical circuits, natural causes such as lightning,
children playing with matches, and arson. Fire prevention is your
best safeguard.
Installing smoke alarms may make you eligible for lower insurance rates,
but SMOKE ALARMS ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSURANCE.
Home owners and renters alike should continue to insure their lives
and properties.
3. Where you should install your smoke alarms
Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area
in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional storey of
the family living unit including basements and excluding crawl spaces and
unfi nished attics.
The following information will help you safely locate your smoke alarms:
• Do install your smoke alarms in accordance with all applicable laws,
regulations, standards, and codes.
• Do install a smoke alarm in the hallways outside of every bedroom area.
If the bedroom has a door, there must be a smoke alarm inside and
outside the bedroom. See Figure 1. If your home or residence has two
bedroom areas, a smoke alarm must be placed outside the second
bedroom area and inside the bedroom(s) if they have doors.
See Figure 2.
Figure 1 Figure 2
If your household or residence has several fl oors, there must be
an alarm on every fl oor, including the basement. See Figure 3.
Figure 3
• Do install basement smoke alarms at the bottom of the
basement stairwell.
• Do install a smoke alarm in every bedroom where a smoker sleeps.
• Do install a smoke alarm in every room and bedroom where electrical
appliances (such as portable heaters, humidifi ers, or electric blankets)
may be operated while someone sleeps.
• Do install a smoke alarm inside every bedroom where someone sleeps
with the door closed. Smoke can be blocked by the closed door, or the
alarm may not wake the sleeper if the door is closed.
• Do install smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway if it is more
than 10 metres long.
• Do install second fl oor smoke alarms at the top of the fi rst-to-second
fl oor stairwell, as long as no door or obstruction blocks the path of the
smoke to the alarm.
• Do install a smoke alarm in a room where fl ammable household
chemicals or solvents are stored. For example, if you keep kerosene,
paint thinner, or certain types of contact cements within your residence,
install a smoke alarm in that room, unless not recommended by
a situation described in Section 5.
• Do install smoke alarms on the ceiling no closer than 300mm to any wall
or corner, or on the wall at least 300mm but no more than 500mm from
the ceiling. See Figure 4.
• If your ceiling has radiant heat or has a lack of insulation to the
outside, ceiling mounting of your smoke alarm is not advisable due to
temperature variations. You should follow the wall mounting procedures.
• If you have a peaked, sloped, gabled or cathedral style ceiling, mount
your smoke alarm 500mm to 1500mm - measured horizontally from
the highest point - on the ceiling as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4
4. Where you should not install smoke alarms:
•
Do not install a smoke alarm within close proximity of heating and
cooling
supply vents or within close proximity of return or fresh
air vents. Smoke may be blown away from the smoke alarm by the
supply vents, or could be diffused or reduced by being diverted into
the return air vent.
• Do not install your smoke alarm in an area where the temperature may
fall below 5°C, or rise above 45°C. Smoke alarms are designed to work
safely only within these temperature ranges, and failure to alarm,
improper alarms, or nuisance alarms may result from operation outside
these temperature limits.
• Do not install a smoke alarm in a damp or very humid area such as
bathrooms with showers, where the normal humidity may rise beyond
93% relative humidity. Above this level, moisture may condense inside
the smoke chamber and cause false alarms.
• Do not install a smoke alarm in an area where particles or combustion
are normally present, such as kitchens or automobile garages.
• Do not install a smoke alarm in dusty or dirty areas; such an installation
cannot be relied upon. An accumulation of dust and dirt in the sensing
chamber may block the openings and prevent an alarm, or may get
inside the alarm and cause false alarms. If a smoke alarm is required in
such an area, vacuum it frequently and test it according to Section 7.
• Do not install a smoke alarm in the dead air space in the corner
where the wall meets the ceiling. If in doubt as to the exact location of
mounting, contact your local fi re brigade for help in choosing a location.
• Do not install a smoke alarm where bugs or insects are present before
eliminating or minimizing the bug problem. Although all smoke alarms
built since 1986 are made to prevent bugs from entering the detection
chamber, bugs may build up on chamber openings and prevent smoke
from entering. As a result, unit should be vacuumed frequently as
explained in Section 7.
• Do not install a smoke alarm within close proximity of a fl uorescent light.
Electrical “noise” may cause nuisance alarms.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SMOKE ALARM SAFETY CHECK LIST
Pin this up close to your smoke alarm in an easy to read location and
review both sides often.
Before installing, using, and maintaining your smoke alarm read the entire
User’s Manual, and Warranty, and then keep it in a convenient location for
your reference.
1. Test your smoke alarm every week. To test the electronics, fi rmly
depress the button. To test that smoke reaches the sensor, blow
smoke in a careful, fi re-safe manner into your smoke alarm.
2. Your smoke alarm will not work without power. Never shut off its power
or remove the battery to quiet the alarm.
For battery powered units: When your smoke alarm “beeps” about
once a minute, the battery is weak. Immediately install a new battery
correctly. Be sure to use only batteries specifi ed in the manual or on the
unit. Test unit after installing a new battery.
3. Clean and vacuum the openings on your smoke alarm once a month.
4. Do not open the smoke alarm or try to repair it. For replacement
information see Warranty in User’s Manual.
5. Verify you have the proper number of smoke alarms in your home and
the correct location for each one. A smoke alarm will not respond well in
an incorrect location.
6. Smoke alarms have technical limitations and may not respond in all
situations. FIRE PREVENTION is your best safeguard.
7. For a replacement User’s Manual or Safety Check List, please indicate
your unit model, include a self-addressed stamped envelope and
send to:
Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd
12 Park Terrace
Bowden, South Australia 5007
For product service information, please see Warranty in
User’s Manual.
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