Owner's Manual

A) A SMOKE ALARM MAY NOT SENSE A FIRE ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF A
RESIDENCE OR BUILDING. A second-floor Smoke Alarm may not detect a
fire on the first floor of a building. Therefore, Smoke Alarms must be sited on
every floor or level of your home or building.
B) IF THE SMOKE ALARM IS LOCATED ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN THE
BEDROOMS, OR 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. ANY OF THE PARTS OF
THE SMOKE ALARM COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME — YOU MUST TEST YOUR
SMOKE ALARM WEEKLY TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION. NO TYPE OF
SMOKE ALARM CAN SENSE EVERY KIND OF FIRE OR SMOKE EVERY TIME.
Ionization Smoke Alarms are your best overall choice for reliability and fast
response time (NFP Research Foundation in the U.S.A. and U.S. Fire
Administration Data) since they quickly sense small invisible smoke
particles and also sense large visible smoke particles.
Photoelectric Smoke Alarms may respond faster in certain types of fires
such as slow, smoldering fires with large visible smoke particles. For
additional protection, the NFPA and the U.S.A. recommends the use of
multiple Smoke Alarms and heat detectors.
You should use both battery powered and direct wired 230 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 a mains power failure.
Using an ionisation type Smoke Alarm in a kitchen with inadequate ventilation,
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 SHUT 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. An ionisation type Smoke
Alarm with a FALSE ALARM CONTROL feature or a photoelectric type Smoke
Alarm should be used to minimize these nuisance alarms.
A SMOKE ALARM MAY NOT ALWAYS WARN YOU ABOUT FIRES CAUSED
BY CARELESSNESS OR SAFETY HAZARDS LIKE SMOKING IN BED, VIOLENT
EXPLOSIONS, ESCAPING GAS, IMPROPER STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS, OVER-LOADED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, NATURAL CAUSES
SUCH AS LIGHTNING, CHILDREN PLAYING WITH MATCHES, AND ARSON.
Fire prevention is your best safeguard.
Siting Smoke Alarms may make you eligible for lower insurance rates, but
SMOKE ALARMS ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSURANCE. Homeowners
and renters alike should continue to insure their lives and properties.
3. WHERE YOU SHOULD SITE SMOKE ALARMS:
It is recommended to achieve complete coverage protection by siting a
smoke alarm in every room of your home. Site smoke alarms in accordance
to all applicable laws, regulations, standards, and codes.
At a minimum, smoke alarms shall be sited outside of each separate sleep-
ing 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 unfinished attics. Any home requires a minimum of two smoke
alarms.
FOR BEST PROTECTION, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SITE A
SMOKE ALARM IN EVERY ROOM.
In addition, it is recommended that all smoke alarms be interconnected.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL HELP YOU SAFELY SITE YOUR
SMOKE ALARMS:
Typical Efficiency Home (Apartment)
• Site a smoke alarm on the ceiling or
wall closest to the sleeping area. Site a
smoke alarm with False Alarm Control
in the kitchen/living area.
Typical Single Storey Home
• Site a smoke alarm on the ceiling
or wall inside each bedroom and in
the hallway outside each separate
sleeping area. If a bedroom area
hallway is more the 9m long, site a
smoke alarm at each end.
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SLEEPING
AREA
KITCHEN
LIVING
AREA
FAMILY ROOM KITCHEN BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
FIREPLACE
DINING
ROOM
DINING ROOM KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOMBEDROOM
BEDROOM
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