Owner's Manual
BARFS-1 Rev 2.1.1
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Don’t place
Smoke
or
Heat Alarms
in any of the following areas:
Places where the normal temperature can exceed 40
0
C (104
0
F) or be below
4
0
C (39
0
F) e.g. attics, furnace rooms etc. directly above
ovens
or
kettles
,
as the heat/steam could cause nuisance alarms.
Near a
decorative object, door, light fitting, window molding
etc., that
may prevent smoke or heat from entering the Alarm. Heat from light fittings
may prevent or delay the smoke reaching the detection chamber.
Surfaces that are normally
warmer
or
colder
than the rest of the room (for
example attic hatches, un-insulated exterior walls etc). Temperature
differences might stop smoke or heat from reaching the unit.
Next to or directly above
heaters
or
air conditioning vents, windows, wall
vents
etc. that can change the direction of airflow or blow smoke away from
the detection chamber.
In very high or
awkward areas
(e.g. over stairwells) where it may be difficult
to reach the alarm (for testing, hushing or battery replacement).
Locate away from very
dusty
or
dirty areas
as dust build-up in the chamber
can impair performance. It can also block the insect screen mesh and
prevent smoke from entering the smoke detector chamber.
Locate the unit at least 1 metre (3 feet) from
dimmer controlled lights and
wiring
– some dimmers can cause interference.
Locate unit at least 1.5m (5 feet) and route wiring at least 1m (3 feet) away
from
fluorescent light fittings
as electrical “noise” and/or flickering may
affect the unit.
Do not locate in
insect infested areas
. Small insects getting into the smoke
detection chamber can cause intermittent alarms. Insects and contamination
on the Heat Alarm sensor can increase its response time.
3.1.11
Checking you can hear the Smoke & Heat Alarms
With the Alarm sounding in its intended location, check you are able to hear it in each
bedroom with the door closed, above the sound of the radio. The radio should be set
to a reasonably loud conversation level. If you can’t hear it over your radio the
chances are that it wouldn’t wake a person.
If a Smoke Alarm is too far away for it to wake a person, it is best to interconnect to
another Smoke Alarm or Heat Alarm near the bedroom, so when one alarm senses
fire, all interconnected alarms respond (see below for further details).
Australian and International standards require a sound pressure level of 75dBA at
the sleeping position to waken a normal person. The young and old require more.
3.1.12
Interconnecting Smoke/Heat Alarms
The Brooks 200 series smoke/heat alarms provide an interconnect facility. When
one smoke/heat alarm activates all smoke/heat alarms sound, this provides not only
an increased the sound pressure level and an alarm warning throughout the entire
dwelling. Up to 15 Smoke/Heat Alarms models EIB206P, EIB204T can be
interconnected to the
BARFS-1.
Caution: Do not interconnect to any other type of alarm.
The unit initiating the alarm can be identified by the red LED on the cover flashing
every second, or by pressing the alarm locate switch on the operator module.
