CHECK OPERATION OF ALARM
GREEN MAINS LIGHT IS ON.
TEST BUTTON OPERATES ON ALL ALARMS.
ALL INTERCONNECTED ALARMS OPERATE WHEN
EACH TEST BUTTON IS PRESSED FOR 10 SECONDS.
(Ei144/146 ONLY) IF THE UNIT BEEPS EVERY 40 SEC-
ONDS FOR OVER 20 MINUTES THE BATTERY IS PROB-
ABLY DEPLETED. REMOVE UNIT FROM CEILING (SEE
FIG 1) AND REPLACE BATTERY. ON THE Ei164/166
UNITS ALLOW CELLS TO CHARGE FOR 2 HOURS
(MAINS ON).
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE ALARM AS IT IS PER-
MANENTLY SEALED FOR SAFETY.
I F A N U I S A N C E A L A R M O C C U R S P R E S S T H E
TEST/HUSH BUTTON TO SILENCE THE ALARM FOR 10
MINUTES.
SMOKE ALARMS
Sufficient smoke must enter the Smoke Alarm before it will re-
spond. The Smoke Alarm needs to be within 7.5 metres of the
fire to respond quickly. It also needs to be in a position where its
alarm can be heard throughout your home, so it can wake the
occupants in time for all to escape. A
single
Smoke Alarm will
give some protection if it is properly installed, but most homes
will require
two
or more to ensure that a reliable early warning is
given. For maximum protection you should put individual Smoke
Alarms in all the rooms where fire is most likely to break out,
(apart from kitchens etc. see Locations to Avoid).
A Smoke Alarm should be located between the sleeping area
and the most likely sources of fire (living room or kitchen for ex-
ample), but it should not be more than 7.5 metres from the door
to any room where a fire might start on the escape route from the
house.
Important:
These Smoke/Heat Alarms are designed for a sin-
gle occupancy in a residential type environment.
A Smoke Alarm should be sited within 3m of bedroom doors for
improved audibility.
HEAT ALARMS
The Heat Alarm gives a fire warning when the temperature at the
unit reaches 58°C. It is ideal for kitchens, garages, boiler houses
and other areas where there are normally high levels of fumes,
smoke or dust i.e. places where Smoke Alarms cannot be in-
stalled without the risk of excessive nuisance alarms.
A Heat Alarm should only be used in a room adjoining an escape
route, in conjunction with Smoke Alarms on the escape routes.
All the Heat Alarms and Smoke Alarms should be intercon-
nected to ensure the early warning will be heard, particularly by
somebody sleeping. A properly designed early warning fire sys-
tem ensures the alarm is given before the escape routes be-
come blocked with smoke. Therefore, there must be Smoke
Alarms along the escape routes as Heat Alarms would not give
sufficient warning. However, a fire in a closed room (e.g.
kitchen) adjoining the escape route, can eventually cause the
corridor to become smoke-logged due to smoke leaking out
from around the door before adequate warning can be given by
detectors in the corridor. (Smoke leaking out from a room is of-
ten cool and slow moving so it can take a long time to rise to the
ceiling, and travel to a detector which could be some distance
away). A Heat Alarm in the closed room will give early warning of
fire in that room and help overcome this problem.
RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS
Figure 2 illustrates where Smoke Alarms and Heat Alarms
should be located in a typical two storey house. Note the spac-
ings in “Recommended Protection” which ensure the early de-
tection of fire and that warning will be heard.
Locate Heat Alarms in rooms adjoining or on escape routes -
kitchens, garages, boiler houses etc. where Smoke Alarms are
unsuitable. Install within 5.3m of potential sources of fire.
Single Storey Dwelling.
If the Home is on one level (a bungalow or mobile home for ex-
ample) you should put the first Smoke Alarm in a corridor or hall-
way between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as near to
the living area as possible, but make sure you can hear it loudly
enough to wake a person in the bedrooms. (for example, see fig-
ure 3)
If the bungalow is very large and the corridor or hallway is more
than say 15 metres long, one Smoke Alarm will not be sufficient.
This is because no matter where it is located it will be more than
7.5 metres from potential fires.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, Smoke Alarms
should be placed between each sleeping area and the living
area.
Multi Storey Dwellings
If the dwelling has more than one storey it must have an inter-
connected alarm on each level for minimum protection.
Maximum Protection
For maximum protection you should put individual Smoke
Alarms in all the rooms where fire is most likely to break out
(apart from the locations to avoid, mentioned below). Ensure
that they are all interconnected. The living room is the most likely
place for a fire to start at night, followed by the kitchen and then
the dining room. You should also consider putting Smoke
Alarms in any bedrooms where fires might occur, for instance,
where there is an electrical appliance such as an electric blanket
or heater, or where the occupant is a smoker. You could also
consider putting Smoke Alarms in any rooms where the occu-
pant is unable to respond very well to a fire starting in the room,
such as an elderly or sick person or a very young child.
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
DINING
Figure 3
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Single Storey Dwelling with Recommended Protection
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MOUNTING PLATE
SEALING
GASKET
TAMPERPROOF
CATCH
PUSH SCREWDRIVER
STRAIGHT IN
TO RELEASE CATCH
SLIDE
OFF
WARNING:
DISCONNECT MAINS
BEFORE REMOVING ALARM
(PUSH COVER BACK)
UNIT WILL NOT FIT
ON THE MOUNTING
PLATE WITHOUT A
BATTERY INSTALLED
(EI141/144/146 ONLY)
Figure 1a
LOCATING ALARMS
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Multi Storey Dwelling with Recommended Protection
Recommended Protection
See Figures 2 & 3
Minimum protection
+
Smoke Alarms located on:-
·
each storey
·
every 7.5 metres of hallways and
escape routes
·
within 3m of all bedroom doors.
- Interconnect all Alarms -
Maximum protection
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Smoke Alarms located as above plus:
·
All rooms (except bathroom, shower
rooms & kitchens)
Heat Alarms
located in Kitchens,
garages, boiler rooms etc. within 5.3m
of potential fire sources.
BASE
4 WAY PLUG
ENGAGES SOCKET
ON MOUNTING PLATE
TO CONNECT MAINS
BATTERY
AND
9
Volt
Battery
BATTERY
SNAPS
(EI141/144/146
ONLY)
Figure 1b
Figure 2
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