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11. Cleaning Your Alarm

YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR

To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as outlined in 

“Section 10 Battery Replacement” or “Section 6, 

Figure 4A

”.

 You can 

clean the interior of your alarm (sensing chamber) by using compressed 

air or a vacuum cleaner hose and blowing or vacuuming through the 

openings around the temperature sensor located on the top of the 

alarm. The outside of the alarm can be wiped with a damp cloth.
After cleaning, reinstall your alarm and test your alarm by using the test 

button. If cleaning does not restore the alarm to normal operation the 

alarm should be replaced.

After cleaning, reinstall your alarm. Test your alarm by using the 

test button and check that the green LED is on.

12. Limitations Of Smoke Alarms

 Warning! Smoke alarms are devices that can provide 

early warning of possible fires; however, alarms have sensing 

limitations.

Ionisation sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated 

with fast flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric 

sensing alarms may detect visible fire particles (associated with slow 

smouldering fires) sooner than ionisation alarms.
Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For 

maximum protection, subject to applicable legal requirements in each 

State and Territory, 

Garlan OnGard

 recommends that both ionisation 

and photoelectric alarms be installed. 
Loose batteries, where fitted, must be of the specified type, in good 

condition and installed properly. AC only powered alarms will not 

operate if AC power has been cut off such as by an electrical fire, 

an open fuse or loss of mains supply. All alarms must be tested 

regularly to make sure the batteries and the alarm circuits are in good 

operating condition.
Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on 

early notification to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the 

appropriate egress actions by those occupants. If the alarm is located 

outside the sleeping room or on a different floor, it may not wake up 

a sound sleeper. The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s 

ability to hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke 

alarm should be installed in each sleeping area on every level of a 

Summary of Contents for Ongard OG10

Page 1: ...ly read this user guide which should be saved for future reference and passed on to any subsequent owner Ionisation Smoke Alarm with Hush User Guide 240V AC 50Hz 80mA max 9V back up single and or mult...

Page 2: ...Safety Habits 18 14 What To Do When the Alarm Sounds 19 15 Warranty Contact Details 20 Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm It is an important part of your family s home safety plan You can trus...

Page 3: ...or model of smoke CO or heat alarm Hush quiets unwanted alarms for up to 10 minutes Alarm memory identifies which alarm has activated Optional use tamper resistant feature serves as a safeguard again...

Page 4: ...any combination of 17 other alarm models Compatible Models include OG10 OG20 OG20LL OG30 Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C Operating Humidity Up to 93 Humidity Non Condensing Lound Alarm 85 decibels a...

Page 5: ...r humidifiers If a hallway or room is more than 9 1m long put alarms at both ends For maximum household protection see Figure 1C Things to Consider For Ceiling Mounting Smoke from a fire will rise to...

Page 6: ...MENT KITCHEN HALL GARAGE MASTER BEDROOM FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SMOKE ALARMS FIRE BLANKET or Heat Alarm DINING ROOM LIVING ROOM Smoke Alarms for Minimum Protection IonisationType Smoke Alarm with Alarm Sil...

Page 7: ...CEILING PEAK CEILING 300mm MINIMUM 600mm MINIMUM MAXIMUM SIDE WALL BEST PLACEMENT DO NOT INSTALL DO NOT INSTALL DEAD AIR NOT IN THIS AREA ANYWHERE IN THIS AREA 500mm 1000mm DEAD AIR ACCEPTABLE PLACEME...

Page 8: ...chen alarm is desired it should have an ionisation alarm silencer feature or be a photoelectric alarm or heat alarm Do not place in the garage Mobile Home Installation For Well Insulated Mobile Homes...

Page 9: ...derived from a square wave or modified square wave inverter These type of inverters are sometimes used to supply power to the structure in off grid installations such as solar or wind derived power so...

Page 10: ...m failure to operate or electrical shock hazard Make certain alarms are wired to a continuous non switched final sub circuit NOTE Use approved listed Australian Standards cable 1 0mm TPS or larger as...

Page 11: ...arts Do not tamper 1 Secure a suitable junction box near the position of the smoke alarm ensure the quick connect cable length is long enough to reach the junction box for termination to be made 2 Con...

Page 12: ...nks once every 5 minutes and 20 seconds Mains power is present indicating normal operation Red LED Blinks once a second smoke alarm senses smoke and simultaneously sounds an audible alarm Red LED Blin...

Page 13: ...ush Test button for at least five 5 seconds The smoke alarm will sound 3 long beeps pause 3 longs beeps repeating for up to 10 seconds after the Hush Test button is released NOTE If smoke alarms are i...

Page 14: ...push the button on the initiating unit Red LED flashing every second to silence the alarm for up to 10 minutes If the smoke is not too dense that unit and all interconnected units will silence After...

Page 15: ...ke alarm sounds unwanted alarms when residents are cooking taking showers etc 1 Hire an electrician to move smoke alarm to a new location See Section 3 Installation Instructions and Section 4 Location...

Page 16: ...en installing the battery press the battery lever down into the battery compartment and install the battery See Figure 5 Caution If the battery compartment is closed without a battery the red battery...

Page 17: ...electric alarms Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire particles associated with slow smouldering fires sooner than ionisation alarms Home fires develop in different ways and are often u...

Page 18: ...o test your plan before an emergency You may not be able to reach your children It is important they know what to do Current studies have shown alarms may not awaken all sleeping individuals It is the...

Page 19: ...t open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and smoke rush in Stay close to the floor if the air is smoky Breathe shallowly through a cloth wet if possible Once outside go to your selected...

Page 20: ...come within guarantees that cannot be excluded under the ACL 5 2 The Customer is entitled to a replacement or refund for major failure and for compensation for other reasonably foreseeable loss or da...

Page 21: ...make a claim If a defect in the product appears within the Warranty Period you are entitled to submit a warranty claim by first visiting the Garland website address below and filling out the Return F...

Page 22: ...This warranty is provided by Madison Technologies 149 Beaconsfield St Silverwater NSW 2128 1800 66 99 99 www garlandcables com au ABN 56 010 669 379...

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