Maintenance
- Functional check
Once a month, press the TEST button until the audible signal sounds (5 to 10 seconds):
- the indicator flashes
- the detector emits a piercing noise until the control button is released.
Do not use any other method of checking the detector.
- Care
Clean the detector surface with a damp cloth.
Remove any accumulated dust from the openings around the edge of the detector with a vacuum cleaner.
- The smoke alarm beeps every 45 s when its battery has run down.
- Replacing the battery: see the “Installation” section.
- remove the detector from its mounting plate (turn anti-clockwise)
- replace the flat battery with a 9 V alkaline battery type 6LR61 (DURACELL MN 1604, EVEREADY 522 or GP 1604 A)
(do not use salt water batteries)
- refit the detector on its mounting plate
- check that the detector is working correctly by pressing the TEST button until the audible signal sounds.
Replace the detector after 10 years maximum. Date of installation:
