Conventional Products—B110LP Plug-In Conventional Low Profile Detector Base 11
This smoke detector used with this base is designed to activate and initiate
emergency action, but will do so only when used in conjunction with other
equipment. This detector is designed for installation in accordance with
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards 71 and 72.
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Smoke detectors cannot work without power. Alternating Current
(AC) or Direct Current (DC) powered smoke detectors will not work
if the power supply is cut off for any reason.
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Smoke detectors will not sense fires which start where smoke does
not reach the detectors. Smoke from fires in chimneys, in walls, on
roofs, or on the other side of closed doors may not reach the smoke
detector and alarm it.
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A detector may not detect a fire developing on another level of a
building. For this reason, detectors should be located on every level
of a building.
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Smoke detectors have sensing limitations. Ionization detectors offer a
broad range fire-sensing capability, but they are better at detecting
fast, flaming fires than slow, smoldering fires. Photoelectronic
detectors sense smoldering fires better than flaming fires. Because
fires develop in different ways, and are often unpredictable in their
growth, neither type of detector is always best, and a given detector
may not always provide warning of a fire. In general, detectors
cannot be expected to provide warnings for fires resulting from
inadequate fire protection practices, violent explosions, escaping gas,
improper storage of flammable liquids like cleaning solvents, other
safety hazards, or arson.
Smoke detectors compatible with this base are UL Listed to operate in
specific maximum air velocities. Air velocity, along with other
factors, may affect detector sensitivity. To find out the air velocities
of specific detectors, see the appropriate technical bulletin. For more
information, see the 1993 NFPA-72-National Fire Alarm Code,
Appendix B.
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Test your smoke detector system per NFPA 72-National Fire Alarm
Code or codes and standards specific to the country of installation, at
least semiannually. Clean and take care of your smoke detectors
regularly. Taking care of the fire detection system you have installed
will measurably reduce your product liability risks.
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