Basic Information about your Smoke Alarm
A Smoke Alarm is an early warning device. Used correctly it
can give you and your family valuable extra time to escape.
Note:-
• When the battery is first connected the Alarm may sound for
2-3 seconds and/or the LED may flash quickly for 10 seconds
-
this is normal.
• A Smoke Alarm does not prevent fires.
• Install correctly, in the centre of the ceiling if possible.
• Test monthly.
• When the Alarm beeps
and
LED flashes at the same time
replace battery.
• If the Alarm beeps
without
the LED flashing at the same time
then clean unit as this is the automatic test feature telling you
the chamber is degraded.
• Plan your escape route.
• Proper protection may require more than one Smoke Alarm.
• If you have any doubt or query about Smoke Alarms consult
the supplier or your local Fire Brigade.
Locating your Smoke Alarm
Sufficient smoke must enter your Smoke Alarm before it will
respond. Your Smoke Alarm needs to be within 10 paces (23
feet) 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 you and your family in time for you 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.
Your first Smoke Alarm should be located between the sleeping
area and the most likely sources of fire (living room or kitchen
for example). But it should not be more than 10 paces (seven
metres) from the door to any room where a fire might start and
block your escape from the house.
(a) Single Storey Dwelling
If your Home is on one level (a bungalow or mobile home for
example) you should put your first Smoke Alarm in a corridor or
hallway 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 you in the bedroom. (for example, see
figure 1).
If your bungalow is very large and the corridor or hallway is
more than say 22 paces (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.
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