The ionization type alarms are generally more effective at detecting fast,
flaming fires which consume combustible materials rapidly and spread
quickly. Sources of these fires may include paper burning in a waste
container or a grease fire in the kitchen. The photoelectric type alarms are
generally more effective at detecting slow, smoldering fires which smolder
for hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include
cigarettes burning in couches or bedding.
!WARNING:
D
O NOT USE THIS SMOKE ALARM WITH ANY EXTERNAL BUG SCREENS OR
SMOKE ALARM GUARDS
. U
SE OF THESE TYPES OF DEVICES MAY REDUCE
SMOKE ALARM RESPONSE TIME
.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT
YOUR SMOKE ALARM
• Before installing your smoke alarm, you must read this entire
Owner’s Manual.
• Install a smoke alarm in each room and area of your home. See
WHERE YOU SHOULD INSTALL YOUR SMOKE ALARMS
.
• Smoke alarms cannot give you an early warning of fire or smoke
unless you install, use and maintain them by following these
instructions.
• You must hear the alarm’s warning sound and quickly respond to it to
reduce the risk of damage, injury or death that may result from a fire.
• Your smoke alarm is packaged with an inactive battery which will be
activated during the installation process.
• The smoke alarm must be tested upon installation and every week
after that.
• A smoke alarm that beeps about once per minute has a battery
which is weak, and the entire unit must be discarded according to
procedure. This unit contains a sealed lithium battery which cannot
be replaced by the end user. See
HOW TO REMOVE AND DISCARD
YOUR SMOKE ALARM
.
• A smoke alarm should never be used, in any case, for more than 10
years.
WHAT SMOKE ALARMS CAN DO
Smoke alarms can only HELP protect your home and family against loss
from a fire. The best protection is obtained by installing smoke alarms in
each room, and each other area of the home, making sure the people in
the home will be able to hear and respond to the alarm sound.
Your smoke alarm meets or exceeds the requirements for audibility, or
loudness, set by Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc.
!WARNING:
S
MOKE ALARMS MAY GIVE YOU A WARNING OF FIRE AND SMOKE
,
BUT ONLY
IF YOU INSTALL
,
USE AND MAINTAIN THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS
.
WHAT SMOKE ALARMS WILL NOT DO
A SMOKE ALARM WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER. Your smoke alarm
needs a good battery that is installed correctly to work. A smoke alarm will
not work if its battery is missing, dead or put in wrong.
A SMOKE ALARM WILL NOT SENSE A FIRE WHEN THE SMOKE CANNOT
REACH THE ALARM. If a fire starts in a chimney, wall, roof, the other side
of a closed door, or any other isolated area, the smoke alarm may not
sense the smoke and will not give a warning. If you do not have an alarm in
the bedroom, and sleep with the door closed, a fire inside the bedroom
may not sound the alarm located in another room. Therefore, a smoke
alarm must be placed both inside and outside all bedrooms. A SMOKE
ALARM WILL NOT PROMPTLY SENSE A FIRE EXCEPT IN THE AREA OR
ROOM IN WHICH THE SMOKE ALARM IS LOCATED.
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Smoke Alarm
©2002 Maple Chase Company
MODEL TPCI
TAMPER PROOF
IONIZATION TYPE
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THIS MANUAL
Installer: Please leave this manual with
the product.
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