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8. Alarm Nuisance and HUSH
This alarm is designed to minimise nuisance alarms. Cigarette smoke
will not normally cause the unit to alarm, unless the smoke is blown
directly into the alarm. Combustion particles from cooking may set
off the alarm if it is located too close to a cooking appliance. Large
quantities of combustible particles are generated from spills or when
broiling. Using the fan on a range hood which vents to the outside
(non-recirculating type) will also help prevent nuisance alarms from
occurring by removing these combustible products from the kitchen.
HUSH
If you know why the alarm is sounding, and you can verify that it
is not a life threatening situation, you can 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 the Hush period, the smoke
alarm will automatically reset and sound the alarm if particles of
combustion are still present. You can use Hush repeatedly until the air
has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm.
Note: Dense smoke will override Hush and sound a continuous
alarm. If no fire is present, check to see if one of the reasons
listed in Section 4. LOCATIONS TO AVOID may have caused
the alarm. If a fire is discovered, get out and call the fire
department.
• Pushing the button on the initiating smoke alarm will silence that
alarm and all compatible interconnected units.
• Pushing the button on any hard-wire smoke alarm will do nothing
to silence an interconnected smoke alarm.
