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10. Recognizing Nuisance Alarms
Smoke Nuisance
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 (green LED flashing every second) to silence the alarm for 8-10 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 “Locations to Avoid” may have caused the alarm. If a fire is discovered, get out and call
the fire department.
This alarm is designed to minimize 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.
Locate
In an interconnected system (all units will be alarming together), a unit that detects smoke and initiates an alarm
is called the “initiating alarm unit.” Initiating alarm units will be flashing the Green LED every second during alarm.
Depending on unit locations, and the location of the source of smoke, it is possible to have more than one initiating
unit. If you suspect a nuisance alarm situation, you can use this feature to help you locate the initiating alarm unit(s)
in a wireless alarm interconnect system.
Push the button on any non-initiating wireless unit, and ALL wireless units EXCEPT the initiating alarm unit(s) will
silence for two minutes. You can use the LOCATE feature repeatedly until you find the initiating alarm unit(s), or the
air has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm.
NOTE:
Hush
and Locate features are dependent on the type of models in your interconnected system.
Non-wireless models cannot receive the wireless Locate feature and will continue to alarm until the initiating
unit is Hushed or the Smoke/ CO condition clears.
WARNING: THIS UNIT DOES NOT DETECT CARBON MONOXIDE (CO).
