WARNING! USE ONLY THE BATTERIES SPECIFIED. USE OF DIFFERENT
BATTERIES MAY HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE SMOKE ALARM.
NOTE:
CONSTANT EXPOSURES TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES OR HUMIDITY MAY
REDUCE BATTERY LIFE.
CLEANING YOUR ALARM
YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR
To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as outlined in the
beginning of this section. You can clean the interior of your alarm (sensing chamber)
by using your vacuum cleaner hose and vacuuming through the openings around the
perimeter of the alarm. The outside of the alarm can be wiped with a damp cloth.
After cleaning, reinstall your alarm. Test your alarm by using the test button.
7.LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS
WARNING
: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY
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Fire-warning equipment for residential occupancies are capable of protecting
about half of the occupants in potentially fatal fires. Victims are often intimate
with the fire, too old or too young, or physically or mentally impaired such that
they cannot escape even when warned early enough that escape should be
possible. For these people, other strategies such as protection-in-place or assisted
escape or rescue would be necessary.
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Leading authorities recommend that both ionisation and photoelectric smoke
alarms be installed to help insure maximum detection of the various types of fires
that can occur within the home. Ionisation sensing alarms may detect invisible fire
particles (associated with fast flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms.
Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire particles (associated with slow
smoldering fires) sooner than ionisation alarms.
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A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type, in good
condition and installed properly.
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Storage and Transport Conditions: -20° C to +60° C, 5-95%RH (non-condensing)
•
Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the batteries and the alarm
circuits are in good operating condition.
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Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm.
Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs,
on the other side of a closed door or on a different floor.
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If the alarm is located outside the sleeping room or on a different floor, it may not
wake up a sound sleeper.
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The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to hear the smoke
alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke alarm should be installed in each
sleeping area on every level of a home.
•
Although smoke alarms can help save lives by providing an early warning of a
fire, they are not a substitute for an insurance policy. Home owners and renters
should have adequate insurance to protect their lives and property
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