“LA
IF YOU SUSPECT A PROBLEM
Smoke Alarms may not operate properly because of dead, missing or weak
batteries, a build-up of dirt, dust or grease on the Smoke Alarm cover
installation in an improper location. Clean the Smoke Alarm as described in
“Regular Maintenance,” and install a fresh battery
again. If it fails to test properly when you use the T
problem persists, replace the Smoke Alarm immediately
•If you hear a “chirp” once a minute, replace the battery
•If you experience frequent non-emergency alarms (like those caused
by cooking smoke), try relocating the Smoke Alarm.
•If the alarm sounds when no smoke is visible, try cleaning or
relocating the Smoke Alarm. The cover may be dirty
•If the alar m does not sound during testing, make sure it is receiving
AC power from the household current.
Always discharge the branch circuit before servicing an AC or AC/DC
Smoke Alarm. First, turn off the AC power at the circuit breaker or fuse
box. Next, remove the battery from Smoke Alarms with battery back-up.
Finally
branch circuit.
If the Smoke Alarm is still not operating properly
please see “How to Obtain W.
Do not try fixing the alarm yourself – this will void your warranty!
RECOMMENDED LOCA
FOR SMOKE ALARMS
Installing Smoke Alarms in Single-Family Residences
The National Fire Protection Association (NFP
Alarm on every floor
construction, the Smoke Alarms must be AC powered and interconnected.
See “Agency Placement Recommendations” for details. For additional cover-
age, it is recommended that you install a Smoke Alarm in all rooms, halls,
storage areas, finished attics, and basements, where temperatur
remain between 40˚ F (4˚ C) and 100˚ F (38˚ C). Make sur
obstruction could keep smoke from reaching the Smoke Alarms.
More specifically
• On every level of your home, including finished attics and basements.
•Inside every bedroom, especially if people sleep with the door partly or
completely closed.
• In the hall near every sleeping area. If your home has multiple sleeping
areas, install a unit in each. If a hall is more than 40 feet (12 meters) long,
install a unit at each end.
• At the top of the first-to-second floor stairway
basement stairway
Specific requirements for Smoke Alarm installation vary fr
and from region to r
requirements in your area. It is recommended AC or AC/DC units be
interconnected for added protection.
GARAGE
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
HALL
LIVING ROOM
KITCHEN
BASEMENT
BEDROOM
LA
Unit was exposed
to alarm levels of Smoke
LA
Unit was not exposed
to alarm levels of Smoke
KEY
The Latching Alarm Indicator is automatically activated after an Alarm is
exposed to alarm levels of smoke. After smoke levels drop below alarm levels,
the green LED will be On for 2 seconds/Of
feature helps emer
identify which unit(s) in your home were exposed to alarm levels of smoke
after the condition has subsided. The Latching Alarm Indicator stays ON until
you reset it by pressing the T
is also reset when AC and DC power is removed from the Alarm.
LOCA
For best performance, A
• Where combustion particles are pr
when something burns. Areas to avoid include poorly ventilated kitchens,
garages, and furnace rooms. Keep units at least 20 feet (6 meters) from
the sources of combustion particles (stove, furnace, water heater
heater) if possible. In areas where a 20-foot (6 meter) distance is not
possible – in modular
recommended the Smoke Alarm be placed as far from these fuel-burning
sources as possible. The placement r
keep these Alarms at a reasonable distance from a fuel-burning source,
and thus reduce “unwanted” alarms. Unwanted alarms can occur if a
Smoke Alarm is placed directly next to a fuel-burning source. V
these areas as much as possible.
• In air streams near kitchens. Air currents can draw cooking smoke into
the sensing chamber of a Smoke Alarm near the kitchen.
• In very damp, humid or steamy areas, or directly near bathr
showers. Keep units at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from showers,
saunas, dishwashers, etc.
• Where the temperatures ar
100˚ F (38˚ C) including unheated buildings, outdoor rooms, porches,
or unfinished attics or basements.
•In very dusty
over the stove or range. Clean a laundry room unit frequently to keep it
free of dust or lint.
•Near fr esh air vents, ceiling fans, or in very drafty areas. Drafts can blow
smoke away from the unit, preventing it fr
Continued...
AGENCY PLACEMENT RECOMMENDA
NFP
“For your information, the National Fire Protection Association's Standar
reads as follows:
11.5.1 One- and Two-Family Dwelling Units.
11.5.1.1 Smoke Detection. Where required by applicable laws, codes, or
standards for the specified occupancy, approved single- and multiple-station
Smoke Alarms shall be installed as follows: (1) In all sleeping rooms.
Exception: Smoke Alarms shall not be required in sleeping r
one- and two-family dwelling units. (2) Outside of each separate sleeping
area, in immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms. (3) On each level of the
dwelling unit, including basements. Exception: In existing one- and two family
dwelling units, approved Smoke Alarms powered by batteries ar
A.11.8.3 Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable? The r
Smoke Alarms might not provide reliable early warning protection for those
areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the r
Alarms. For this reason, it is recommended that the householder consider
the use of additional Smoke Alarms for those areas for increased pr
The additional areas include the basement, bedrooms, dining r
room, utility requir
Alarms. The installation of Smoke Alarms in kitchens, unfinished attics, or
garages is not normally recommended, as these locations occasionally
experience conditions that can result in impr
California State Fire Marshal (CSFM)
Early warning detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection
equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: A Smoke Alarm
installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity
and Heat or Smoke Alarms in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedr
kitchens, hallways, finished attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage
rooms, basements, and attached garages.
INST
For minimum security install one Smoke Alarm as close to each sleeping area
as possible. For more security
homes (especially those built before 1978) have little or no insulation. If your
mobile home is not well insulated, or if you are unsur
insulation, it is important to install units on inside walls only
should be installed where temperatures normally r
and 100˚ F (38˚ C).
WARNING: T
been in storage, before every trip, and once a week while in use. Failure
to test units used in RVs as described may remove your protection.
6
RECOMMENDED LOCA
