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FIVE YEAR GUARANTE
E
BRK Europe Ltd. guarantees its enclosed Smoke Detector-but not the bat
-
tery-to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use
and service f
or a period of five years from t
he date of purchase, as long as it has
not bee
n modified, altered, or a r
epair attempted. This guarante
e does not affect
a customer's statutory rights in an
y
way
.
If you suspec
t the detector to be defective, return it, postag
e paid, to
:
Custome
r Service Dept.
BRK Europe Ltd.
4
The Paddock Hambridge Ro
ad
Newbury, Berkshi
re
RG145TQ
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BRK Europe Ltd.
4 The Paddock Hambridge Roa
d
New
bury, Berkshire RG14 5TQ
Englan
d
Rev. 12/93
MOS-403-12
BASIC INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR
• Put smoke detectors outside of every bedroom area and o
n every floor of
your home.
• Put t
he smok
e detector as close to the centre of the ceili
ng as possible
.
• The smok
e detector may beep when you put the battery in it. If t
he indicator
light on the smoke detector flashes once a minute, the smoke detector is
receiving power from the battery
.
• Test the smoke detector weekly by holding the test switc
h button in fo
r
about 10 seconds unt
il the detector sounds. Th
e detector may not soun
d
immediately when y
ou press the button
.
• Replac
e battery if the smoke detector beeps once a minute.
CONTENTS OF THIS MA
NUA
L
LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE DETECTORS:
WHAT SMOKE DETECTORS CANNOT DO ...............••.....•...... 1
WHAT THIS SMOKE DETECTOR CAN D
O
2
WHER
E SMO
KE DETECTORS SHOULD BE PUT UP ..........•.......
...... 2
WHER
E SMO
KE DETECTORS SHOULD NOT
BE PUT UP 3
HOW THIS SMOKE DETECTOR SHOULD BE PUT U
P
4
HOW TO CONNECT DETECTORS TOGETHER
5
HOW TO TELL IF THE SMOKE DETECTOR IS WORKING PROPERLY
5
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF AND TES
T THI
S SMOKE DETECTO
R
6
WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR FAMIL
Y SAFER FROM FIRES
6
WHA
T TO DO I
F THERE IS A FIRE IN YOUR HOME
7
GUARANTEE INFORMATION
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e
,I.
WARNIN
G
GENERAL LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE DETECTORS:
WHAT SMOKE DETECTORS CANNOT DO
Smoke detectors have played a key role in reducing home fire deaths in the Uni(
Kingdom and Europe. However, according to the Federal Emergency Managemen
t
Agen
cy (an agency
of the U.S. Government), they may not go off
or give early
enough warning in as many as 350/o of a
ll fires. What are some reasons smoke
detectors may not work?
Smoke detectors will not work without power
.
Battery operat
ed smoke detec-
tors will not work without batteries
, if t
he batteries are dead, if t
he wrong kind o
f
batteries are used, or if the batteries
are put in wrong. AC powered smoke detec
-
tors will not work if the power supply is cut off for any reason. Some examples
are
a pow
er failur
e a
t the power station, a failur
e along a power line,
a failure o
f
electrical switching devices in the home, an open fuse or circuit breaker, an elec
-
trical fire. or any other kind of fire that reaches th
e electrical system
and burns
t
he wires. If yo
u a
re concerned about the limitations of either batteries or AC powe
r
for your smoke detectors,
install both types or AC smoke detectors wit
h built
-
in battery backup (BRK Model B6RAC) for more security.
Smo
ke detectors will not sen
se fires which start where smoke does not reach
the detector.
Smoke from fires in chimneys or walls, on roofs,
or on the other sid
e
of closed doors may not reach your smok
e detecto
r and alarm it. If bedroom door
s
a
re usually closed at night, detectors shou
ld b
e put in each bedroom and the hall
-
way betwe
en them
.
Smoke detectors may not sense a fire on another floor of a home. For exam-
ple, a second-floor detector may not sense a first-floor or basement fire. There-
fore, place smoke detectors on every floor of your home
.
Smoke detecto
rs may not
be heard. T
he loudness of the horn in your detecto
r
m0~•s (or exceeds) current standards. However, if the smoke detector is plac
ed
,
le a bedroom, it may not wak
e up a sound sleeper or
one who has re-
"'--,/ use
d drugs or has been drinking alcoholic beverages, especially if the
door is closed or only partly open. If the detector is plac
ed o
n a different floor from
the bedrooms, it is even less likely to wake up persons sleeping in the bedrooms.
Eve
n persons who are awake may not hear a smo
ke detector
i
f the sound is
blocked by distanc
e or clos
ed doors. Normal noise, suc
h as traflic, stereo, r,
~
t
elevision,
air conditioner. or othe
r appliances may also prevent alert
persons
,
hearing the alarm.
Smo
ke detectors may not be heard by persons who are h
a
of hearing.
BRK Electronics recommends that smok
e detectors be interconnected. In thi
s
way, the detector that alarms will cause all of t
he others to s
ound their alarms. This
kind of system is more likely to awak
en sl
eepers or alert persons in remot
e parts of
t
he home. There are several ways to achieve a multiple-alarm system. You c
an
install
a professional fir
e detection system. You can interconnect smok
e detector
s
that are designed to be linked together. Or, you c
an put in detection systems that
use radio frequency transmitters and receivers.
Smo
ke detector
s are no
t fool-proof
.
Like all other electronic devices, smoke de
-
tectors have limitations. Smok
e detectors may not sense every kind of fire ever
y
time. They cannot be expected to sens
e dangerous fire
s cause
d b
y carelessness
or safety hazards. They may not !)iv
e early warning of fast-growi
ng fire
s cause
d
b
y smoking in bed, violent explosions, escaping gas, poor storage o
f flammabl
e
liquids, overloaded electrical circuits, children playing with matches or lighters, o
r
persons who se
t fires on purpose
.
Smoke detectors are not a substitute for life or property insurance
.
Though the
y
have been responsible for saving many lives, BAK Electronics does not warrant or
imply in any way that its detectors will protect lives and property in the event of
a
fire. Homeowners and renter
s should be sure to insure their lives and property.
Smoke detectors have a limited life.
The
y cont
ain many parts. Any of these parts
could fail at any time. Therefore, you must test your smoke detector weekly. Cle
an
and take care of it as described in this User's Manual. Be sure to have it repa
ired or
replaced when i
t fails to test properly. In no case sho
uld a smoke detector
be us
ed
for more than 10 years
.
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WHAT THIS SMOKE DETECTOR C
AN DO
This smoke detector is battery powered. It is designed to sense smoke tha
t
comes into it
s sensi
ng chamber. It does not sense gas, heat, or fl
ame
.
This smo
ke detector is designed to give early warnin
g of developing fire
s a
t
a reasonable cost. This smok
e detector monitors the air. When it sense
s
smoke, it sounds its built-in alarm horn. It can provide precious tim
e for you and
your family
to escape before a fire spreads. Such early warning Is only possi-
ble, h
owever, if the smoke detector is located, Installed, and maintained
as
described In this User's Manual.
!AWARNING
J
Thi
s smoke detector Is designed for u
se In a single residential
- livi
ng unit only. I
n other words, it should be used Inside a single-
family home or apartment. It is not mean
t to be us
ed in lobbies
,
hallways, basements, or another apartment in multi-family buildings,
unless there are already worki
ng smoke detectors in eac
h
family unit. Smoke detectors placed in common areas outside
o
f the individual livi
ng unit (such as on porches or In hallways)
may not provide early warni
ng to residents
. In multi-famil
y
buildings, each family living unit should have its own smok
e
detectors
.
Smoke detecto
rs designed to
be linked together s
hould be inter-
connected within one family living unit only. If smoke detectors
are interconnected between living units, nuisance alarms wil
l
occur i
n other units when smok
e detectors ar
e tested.
j
AWARNING
I
Thi
s smoke detector is not meant to be us
ed in non-residential
buildings. Warehouses, industrial or commercial buildings, and
special purpose non-residential buildings require special fire detec-
tion and alarm systems.
Thi
s smoke detector alone is not a suitable substitute for comple'
fire-detection systems in places whic
h house many people, Ii'--'·
hotels or motels. T
he same is true of dormitories, hospitals, nurs
-
i
ng homes, or group homes of any kind, even if they wer
e onc
e
singl
e family homes
.
(Aw~G
J
Thi
s smoke detector wi
ll not alert people who are hard of hear-
. Ing. We recommend that you insta
ll special-purpose smoke detec-
tors that use lights or vibrating devices to alert occupants wh
o are
hard of hearing
.
WHERE SMOKE DETECTORS SHOULD B
E P
UT UP
For complete coverage in residential units, smoke detectors should be
installed In all rooms, halls, storage areas, basements, and attics In each family
living unit. Minimum coverage Is one smoke detector
on each floor, one In each
bedroom, an
d one in each sleeping area. However. we suggest that you
:
• Put a smoke detector in the hallway outside every separat
e bedroo
m
area. See Figure 1. 1\vo smoke detectors are required in homes with tw
o
bedroom areas. See Figur
e 2
.
• Put a smoke detector o
n every floor of a multi-floor home or apartment
.
See Figure
3
.
• Put a smo
ke detector Inside every bedroom.
• Put a smo
ke detector inside rooms where electrlcal appliances (such as
portable heaters or humidifiers) are used.
D
INING ROOM I KITCHEN
0
FAMILY ROO
M
0
• SMOKE DETECTORS FO
R MINIMUM SECURITY
0
SMOKE DETECTORS FOR MORE SECURIT
Y
A78-1240-00
Figure 1: SMOKE DETECTO
R
LOCATIONS FOR SINGLE-FLOO
R
RESIDENCE WITH ONLY
ONE SLEEPING AREA
.
•
BEDROOM
• SMOKE DETECTORS FOR
MINIMUM SECURITY
0
SMOKE DETECTORS FOR
MOR
E SECURIT
Y
A78-1240-01
Figure 2: SMOKE DETECTOR
LOCATIONS FOR SINGLE-FLOO
R
RESIDENCE WITH MOR
E
THAN ONE SLEEPING AREA
.
- SMOKE DETECTORS FO
R
MINIMUM SECURIT
Y
Figur
e
3
:
SMOKE DETECTOR LOCATION
S
FOR A MULTI-FLOOR RESIDENCE
.
2
• Put a smo
ke detector Inside every room where someone sleeps with th
e
door partly or completely closed. Smoke could b
e block
ed by the closed
door. Also, a hallway detector may not wak
e up the sleeper if th
e door is
closed.
• Put smoke detecto
rs at both ends of
a bedroom hallway if t
he hallway is more
than 12 metres (40 feet) long.
• Put basement smoke detectors at t
he bottom of the basement stairwell
.
• Put second-floor smok
e detectors at the top of the first-to-second floor stair
-
well. Be sure no door or other obstructio
n blocks the path of smoke to the
smoke detector.
• Put additional smoke detectors in your livi
ng room, dining room, family room,
attic, utility and storage rooms
.
• Put smoke detectors as close to the centre o
f the ceiling as possible. I
f
this is not practical, put t
he smoke detector on the ceiling, no closer than 10 cm
(4 inches) from any wa
ll or corner. S
ee Figure 4
.
• If ceili
ng mounting is no
t possible, wall-mount smoke detectors between 1
0
and 15
cm (4 and 6 inches) from the celling. See Figure 4.
• Some rooms have sloped, pe
aked, or gabled ce
ilings. If yours do, moun
t
smoke detectors 0.9 metre (3 feet)- measured horizontally - from the high
-
est point o
f the ceiling. See Figur
e 5
.
We recommend complete coverage and the use of additional smoke detectors.
0 BEST L
OCATION
O ACCEPTABLE LOCATION
A78-1240-03
Figure 4: RECOMMENDED
SMOKE DETECTOR
MOUNTING LOCATIONS
.
A78-1240-04
Figure 5: RECOMMENDE
D
SMOKE DETECTOR LOCATION IN
ROOMS WITH SLOPED, GABLED,
OR PEAKED CEILINGS.
W
HERE SMOKE DETECTOR
S SHOULD NOT BE PUT UP
Nuisanc
e ala
rms occur when smoke detecto
rs ar
e put u
p where they will no
t
work properly. To avoid nuisance alarms, do not place smoke detectors
:
• In or near areas where combustio
n particles are present. (Combustion
particles ar
e t
he by-products of somethi
ng that is burning.) Areas to avoi
d
include kitchens with fe
w windows or poor ventilation, garage
s wher
e
there may be vehicle exhaust, near furnaces, hot water heaters, and
space heaters.
Put up smoke detectors at least 6 metres (20 feet) away from places
wher
e combustio
n particl
es are normally present
. If a 6 metre distan
ce
is not possible, put the smoke detector as far away from the combus-
tio
n particles as possible. To prevent nuisance alarms, provide good
ventilation in such places.
• In air streams passing by kitchens. Figur
e 6 shows h
ow a smoke detector
can sense combustion products in normal air-flow paths. The picture s
how
s
h
ow to correc
t this problem
.
3
MOS-403-12
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