Family Guard FG250, FG225 User Manual

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USER’S MANUAL
BATTERY POWERED
SMOKE ALARM
Model FG225
Model FG250
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ
CAREFULLY AND SAVE.	LISTED TO
	LISTED TO
This user’s manual contains important information	UL 217
about your Smoke Alarm’s operation. If you are
installing this Smoke Alarm for use by others,	Models FG225
you must leave this manual—or a copy of it	FG250
—with the end user.
M08-0199-001 A 11/07 Printed in Mexico

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Fire Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Before You Install This Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

How To Install This Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Weekly Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Regular Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

If This Smoke Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

What To Do In Case Of Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

If You Suspect A Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

Locations To Avoid For Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

About Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Special Compliance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Limitations Of Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing BRK Brands, Inc. for your Smoke Alarm needs. You have purchased a state-of-the-art Smoke Alarm designed to provide you with early warning of a fire. Key features include:

Silence Feature (FG250 Only) - Silences nuisance alarms.

Hinged Cover Design - Allows for fast, easy installation and battery replacement.

Lighted Power and Alarm Indicator - LED reassures that the battery is properly connected and is supplying power. Provides a visual indication of what unit initiated the alarm.

Tamper Resistant Locking Pin - Locks alarm cover to prevent removal of battery. Perfect for apartment, dormitory or hotel applications.

RV Approved - Approved for use in Recreational Vehicles.

Test/Silence Button - One touch button combines both features.

Low Battery Indicator - Beeping signal warns when battery needs replacing.

All Family Gard® Smoke Alarms conform to regulatory requirements, including UL217 and are designed to detect particles of combustion. Smoke particles of varying number and size are produced in all fires.

Ionization technology is generally more sensitive than photoelectric technology at detecting small particles, which tend to be produced in greater amounts by flaming fires, which consume combustible

materials rapidly and spread quickly. Sources of these fires may include paper burning in a wastebasket, or a grease fire in the kitchen.

Photoelectric technology is generally more sensitive than ionization technology at detecting large particles, which tend to be produced in greater amounts by smoldering fires, which may smolder for

hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include cigarettes burning in couches or bedding.

For maximum protection, use both types of Smoke Alarms on each level and in every bedroom of your home.

FIRE SAFETY TIPS

Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations: 1) Use smoking materials properly. Never smoke in bed. 2) Keep matches or lighters away from children; 3) Store flammable materials in proper containers; 4) Keep electrical appliances in good condition and don’t overload electrical circuits; 5) Keep stoves, barbecue grills, fireplaces and chimneys greaseand debris-free; 6) Never leave anything cooking on the stove unattended; 7) Keep portable heaters and open flames, like candles, away from flammable materials; 8) Don’t let rubbish accumulate.

Keep alarms clean, and test them weekly. Replace alarms immediately if they are not working properly. Smoke Alarms that do not work cannot alert you to a fire. Keep at least one working fire extinguisher on every floor, and an additional one in the kitchen. Have fire escape ladders or other reliable means of escape from an upper floor in case stairs are blocked.

BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM

IMPORTANT! Read “Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms” and “Locations to Avoid for Smoke Alarms” before beginning. This unit

monitors the air, and when smoke reaches its sensing chamber, it alarms. It can give you more time to escape before fire spreads. This unit can ONLY give an early warning of developing fires if it is installed, maintained and located where smoke can reach it, and where all residents can hear it, as described in this manual. This unit will not sense gas, heat, or flame. It cannot prevent or extinguish fires.

Understand The Different Type of Smoke Alarms

Battery powered or electrical? Different Smoke Alarms provide different types of protection. See “About Smoke Alarms” for details.

Know Where To Install Your Smoke Alarms

Fire Safety Professionals recommend at least one Smoke Alarm on every level of your home, in every bedroom, and in every bedroom hallway or separate sleeping area. See “Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms” and “Locations To Avoid For Smoke Alarms” for details.

Know What Smoke Alarms Can and Can’t Do

A Smoke Alarm can help alert you to fire, giving you precious time to escape. It can only sound an alarm once smoke reaches the sensor. See “Limitations of Smoke Alarms” for details.

Check Your Local Building Codes

This Smoke Alarm is designed to be used in a typical single-family home. It alone will not meet requirements for boarding houses, apartment buildings, hotels or motels. See “Special Compliance Considerations” for details.

•This unit will not alert hearing impaired residents. It is recommended that you install special units which use devices like flashing strobe lights to alert hearing impaired residents.

•Do not connect this unit to any other alarm or auxiliary device. It is a single-station unit that cannot be linked to other devices.

Connecting anything else to this unit may prevent it from working properly.

•Unit will not operate without battery power. The Smoke Alarm cannot work until you install the battery in the correct position (Match “+” to “+” and “-” to “-”).

•This Smoke Alarm has a battery guard which prevents it from closing unless a battery is installed. This warns you the unit will not operate without a battery.

•Do not install this unit over an electrical junction box. Air currents around junction boxes can prevent smoke from reaching the sensing chambers and prevent the unit from alarming. Only AC powered units are intended for installation over junction boxes.

•Do not stand too close to the unit when the alarm is sounding. It is loud to wake you in an emergency. Exposure to the horn at close range may harm your hearing.

•Do not paint over the unit. Paint may clog the openings to the sensing chambers and prevent the unit from operating properly.

HOW TO INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM

THE PARTS OF THIS SMOKE ALARM

	1.	“OPEN HERE” tab
	2.	Cover hinge
	3.	Test button
	4.	Power/alarm indicator
		Cover Open
	1.	“Open Here”
	2.	Test button or Test/Silence
		button (FG250 only)
	3.	Smoke alarm base
	4.	“No Battery” tab
	5.	Mounting slots
	6.	Install 9V battery here
	7.	Locking pin slot
	This unit is designed to be
	mounted on the ceiling, or
	on the wall if necessary.
Tools you will need:
• Pencil	• Drill with 3/16” (5 mm) drill bit
• Hammer	• Standard flathead screwdriver

FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS!

1.Hold base firmly and pull up on cover tab marked “OPEN HERE.” This will open the hinged cover. The cover may unsnap from the base if it's opened too far. This will not damage the unit—the cover hinge snaps back into place easily.

2.Hold the Smoke Alarm base against the ceiling (or wall) and make a mark at the center of each of the mounting slots with a pencil.

3.Put the unit where it won’t get covered with dust when you drill the mounting holes.

4.Using a 3/16” (5 mm) drill bit, drill a hole through each pencil mark.

5.Insert the plastic screw anchors (in the plastic bag with screws) into the holes. Tap the screw anchors gently with a hammer, if necessary, until they are flush with the ceiling or wall.

6.Tighten the screws (provided) into the screw anchors, then loosen them two turns.

7.Fit the Smoke Alarm over the screw heads as shown. Close cover.

8.If the Smoke Alarm cover does not line up the way you want it, rotate the base and re-tighten the screws.

9.Activate the battery. With the cover open, remove and reinstall the battery so the terminals on the battery match the terminals on the Smoke Alarm. Match “+” to “+” and “-” to “-.” Push the battery in until it snaps in securely and cannot be shaken loose.

If the battery is not snapped in completely, the unit cannot receive battery power. The Smoke Alarm may beep briefly when you install the battery—this is normal.

Once the battery is installed, the red power indicator light (behind the test button) will flash once a minute to show you the Smoke Alarm is working.

10.Close the cover all the way.

11.Test the Smoke Alarm. See “Weekly Testing.”

LOCKING FEATURE

Insert Locking Pin

Locking Pin	To lock/unlock the cover to the base:

1.Using needle-nose pliers or a utility knife, detach locking pin from back of alarm base.

2.Insert locking pin into the slot located on the front of the alarm as shown in the diagram.

3.Remove pin to unlock and replace battery.

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