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120V AC Smoke Alarm with 9V Battery Back-up

IONIZATION

110-628F

MODELS AD and ADC

PHOTOELECTRIC

MODEL PAD

PLEASE READ AND SAVE THIS MANUAL

Installer: Please leave this manual with the product.

The photoelectric type alarms are generally more effective at detecting slow, smoldering fires which smolder for hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include cigarettes burning in couches or bedding. The ionization type alarms are generally more effective at detecting fast, flaming fires which consume combustible materials rapidly and spread quickly. Sources of these fires may include flammable liquids or paper burning in a waste container. However, both types of alarms are designed to provide adequate detection of both types of fires. If you desire the benefits of both systems, you should install smoke alarms that combine in one alarm both photoelectric and ionization sensing technologies.

SMOKE ALARM FEATURES

Model ADC features a False Alarm Control which, when acti-

• vated, quiets unwanted alarms for up to 15 minutes.

This smoke alarm is powered by 120V AC and a 9-volt battery

• back-up source. AC/DC smoke alarms offer added protection

in the event of a power failure or a drained battery. Unique power connector prevents interconnection with

• incompatible smoke alarms or security systems.

This smoke alarm may be interconnected with as many as 11

• other Firex model FADC, AD and ADC smoke alarms, or as

many as 6 Firex model ADH heat alarms for a total of not more than 18 interconnected devices.

Optional tamper-resist feature can serve as a safeguard

• against tampering.

Unique “battery missing” lockout. The smoke alarm will not attach

• to the mounting bracket if a battery is not in the battery pocket.

Improperly connected or weak battery signal. The smoke alarm

• will sound a short beep about once a minute if the battery is

weak or improperly connected. Separate green and red LEDs indicate that the smoke alarm is

• receiving AC power, working under normal operation, in alarm,

or under false alarm control. Loud alarm horn—85 decibels at 10 feet—sounds to alert you

• to an emergency.

This alarm incorporates the internationally recognized horn sig-

• nal for evacuation. During alarm mode, the horn produces

three short beeps followed by a 2 second pause and then repeats. This pattern is somewhat different than the previous alarm sound, which continually beeped.

Test button checks smoke alarm operation. Model ADC also

• features a False Alarm Control which, when activated, quiets

unwanted alarms for up to 15 minutes.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

This smoke alarm requires constant 120-volt, AC power

• AND a working 9-volt battery to operate properly. This

smoke alarm WILL NOT work if AC power is not connected or has failed or been interrupted for any reason AND the battery is removed, drained or improperly connected. DO NOT use any other kind of battery except as specified in this manual. DO NOT connect this smoke alarm to any other type of smoke alarm or auxiliary device, except those listed in this manual.

DO NOT remove or disconnect battery or turn off AC power to

• quiet unwanted alarms. This will remove your protection. Open

windows or fan the air around smoke alarm to silence it. Model ADC smoke alarms feature a False Alarm Control button which, when activated, will quiet unwanted alarms for up to 15 minutes.

WARNING

The Push-to-Test button accurately tests all smoke alarm

•

functions. DO NOT use any other test method. Test smoke alarm weekly to ensure proper operation.

Smoke alarms must not be used with detector guards

• unless the combination of alarm and guard has been evaluated

and found suitable for that purpose.

This smoke alarm should be installed only by a licensed,

• qualified electrician. Observe and follow all local and national

electrical and building codes for installation.

This smoke alarm IS NOT designed to be the PRIMARY

•

protection for buildings that require complete fire alarm systems. Buildings of this type include hotels, motels, dormito-

ries, hospitals, nursing homes, and group homes. This is true even if they were once single family homes. However, this

smoke alarm MAY be used inside individual rooms as SUPPLEMENTAL protection.

Install a smoke alarm in every room and on every level of the

• home. Smoke may not reach the smoke alarm for many reasons.

For example, if a fire starts in a remote part of the home, on another level, in a chimney, wall, roof, or on the other side of a closed door, smoke may not reach the smoke alarm in time to alert household members. A smoke alarm will not promptly detect a fire EXCEPT in the area or room in which it is installed.

Interconnected smoke alarms installed in every room and

•

on every level of the household offer maximum protection.

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recommends interconnecting smoke alarms so that when one smoke alarm senses smoke and sounds its alarm, all others will sound as well. Do not interconnect smoke alarms from one individual family living unit to another. Do not connect this smoke alarm to any other type of alarm or auxiliary device.

Smoke alarms may not alert every household member every

• time. There may be limiting circumstances where a household

member may not hear the alarm (e.g., outdoor or indoor noise, sound sleepers, drug or alcohol usage, the hard of hearing, etc.). If you suspect that this smoke alarm may not alert a household member, install and maintain specialty smoke alarms. Current studies have shown smoke alarms may not awaken all sleeping individuals, and that it is the responsibility of individuals in the household that are capable of assisting others to provide assistance to those who may not be awakened by the alarm sound, or to those who may be incapable of safely evacuating the area unassisted.

Smoke alarms can only sound their alarms when they detect

• smoke. Smoke alarms detect combustion particles in the air.

They do not sense heat, flame, or gas. This smoke alarm is designed to give audible warning of a developing fire. However, many fires are fast-burning, explosive, or intentional. Others are caused by carelessness or safety hazards. Smoke may not reach the smoke alarm QUICKLY ENOUGH to ensure safe escape.

Smoke alarms have limitations. This smoke alarm is not fool-

• proof and is not warranted to protect lives or property from fire.

Smoke alarms are not a substitute for insurance. Homeowners and renters should insure their lives and property. In addition, it is possible for the smoke alarm to fail at any time. For this reason,

you must test the smoke alarm weekly and replace every 10 years.

SMOKE ALARM PLACEMENT

Invensys Controls Americas recommends complete coverage protection achieved by installing a smoke alarm in every room of your home. The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) minimum requirement, as stated in Standard 72, Chapter 2, reads as follows:

“2-2.1.1.1 Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the family living unit including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics. In new construction a smoke detector also shall be installed in each sleeping room.”

Chapter 2 also reads as follows: “2-2.2.1 In new construction, where

more than one smoke detector is required by 2-2.1, they shall be so arranged that operation of any smoke detector shall cause the alarm in all smoke detectors within the dwelling to sound.”

The NFPA, 1993 Edition, Appendix A further states:

“The required number of smoke detectors may not provide reliable early warning protection for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the required smoke detectors. For this reason, it is recommended that the householder consider the use of additional smoke detectors for those areas for

DINING ROOM

LIVING ROOM

BEDROOM BEDROOM

LIVING ROOM

BASEMENT

KITCHEN

BEDROOM

HALL

DINING ROOM

increased protection. The additional areas include: basement, bedrooms, dining room, furnace room, utility room, and hallways not protected by the required

TV ROOM

BEDROOM

DINING ROOM

LIVING ROOM

KITCHEN

BEDROOM

smoke detectors.” Also, as required by the California State Fire Marshal: “Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation

of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: A smoke detector installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), and heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages.”

RECOMMEND THAT YOU INSTALL A SMOKE

FOR BEST PROTECTION, WE

ALARM IN EVERY ROOM.

In addition, we recommend that all smoke alarms be interconnected.

Typical Efficiency Home (Apartment)

Install a smoke alarm on the

• ceiling or wall closest to the

SLEEPING

AREA

sleeping area.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT

BEDROOM

KITCHEN LIVING ROOM

BATH

MOBILE HOME

Typical Mobile Home

NOTE: For mobile homes built before 1978, install smoke alarms on

an inside wall between 4 and 12 inches from the ceiling. (Older mobile homes have little or no insulation in the ceiling.) This is especially important if the ceiling is unusually hot or cold.

Install a smoke alarm inside each bedroom and in the hallway

• outside each separate sleeping area.

Typical Single-Story Home

Install a smoke alarm on the ceiling

• or wall inside each bedroom and in

the hallway outside each separate sleeping area. If a bedroom area hallway is more than 30 feet long, install a smoke alarm at each end.

If there is a basement:

Install a smoke alarm on the base-

• ment ceiling at the bottom of the

BEDROOM

BASEMENT

stairwell.

Typical Two-Story or Split Level

SINGLE STORY

Home

Install a smoke alarm on the ceil-

• ing or wall inside each bedroom

and in the hallway outside each separate sleeping area. If a bedroom area hallway is more than 30 feet long, install a smoke alarm at

BEDROOM BEDROOMBATH

each end.

Install a smoke alarm at the top of

• a first-to-second floor stairwell.

If there is a basement:

Install a smoke alarm on the base-

• ment ceiling at the bottom of the

stairwell.

LIVING AREA

BASEMENT

TWO STORY

Key

• Smoke Alarm (Ionization) Δ Ionization Smoke Alarm with False Alarm Control

or Photoelectric Smoke Alarm

KITCHEN

LIVED-IN

ATTIC

KITCHEN

FURNACE ROOM

KITCHEN

LIVING

AREA

BED-

ROOM

FURNACE

BATH

ROOOM

IMPORTANT SMOKE ALARM

PLACEMENT AND EXCEPTION

INFORMATION

Install a smoke alarm as close to

• the center of the ceiling as possi-

ble. If this is not practical, mount

ACCEPTABLE HERE

no closer than 4 inches from a wall or corner. Also, if local codes allow, install smoke alarms on walls, between 4 and 12 inches from ceiling/wall intersections.

Install a minimum of two smoke alarms in every home, no mat-

• ter how small the home. New construction codes require a min-

imum of two interconnected smoke alarms in newly built homes.

CEILING

NEVER HERE

TOP OF DETECTOR ACCEPTABLE HERE

4 IN

(0.1m )

MINIMUM

SIDE

WALL

4 IN

12 IN

(0.3 m )

MAXIMUM

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