First Alert 7020b User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

SMOKE ALARMS

AC Powered Photoelectric Smoke Alarm with Batter Escape Light

Model 7020B

Input: 120V AC ~, 60Hz, 0.05A

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

ou Install This Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

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How To Install This Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Optional Locking Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Understanding the Indicator Lights

and Alarm Horn Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Weekly Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Regular Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

If This Smoke Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

What To Do In Case Of Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Using the Silence Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

If You Suspect a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Locations To Avoid For Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

About Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Special Compliance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Limitations of Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing First Alert®for your Smoke Alarm needs. You have purchased a state of the art Smoke Alarm designed to provide you with early

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Key Featur Photoelectric Sensing Technology: Photoelectric Sensors are generally more

sensitive than ionization sensors in detecting smoldering fires which commonly occur in couches or bedding.

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access to the smoke sensor. Single Test/Silence Button: Allows you to test the alarm or silence nuisance

alarms. Testing the Alarm assures you that the unit is functioning correctly

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Escape Light®: Bright escape light activates when this unit goes into alarm to illuminate your path to safety.

Battery Drawer with “battery missing” lockout: Allows you to easily replace the battery with out removing the alarm from the ceiling. The battery door will not close if a battery has not been inserted thus alerting you that the unit is not power

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All First Alert®and BRK®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

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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 fir means of escape from an upper floor in case stairs are blocked.

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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

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you mor warning of developing fires if it is installed, maintained and located where smoke can r manual. This unit will not sense gas, heat, or flame. It cannot prevent or extinguish fires.

Understand The Different Type of Smoke Alarms

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

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.

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”

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ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. T the Smoke Alar bracket. Failure to turn off the power first may result in serious electrical shock, injur

• This unit will not alert hearing impaired residents. It is recom-

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• This unit must be powered by a 24-hour, 120VAC pure sine wave

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• Connect this unit ONLY to other compatible units. See “How To

• This Smoke Alarm has a battery drawer which resists closing

• Do not stand too close to the unit when the alarm is sounding.

• Do not paint over the unit. Paint may clog the openings to the

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Installation of this unit must conform to the electrical codes in your ar SBC (SBCCI); UBC (ICBO); NBC (BOCA); OTFDC (CABO), and

any other local or building codes that may apply. Wiring and installation must be per follow these guidelines may r

60Hz cir dimmer unit to a 24-hour circuit may prevent it from providing constant

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pr This Smoke Alarm must have AC or battery power to operate.

If the AC power fails, battery back-up will allow the alarm to sound for at least 4 minutes. If AC power fails and the batter weak, pr and the battery is dead or missing, the alarm cannot operate.

Never disconnect the power from an AC powered unit to stop an unwanted alar protection. In the case of a true unwanted alarm open a window or fan the smoke away fr matically when it r batteries from a battery operated unit to stop an unwanted alarm (caused by cooking smoke, etc.). Instead open a window or fan the smoke away from the unit. The alarm will reset automatically.

Install This Smoke Alarm” for details. Do not connect it to any other type of alarm or auxiliary device. Connecting anything else to this unit may damage it or prevent it from operating properly.

unless a battery is installed. This warns you the unit will not operate under DC power without a battery.

It is loud to wake you in an emergency. Exposure to the horn at close range may harm your hearing.

sensing chambers and prevent the unit from operating properly.

obe lights to alert hearing impaired residents.

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cuit. Be sure the circuit cannot be turned off by a switch,

, or ground fault circuit interrupter. Failure to connect this

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HOW TO INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM

This Smoke Alarm is designed to be mounted on any standard wiring junction box up to a 4-inch (10 cm) size, on either the ceiling or wall (if allowed by local codes). Read “Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms” and “Locations to Avoid For Smoke Alarms” before you begin installation.

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Make sure the Alarm is not receiving excessively noisy power. Examples of noisy power could be major appliances on the same circuit, power from a generator or solar power, light dimmer on the same circuit or mounted near fluorescent lighting. Excessively noisy power may cause damage to your Alarm.

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The Mounting Bracket:

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T Alarm base, hold the Smoke Alarm base firmly and twist the mounting bracket counterclockwise. The mounting bracket installs onto the junction box. It has a variety of screw slots to fit most boxes.

The Power Connector:

The power connector plugs into a power input block on the Smoke Alarm. It supplies the unit with AC power

• The black wire is “hot.”

• The white wire is neutral.

• The orange wire is used for interconnect.

If you need to remove the power connector, turn POWER OFF first. Insert a flat screwdriver blade

between the power connector and the security tab inside the power input block. Gently pry back the tab and pull the connector fr

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The Parts of This Unit

1 Mounting Bracket

Mounting Slots

2 3 Locking Pins (break out of bracket) 4 Hot (Black) AC Wire 5 Neutral (White) AC Wire 6 Interconnect (Orange) Wire 7 Quick-Connect Power Connector

8 Turn this way to remove from bracket 9 Turn this way to attach to bracket

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FOLLOW THESE INSTALLATION STEPS

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The basic installation of this Smoke Alarm is similar whether you want to install one Smoke Alarm, or inter

e interconnecting more than one Smoke Alarm, you MUST read

If you ar “Special Requirements For Interconnected Smoke Alarms” below before you begin installation.

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. T will install this unit at the circuit breaker or fuse box before beginning installation. Failur in serious electrical shock, injur

1. Remove the mounting bracket from the base, and attach it to the junction box.

Activate the battery back-up by removing the “Pull to Activate Battery Back-Up” tab. Or until you install the battery in the corr “-” to “-”).

Push and hold test button until the alarm sounds: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause. The Escape Light second.

Using wire nuts, connect the power connector to the household wiring.

e to turn off the power before installation may result

, install battery back-up. Battery back-up cannot work

STAND-ALONE ALARM ONLY:

• Connect the white wire on the power connector to the neutral wire in the junction box.

Connect the black wire on the power connector to the hot wire in the

• junction box.

• Tuck the orange wire inside the junction box. It is used for

connect only.

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INTERCONNECTED UNITS ONLY: Strip off about 1/2” (12 mm) of the plastic coating on the orange wire

on the power connector.

• Connect the white wire on the power connector to the neutral wire in the junction box.

• Connect the black wire on the power connector to the hot wire in the junction box.

Connect the orange wire on the power connector to the interconnect

• wire in the junction box. Repeat for each unit you are interconnecting. Never connect the hot or neutral wires in the junction box to the orange interconnect wire. Never cross hot and neutral wires between Alarms.

3. Plug the power connector into the back of the Smoke Alarm. Position the base of the Smoke Alarm over the mounting bracket and

4. turn. The Alarm can be positioned over the bracket every 90°. Turn the Smoke Alarm clockwise (right) until the unit is in place.

5. Check all connections.

connect more than one Smoke Alarm.

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Special Requirements For Interconnected Smoke Alarms

• Failure to meet any of the above requirements could damage the units and cause them to malfunction, r

AC and AC/DC Smoke Alarms can be interconnected. Under AC

• power, all units will alarm when one senses smoke. When power is

rupted, only the AC/DC units in the series will continue to send

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connected units can provide earlier warning of fire than stand-alone units,

Inter especially if a fire starts in a remote area of the dwelling. If any unit in the series senses smoke, all units will alarm. T alarm, see table:

o determine which Smoke Alarm initiated an

On Initiating Alarms Red LED flashes rapidly On All Other Alarms

Interconnect units within a single family residence only. Otherwise all households will experience unwanted alarms when you test any unit in the series. Interconnected units will only work if they are wired to compatible units and all requirements are met. This unit is designed to be compatible with:

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Smoke Alarm Models 100S, 9120, 9120B, 7010, 7010B; BRK Electronics Heat Alarm Models HD6135F, HD6135FB; Smoke/CO Alarm Model SC9120B; Relay Module RM4.

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Interconnected units must meet ALL of the following requirements:

• A maximum of 18 compatible units may be interconnected

(Maximum of 12 Smoke Alarms).

• The same fuse or circuit breaker must power all interconnected units.

The total length of wire interconnecting the units should be less than

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1000 feet (300 meters). The interconnect wire should be #18 gauge or

ger, rated at least 300V. If an interconnect wire is not already part of

lar your household wiring, you will need to install one. This type of wir commonly available at Hardware and Electrical Supply stores.

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All wiring must conform to all local electrical codes and NFPA 70 (NEC). Refer to NFPA 72, NFPA 101, and/or your local building code for further connection requirements.

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Improper wiring of the power connector or the wiring leading to the power connector will cause damage to the Alarm and may lead to a non-functioning Alarm.

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Do not restore power until all Smoke Alarms are completely installed. Restoring power before installation is complete may r

8. Test each Smoke Alarm. Press and hold the Test/Silence button until the

If any unit in the series does not alarm, TURN OFF POWER and recheck connections. If it does not alarm when you r immediately.

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• If you are only installing one Smoke Alarm, restore power to the junction box.

INTERCONNECTED UNITS ONLY:

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1. Smoke Alarm

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3. Power Connector

B. To additional units; Maximum = 18 total

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4. Wire Nut

5. Junction Box

6. Neutral Wire (Wht)

7. Interconnect Wire (Orange)

8. Hot Wire (Blk)

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