Homefront RF-360T User Manual

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RF-360T

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General Information About Your New Dual Detector Smoke Alarm ............ page 3

Contents of your Kit ................................................................................... page 4

Recommended Locations for Your Smoke Alarm ........................................ page 5

Areas Not Appropriate for Smoke Alarms .................................................. page 6

National Fire Protection Association Standards .......................................... page 7

Complete Home Fire Protection ................................................................. page 8

Acceptable interLINX Alarm Spacing .......................................................... page 8

Alarm Features and Functions.............................................................. page 9 - 10

Creating Your interLINX Network .............................................................. page 11

Adding an Alarm to Your interLINX Network............................................. page 12

Removing an Alarm from Your interLINX Network.................................... page 13

Choosing the Mounting Location in a Room ............................................ page 14

How to Mount the Battery Powered Smoke Alarm ............................ page 15 - 16

How to Wire and Mount the AC Powered Alarm ...................................... page 17

Cleaning the Alarm ................................................................................... page 18

Alarm Specifications ................................................................................. page 19

Important Fire Safety Information ............................................................ page 20

Warning! Limitations on Smoke Alarms .................................................... page 21

Limited Warranty ...................................................................................... page 22

Replacement Guarantees .......................................................................... page 23

Homefront recommends a combination of early-detecting Smoke Alarms
and reliable Heat Alarms installed in their appropriate locations throughout
the home.

Heat and Smoke Alarms are not a substitute for an adequate homeowner’s
fire insurance policy.

Table of Contents

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What Makes the Homefront Alarm Different?

About Your New Dual Sensor Photoelectric Smoke Alarm

Thank you for purchasing the Homefront Smoke Alarm. The smoke alarm plays
an important role in protecting your family and home from the dangers of
fire. Please carefully read and follow the information in this booklet to ensure
that your Alarm operates properly and is located in the areas best suited for
activation.

Illuminated status
icons for Power,
Warning, Low Battery,
and Fire

Two modes of electronic
temperature sensing for a
very fast response

Dual functioning Test
and Silence button

Easy to access and
clean smoke chamber
and bug screen

Attractive and durable
materials for a sturdy,
high-quality alarm

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AC
Version
Only

Contents of Your Kit

Please make sure the following is included in your kit:

Alarm

Batteries
(4 pack)

Instruction
Manual

Mounting Bracket

Wire Harness

Wire Nuts

Key Features

The latest photoelectric smoke sensing technology.

Electronic temperature sensing with Rate of Rise and Fixed Temperature triggers.

Radio communication to connect all RF360T alarms into their own Home Network.

Powered by easily available AA alkaline batteries.

Easy maintenance with separable sections and removable bug screen.

Four illuminated icons to demonstrate alarm status.

Multi-function button to allow for testing and silencing of unwanted triggering.

Uniquely loud horn to notify occupants of fire danger.

Top quality construction to ensure beautiful appearance and durability.

Battery
Version
Only

Plastic Anchors (2)

1” Screws (2)

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Bedrooms. A major threat from fire occurs
at night when people are sleeping. Smoke
alarms are required protection in all sleeping
rooms.

Living Rooms. To enhance safety, a smoke
alarm should be located in the living room of
a home.

Recommended Locations for your Smoke Alarm

Recreation and Dining Rooms. For

additional protection, a smoke alarm should
be located in the other living spaces of the
home.

Hallways. A principal threat to people
sleeping in bedrooms comes from fires
elsewhere in the home. A smoke alarm
is required to be located outside of each
sleeping area, and on every level of the home.

Basements. A smoke alarm is required
on every level of the house, including the
basement and in living areas of guest suites.

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Areas Not Appropriate for Smoke Alarms

Kitchens. Do not install near kitchen

appliances. Steam and by-products of
cooking might cause nuisance alarms.

Garages. Do not install in garages.
Exhaust gases from vehicles can trigger
the smoke alarm.

Attics. Do not install in attics. A
smoke alarm can be affected by dust,
small insects or high temperatures. Do
not install the alarm in areas where
the normal ambient temperature can
exceed 100°F (38°C).

Utility and Furnace Rooms. Do not
install close to equipment that can create
steam and gas. This steam and gas can
trigger the smoke alarm.

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National Fire Protection Association Standards

This equipment should be installed in accordance with the National Fire
Protection Association’s Standard 72 (National Fire Protection Association,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).

For your information, the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72,
2010 Edition, Section 29.5.1 covering required protection in One- and Two­Family Dwelling Units, reads as follows:

29.5.1.1 Required Detection. Where required by other governing laws, codes,
or standards for a specific type of occupancy, approved single- and multiple­station smoke alarms shall be installed as follows:

(1) In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms

(2) Outside each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within 21 ft (6.4 m) of

any door to a sleeping room, with the distance measured along a path
of travel

(3) On every level of the dwelling unit, including basements

(4) On every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility),

including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics.

(5) In the living area(s) of a guest suite

(6) In the living areas(s) of a residential board and care occupancy (small

facility)

A.11.8.3 (NFPA 72 2002 Edition) Are More Smoke Detectors Desirable?

The required number of smoke detectors might 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
increased protection. The additional areas include the basement, bedrooms,
dining room, furnance room, utility room, and hallways not protected by the
required smoke detectors. The installation of smoke detectors in kitchens,
attics (finished or unfinished), or garages is not normally recommended as
these locations occasionally experience conditions that can result in improper
operation.

Note: Applicable building codes or other local laws may require the installation
of additional fire alarms in addition to the minimum recommended by the NFPA.

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Complete Home Fire Protection

Single Story Homes Two Story Homes

Key

NFPA Minimum Req’d Smoke Alarms in New Construction

Recommended Heat Alarm locations

Interconnections

Attic

Kitchen Living

Room

Bedroom Hall Bedroom

Crawl Space

Attic

Bedroom BedroomHall

Living Room

Kitchen

Utility RoomBasement

Acceptable interLINX Alarm Spacing

Each alarm will also act as a repeating
station, so any signal received by an alarm
will be rebroadcast.

After final installation, test all alarms
for proper interLINX radio connection.
Just press the test button of an alarm
while having a helper observe the
remote alarms.

Maximum
Spacing in
Open Area

100’ (30.5 m)

The interLINX network communicates using
radio frequency. The range of the radio has
been tested to 100 feet (30.5 m) in open area
distance testing.

Homefront recommends complete home fire protection. This can be achieved by
installing a combination of Smoke and Heat Alarms in their appropriate locations
in every room of the house.