Kidde 755 Owner's Manual
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Clipsal Lifesaver®Smoke Alarm
Installation/Operating Instructions and Warranty
755 Ionisation Series
240V a.c. Ionisation Smoke Alarm with battery backup
Suitable for single use or interconnection of up to 40 alarms.
Tested and passed to AS3786 — 1993.
IMPORTANT: Please leave this manual with the owner.
755
755RL
SMOKE ALARM DESCRIPTION
Model 755 Ionisation 240V~ Smoke Alarm with
9VDC non-rechargeable alkaline
battery backup.
Model 755RL Ionisation 240V~ Smoke Alarm with
12VDC rechargeable lithium
battery backup.
Thank you for purchasing a quality Clipsal Lifesaver
®
755 Series
Smoke Alarm. The 755 Series are mains powered smoke alarms,
with a battery backup that will operate in the event of a mains
power failure. The alarm will sound when smoke produced at the
start of a fire enters the unit’s detection chamber. These units
are not designed to detect heat or flame. A five-year warranty
(excluding batteries) is included.
Please read the following instructions carefully to ensure correct
installation and maintenance.
Installation of the Clipsal Lifesaver
®
755 Series Smoke Alarm
must be carried out by a licensed electrician or similarly qualified
person to SAA Wiring Rules (AS3000) and relevant Building
Codes.
All ionisation Smoke Alarms use an extremely small amount of a
radioactive element in their ionisation chambers. Accordingly,
this product contains 37 kBq of Americium 241, a radioactive
material, and is manufactured in compliance with U.S. NRC
safety criteria in 10CFR 32.27. The purchaser is exempt from
any regulatory requirements (U.S. License No. 12-15537-02E).
Do not attempt to remove or tamper with this radioactive
source. Never try to repair or dispose of the unit yourself. Return
it to the supplier for repairs or safe disposal. It is illegal to send
products containing radioactivity through Australia Post. Check
for similar conditions with any other forwarding agency before
sending this product to the supplier.
SMOKE ALARMS HAVE LIMITATIONS
The Clipsal Lifesaver
®
Series 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. 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 TEN YEARS.
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RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS OF ALARMS
The Clipsal Lifesaver®755 Series Smoke Alarms are domestic
units designed to be mounted on ceilings in single or multistorey residential dwellings, such as houses, home units and
apartments. If the alarm cannot be installed on the ceiling, wall
mounting is acceptable in most instances. Recommended locations are as follows:
• Install at least one Smoke Alarm on each level or storey of a
multi-storey dwelling.
• A Smoke Alarm should be installed in the immediate
vicinity of the bedrooms. If there is more than one sleeping
area, locate additional alarms in the immediate vicinity of
each of these areas.
• Sleeping areas are often located furthest from the exits of
a house. Therefore, Smoke Alarms should be installed on
all exit routes from bedrooms.
• A Smoke Alarm should be installed inside every room in
which a smoker sleeps and inside any room where a
person sleeps with the door closed.
• A closed door can stop smoke easily reaching the alarm
and can prevent the occupant hearing the alarm sounding.
• Install additional alarms in hallways that are longer than 9
metres.
• Smoke Alarms should be mounted on the ceiling as close to
the centre as possible. If this is not practical, mount no closer
than 100mm from any wall or corner.
• If the alarm is to be mounted on a wall, install it not less
than 100mm and not more than 300mm from the ceiling
and no closer than 100mm from any corners.
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LOCATIONS TO AVOID
Installing a Smoke Alarm in an unsuitable location creates two
main problems.
1. Obstructions can prevent the alarm from giving early
warning in the event of a fire.
2. Its location may lead to nuisance (false) alarms.
To avoid these situations, Clipsal Lifesaver®755 Series
Smoke Alarms should not be installed in any of the
following locations:
• The garage. Combustible products are present in the air
when you start and run your vehicle’s engine.
• In front of forced air movement from air-conditioners,
heaters, fans, etc.
• In dead air spaces where early smoke may not enter,
e.g., upper sections of sloping or A-frame ceilings or
exposed ceiling beams, where air does not circulate.
• In dusty areas. Dust may cause a Smoke Alarm to
false alarm or even fail to alarm.
• In spray painting areas.
• In areas where temperatures may fall below 5°C or rise
above 45°C.
• In areas where relative humidity may fall below 10% or
rise above 93%.
• In or near very humid areas such as bathrooms. Moisture
can cause false alarms.
• Near hot water heaters, space heaters or fireplaces.
• In any area that attracts insects. Some lights attract
insects, particularly fluorescent and mercury vapour lamps.
• When installing a Smoke Alarm on the ceiling, do not
install it near any protrusions that may prevent smoke
spreading quickly to the alarm.
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Side wall
LOCATING A SMOKE ALARM IN A CARAVAN
OR MOBILE HOME
• Many mobile homes may not be well insulated, enabling
extreme heat or cold to be transferred from outside the
home through the walls and roof. This may create a thermal
barrier which can prevent smoke from reaching a Smoke
Alarm mounted on the ceiling. If this situation exists, install
the Smoke Alarm on an inside partition between
300mm and 500mm from the ceiling.
• If you are not sure about insulation in a mobile
home, or if you notice the walls and ceilings are
either hot or cold, install the alarm on an inside wall.
For minimum protection, install one alarm close to
the bedrooms.
For additional protection, refer to the single floor
plan on page 3.
• In mobile homes and caravans it is particularly
important to install Smoke Alarms as far away as
possible from cooking areas to reduce the potential for
nuisance alarms.
• Other areas to avoid are listed under the heading
“Locations to Avoid”.
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