Kidde 755DCL Owner's Manual
Ionisation Smoke Alarm 9V DC Battery Operation
User’s Manuall
755DCL
READ AND SAVE FOR YOUR SAFETY
WARNING
This smoke alarm will sound a short beep at initial power up.
Do not use this smoke alarm with any external bug screens or smoke alarm
guards. Use of these types of devices may cause a reduction in your smoke
alarm response time.
Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.
Important information about your smoke alarm
•
Before installing your smoke alarm, you must read this entire User’s Manual.
•
Install a smoke alarm in each room and area of your home. See Section 3.
•
Smoke alarms cannot give you an early warning of fi re or smoke unless
you install, use, and maintain them by following these instructions.
•
You must hear the alarm’s warning sound and quickly respond to it
to reduce the risk of damage, injury, or death that may result from a fi re.
•
Your smoke alarm is packaged with the battery activation switch
disengaged. Connect it to the battery leads before mounting the
smoke alarm.
•
A smoke alarm will not work properly without a good battery installed
correctly. The smoke alarm must be tested when a new battery is installed
and every week after that.
•
The 755SL Smoke Alarm is supplied with a long life non-replaceable
lithium battery, which will power the unit for the 10-year life of the product.
The smoke alarm must be tested when it is installed and every week
thereafter. A smoke alarm that beeps about once per minute means the
battery is weak. The smoke alarm must be replaced to ensure continued
protection.
All ionisation smoke alarms use an extremely small amout of radioactive
element in their ionisation chambers. Accordingly, this product contains 1
microcurie of americium 241, a radioactive material, and is manufactured in
compliance with US NRC safety criteria in 10CFR 32.27. The purchaser is
exempt from any regulatory requirements (US licence 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 diposal. 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.
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Contents of This Manual
1. What smoke alarms can do.
2. What smoke alarms will not do.
3. Where you should install your smoke alarms.
4. Where you should not install smoke alarms.
5. How to install your smoke alarm.
6. Weekly testing of your smoke alarm.
7. Taking care of your smoke alarm.
8. False alarm control.
9. Using the tamper resistant locking mechanism.
10. Warranty information.
11. Where to send your smoke alarm for service.
1. What smoke alarms can do
Smoke alarms can only HELP protect your home and family against loss
from a fi re. The best protection is obtained by installing smoke alarms in
each room, and each other area of the home. This will help make sure the
people in the home will be able to hear and respond to the alarm sound.
Warning
Smoke alarms may give you a warning of fi re and smoke, but only
if you install, use, and maintain them in accordance with these
instructions.
2. What smoke alarms will not do
A smoke alarm will not work without power. Your smoke alarm is
supplied with a long life non-replaceable lithium battery, which will power
the unit for 10-year life of the product. The smoke alarm must be tested
when it is installed and every week thereafter. A smoke alarm that beeps
about once a minute means the battery is weak. The smoke alarm must be
replaced immediately to ensure continued protection.
A smoke alarm will not sense a fi re when the smoke cannot reach the
alarm. If a fi re starts in a chimney, wall, roof, the other side of a closed door,
or any other isolated area, the smoke alarm may not sense the smoke and
will not give a warning. If you do not have an alarm in the bedroom, and
sleep with the door closed, a fi re inside the bedroom may not sound the
alarm located in another room.
Therefore, a smoke alarm must be placed both inside and outside
all bedrooms.
A smoke alarm will not promptly sense a fi re except in the area or
room in which the smoke alarm is located.
For example:
a. A smoke alarm may not sense a fi re on another level of a residence or
building. A second-fl oor smoke alarm may not detect a fi re on the fi rst
fl oor or basement of a building. Therefore, smoke alarms must be
installed on every fl oor or level of your home or building.
b. If the smoke alarm is located on a different level to the bedrooms, or
in an isolated area of the house or residence, it is less likely to wake
up people sleeping in the bedrooms.
All types of smoke alarms have limitations, no type of smoke alarm
can sense every kind of fi re or smoke every time.
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Ionisation smoke alarms (such as this unit) are your best overall choice for
reliability and fast response time since they quickly sense small “invisible”
smoke particles and also sense large “visible” smoke particles.
NOTE: Photoelectric smoke alarms may respond faster in certain types
of fires. For example, slow smouldering fires with large “visible” smoke
particles. For additional protection, the use of multiple smoke alarms and
heat detectors is recommended.
You should use both battery powered and direct wired 240 volt a.c.
powered smoke alarms. Since a smoke alarm will not work without
power, having alarms that work from two different power sources can give
you extra protection in case of a dead battery or an a.c. power failure.
Using a smoke alarm in a smoky area like a kitchen, or in a high humidity
area near a shower can cause false alarms. If you have a false alarm,
DO NOT TAKE THE ALARM DOWN. A smoke alarm will not help
protect you if it is not installed! Press the PUSH TO TEST / HUSH
button on the front of the unit. This will silence the false alarm for
approximately 15 minutes.
A smoke alarm may not always warn you about fi res caused by
carelessness or safety hazards such as smoking in bed, violent
explosions, escaping gas, improper storage of fl ammable materials,
over-loaded electrical circuits, natural causes such as lightning,
children playing with matches and arson. Fire prevention is your
best safeguard.
Installing smoke alarms may make you eligible for lower insurance rates,
but SMOKE ALARMS ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSURANCE.
Home owners and renters alike should continue to insure their lives
and properties.
3. Where you should install your smoke alarms.
Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area
in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional storey of
the family living unit including basements and excluding crawl spaces and
unfi nished attics.
The following information will help you safely locate your smoke alarms:
• Do install your smoke alarms in accordance with all applicable laws,
regulations, standards, and codes.
• Do install a smoke alarm in the hallways outside of every bedroom area.
If the bedroom has a door, there must be a smoke alarm inside and
outside the bedroom. See Figure 1. If your home or residence has two
bedroom areas, a smoke alarm must be placed outside the second
bedroom area and inside the bedroom(s) if they have doors. See Figure 2.
- Denotes smoke alarm
·
Figure 1 Figure 2
If your household or residence has several fl oors, there must be
an alarm on every fl oor, including the basement. See Figure 3.
Figure 3
- Denotes smoke alarm
•
Do install basement smoke alarms at the bottom of the basement stairwell.
•
Do install a smoke alarm in every bedroom where a smoker sleeps.
•
Do install a smoke alarm in every room and bedroom where electrical
appliances (such as portable heaters, humidifi ers, or electric blankets) may
be operated while someone sleeps.
•
Do install a smoke alarm inside every bedroom where someone sleeps
with the door closed. Smoke can be blocked by the closed door, or the
alarm may not wake the sleeper if the door is closed.
•
Do install smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway if it is more
than 10 metres long.
•
Do install second fl oor smoke alarms at the top of the fi rst-to-second fl oor
stairwell, as long as no door or obstruction blocks the path of the smoke
to the alarm.
•
Do install a smoke alarm in a room where fl ammable household chemicals
or solvents are stored. For example, if you keep kerosene, paint thinner,
or certain types of contact cements within your residence, install a smoke
alarm in that room, unless not recommended by a situation described
in Section 5.
•
Do install smoke alarms on the ceiling no closer than 300mm to any wall
or corner, or on the wall at least 300mm but no more than 500mm from
the ceiling. See Figure 4.
•
If your ceiling has radiant heat or has a lack of insulation to the outside,
ceiling mounting of your smoke alarm is not advisable due to temperature
variations. You should follow the wall mounting procedures.
•
If you have a peaked, sloped, gabled or cathedral style ceiling, mount
your smoke alarm 500mm to 1500mm - measured horizontally from
the highest point - on the ceiling as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4
4. Where You Should Not Install Smoke Alarms:
•
Do not install a smoke alarm within close proximity of heating and
supply vents or within close proximity of return or fresh
cooling
air vents. Smoke may be blown away from the smoke alarm by the
supply vents, or could be diffused or reduced by being diverted into
the return air vent.
•
Do not install your smoke alarm in an area where the temperature may
fall below 5°C, or rise above 45°C. Smoke alarms are designed to work
safely only within these temperature ranges, and failure to alarm, improper
alarms, or nuisance alarms may result from operation outside these
temperature limits.
•
Do not install a smoke alarm in a damp or very humid area such as
bathrooms with showers, where the normal humidity may rise beyond 93%
relative humidity. Above this level, moisture may condense inside the
smoke chamber and cause wrong or false alarms.
•
Do not install a smoke alarm in an area where particles or combustion
are normally present, such as kitchens or automobile garages.
•
Do not install a smoke alarm in dusty or dirty areas; such an installation
cannot be relied upon. An accumulation of dust and dirt in the
sensing chamber may block the openings and prevent an alarm, or may
get inside the alarm and cause false alarms. If a smoke alarm is required
in such an area, vacuum it frequently and test it according to Section 7.
•
Do not install a smoke alarm in the dead air space in the corner where
the wall meets the ceiling. If in doubt as to the exact location of mounting,
contact your local fi re brigade for help in choosing a location.
•
Do not install a smoke alarm where bugs or insects are present before
eliminating or minimizing the bug problem. Although all smoke alarms built
since 1986 are made to prevent bugs from entering the detection chamber,
bugs may build up on chamber openings and prevent smoke from entering.
As a result, unit should be vacuumed frequently as explained in Section 7.
• Do not install a smoke alarm within close proximity of a fl uorescent light.
Electrical “noise” may cause nuisance alarms.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SMOKE ALARM SAFETY CHECK LIST
Pin this up close to your smoke alarm in an easy to read location
and review both sides often.
Cut along dotted line
Before installing, using, and maintaining your smoke alarm read the entire
User’s Manual, and Warranty, and then keep it in a convenient location for
your reference.
1. Test your smoke alarm every week. To test the electronics, fi rmly depress
the button. To test that smoke reaches the sensor, blow smoke in
a careful, fi re safe manner into your smoke alarm.
2. Your smoke alarm will not work without power. Never disengage the
battery activation switch to quiet the alarm.
3. Clean and vacuum the openings on your smoke alarm once a month.
4. Do not open the smoke alarm or try to repair it. For replacement
information see Warranty in User’s Manual.
5. Verify you have the proper number of smoke alarms in your home and
the correct location for each one. A smoke alarm will not respond well in
an incorrect location.
6. Smoke alarms have technical limitations and may not respond in all
situations. FIRE PREVENTION is your best safeguard.
7. For a replacement User’s Manual or Safety Check List, please indicate
your unit Model, include a self-addressed stamped envelope and send to:
Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd
12 Park Terrace
Bowden, South Australia 5007
For product service information, please see Warranty in
User’s Manual.
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE
YOUR FAMILY AND HOME SAFER FROM FIRES:
Installing, testing, and taking care of smoke alarms is just one step in
helping to protect your family and home from fi res. You must also reduce the
chance that fi res will start in your home and increase your chances of
escaping if one does start. For your safety, at a minimum, you should do the
Cut along dotted line
following to have a more effective fi re safety program.
a) Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations.
•
Use smoking materials properly - never smoke in bed or when sleepy or
under the infl uence of alcohol or other drugs.
•
Keep matches and other fi re starters away from children.
•
Store fl ammable materials in proper containers and never store or use
them near open fl ames or sparks.
•
Keep electrical appliances and cords in good working condition, and do not
overload electrical circuits.
•
Keep stoves, fi replaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills clean and make
sure they are properly installed away from combustible materials.
•
Keep portable heaters and open fl ames such as candles away from
combustible materials.
•
Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
b) Develop a family escape plan and practice it regularly with
your entire family, especially small children:
•
Draw a fl oor plan of your home and fi nd TWO ways to exit from each room.
There should be a way to get out of each bedroom without opening the door.
•
Teach children what the smoke alarm signal means, and that they must
be ready to leave the home or residence by themselves if necessary.
Show them how to check to see if doors are hot before opening them, how
to stay close to the fl oor and crawl, and how to use the alternate exit if
a door is hot and should not be opened.
•
Decide on a meeting place a safe distance from your house and make
sure all your children understand they should go and wait for you there if
there is a fi re.
•
Hold fi re drills every 6 months to make sure everyone, even small children
know what to do to escape safely.
•
Know where to go to call the fi re department from outside your residence.
•
Provide emergency equipment, such as fi re extinguishers, and teach your
family how and when to use this equipment.
c)
What to do if there is a fi re in your home:
•
After you have prepared family escape plans and practiced them with
your family, you have increased their chances of escaping safely.
Review the following rules with your children when you have fi re drills
so everyone will remember them in a real smoke or fi re emergency.
•
Don’t panic, stay calm. Your safe escape may depend on thinking clearly
and remembering what you have practiced.
•
Get out of the house following your planned escape route as quickly
as possible. Do not stop to collect anything or to get dressed.
•
Open doors carefully only after feeling to see if they are hot. Do not open
a door if it is hot; use an alternate escape route.
•
Stay close to the fl oor, smoke and hot gases rise toward the ceiling.
•
Keep doors and windows closed unless you open them to escape
and reclose them as you leave.
•
Meet at your pre-arranged meeting place after leaving the house.
•
Call the Fire Brigade as soon as possible from outside your house. Give the
address and your name.
•
Never re-enter a burning or smoke-fi lled building.
Contact your local Fire Brigade for more information on making your
home safer from fi res and about preparing your family’s escape plans.
5. How To Install Your Smoke Alarm:
After having carefully read the introduction and Sections 1 to 4,
you are now ready to install your smoke alarm. Please follow these
directions:
5.1 Unlock and remove mounting bracket from smoke alarm with an
anti-clockwise twist.
5.2 Place mounting bracket on ceiling or wall in prearranged location and
use pencil to trace two opposing hole positions for mounting screws.
Drill two 1.6mm holes.
5.3 Use mounting screws provided for attaching to studs or woodwork.
For plaster or plasterboard, you may wish to use the plastic anchors
provided and screws.
5.4 Screw mounting bracket to surface securely. NOTE: Before mounting
alarm on a wall, be sure arrow on mounting bracket is pointing up
toward ceiling.
5.5 Activate the smoke alarm by pushing the battery activation switch all
the way into the unit. The battery activation switch can be found on the
back of the smoke alarm. See Figure5. NOTE: The unit may chirp or
alarm for 2-3 seconds upon initial activation.
5.6 Attach smoke alarm to mounting bracket with a clockwise twist until
it snaps into locked position. PLEASE NOTE: Your smoke alarm is
designed with a safety mechanism that prevents mounting unless
the battery activation switch is engaged. This helps assure the alarm is
functional when mounted.
5.7 You have now fi nished installing your smoke alarm. For your safety,
proceed with testing described in next section.
battery activation
switch
Figure 5
To interconnect alarms:
To provide greater protection the
Clipsal 755DCL Smoke Alarms
can be interconnected so that
multiple units will alert you to a
dangerous situation. This smoke
alarm may interconnected with
as many as 11 Clipsal 755DCL
Smoke Alarms (12 units max.).
Do not connect any other type or
model of smoke alarm.
Push the supplied terminal block
onto the pins in the base of the
smoke alarm.
ELECTRICAL BOX OR PATTRESS
CEILING
NEUTRAL
BLACK
ORANGE INTERLINK
87 9 10 11 12
Connect standard 2-lead stranded or solid core bell wire to the terminal
block. Make sure to connect positive to positive terminals and negative
terminals.
6.
Weekly testing of your smoke alarm
Note: DO NOT INTERCONNECT TO MAINS POWER!
I/O - Orange
Interconnect Neutral - Black
6.1 For a complete weekly test of the electronics and the ionisation
sensor operation, fi rmly depress the test button on the cover
of the smoke alarm for 5-10 seconds. The smoke alarm will sound
by producing 3 short beeps followed by a 2 second pause and then
repeating the pattern. The alarm may sound for up to 10 seconds after
releasing the Push to Test button.
6.2 IMPORTANT: Always test your smoke alarm upon returning from
holidays, or any other time when no one has been in your household or
residence for several days.
6.4 If a smoke alarm is installed in a mobile home, test the smoke alarm
after you remove the vehicle from storage and before each trip.
WARNING: If your smoke alarm does not respond as described
in any of the above tests,check that the smoke alarm is properly
installed and is still not responding, promptly remove the unit, repack
it and return it for repair or replacement (See Section 10).
WARNING: A smoke alarm that beeps about once per minute means
the battery is weak. If your smoke alarm was installed more than 10
years ago, purchase and install a new Clipsal smoke alarm and return
the unit to the supplier or the Department of Health for disposal. A
new unit must be purchased and installed immediately to ensure
continued protection.
NOTE: Before shipping the unit back to the supplier or Department of
Health, disengage the battery activation switch by inserting a
screwdriver into the depression next to the switch and prying the
switch up to the fully extended position.
7. Taking care of your smoke alarm
Your smoke alarm has been designed and manufactured to be as maintenance
free as possible. Here are a few simple steps you must perform, in addition
to the weekly test s described in Section 6, to keep your unit in good
working order:
•
The smoke alarm should be vacuumed monthly or more often if there is
dust, dirt, or kitchen grease that can accumulate. Use a soft brush or wand
attachment and vacuum all slots in the cover and side. For your safety,
you must properly clean and maintain your smoke alarm, since
a dirty or malfunctioning unit may fail to alarm or cause unwanted
nuisance alarms.
•
If the unit is damaged or fails to operate properly, and you have
checked that the battery activation switch is properly engaged, follow
the directions in Section 10 for return. FOR YOUR SAFETY: DO
NOT OPEN THE SMOKE ALARM AND TRY TO REPAIR I T
YOURSELF. While smoke alarms are economical devices, they contain
precision electronic components that are precisely calibrated. Repair
must be done by the manufacturer. Do not send this unit through the
post. RETURN UNIT TO SUPPLIER OR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOR DISPOSAL.
•
All Clipsal smoke alarms are manufactured and tested to rigorous quality
standards and have a minimum life expectancy of 10 years. However,
for your safety we recommend replacingyour smoke alarm with a new
Clipsal unit every 10 years. This will ensure that you are always protected
by a smoke alarm that is operating within the limits of its life expectancy.
8. Built-in false alarm control - warning
Before using the alarm’s False Alarm feature, fully identify the source of the
smoke and make certain that the area is safe. Nuisance sources such as
kitchen cooking areas can cause nuisance or false alarms. Built into Clipsal
Lifesaver® 755 Series Smoke Alarms is a special False Alarm feature that
lets you silence false alarms from nuisance sources.
Features
•
The false alarm control will temporarily silence the alarm for
approximately 15 minutes.
•
After 15 minutes the unit will automatically revert to the fully alert mode.
•
Very dense smoke will automatically override the Hush control and sound
the alarm.
•
The False Alarm feature can be used repeatedly to silence the alarm
until the air is cleared.
•
This feature is to be used only when a known condition (eg smoke from
cooking) activates the alarm.
•
To operate, push the False Alarm/Test button. The alarm will silence
immediately and the red light blinks approximately every 10 seconds for
the next 15 minutes.
•
At the end of 15 minutes the smoke alarm will beep twice. This signals
the end of the false alarm control.
•
It will then automatically revert to the fully alert condition. If smoke
particles are still present, the alarm will sound again.
•
If interconnected alarms are installed, the unit that detects the smoke
and sounds the alarm cannot be inadvertently silenced by the False
Alarm/Test button of other units. In this case all of the units will continue
to sound for as long as smoke is detected or until the False Alarm/Test
button of the triggering alarm is pressed.
•
The smoke alarm produces an audible sound of 85 decibel alarm at
3 metres.
9.
Using the tamper resistant locking mechanism:
To make the smoke alarm somewhat tamper resistant, a “locking pin” has
been provided in the base of the unit. It will deter a child or other individual
from removing the smoke alarm from the bracket. See Figure 6. This can
be installed by the following directions:
Figure 6
9.1 Remove the break away locking pin from the unit by rocking pin back
and forth.
9.2 Put the smoke alarm back on the mounting bracket. (See Section 5 on
How to install your smoke alarm).
9.3 Using long nose pliers, grab the head of the locking pin and insert into
hole located on the side of the smoke alarm. See Figure 6. To expose
the hole, break away plastic with long nose pliers.
9.4 The Tamper Resistant feature is now installed and complete.
To remove:
9.5 Using long nose pliers, grasp the head of the locking pin and pull the
pin completely out of the smoke alarm.
9.6 The smoke alarm can now be removed from the mounting bracket with
an anti-clockwise twist.
Figure 7
10. Warranty
1. The benefi ts conferred herein are in addition to, and in no way shall be deemed
to derogate; either expressly or by implication, any or all other rights and remedies
in respect to this Clipsal Product, which the consumer has under the Commonwealth
Trade Practices Act or any other similar State or Territorial Laws.
2. The Warrantor is Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd, 12 Park Terrace, Bowden,
South Australia, 5007. Telephone (08) 8269 0511.
With registered offi ces in all Australian States.
SA 153 Francis Road, Wingfi eld 5013
NSW 122 Canterbury Road, Padstow 2211
VIC 83-89 Queens Parade, North Fitzroy 3068
QLD 919 Nudgee Road, Nudgee 4014
WA 23 Truganina Road, Malaga 6090
TAS Unit 23 / 34 Innocent St, King Meadows 7249
NT 16 Albatross Street, Winnellie 0820
NZ 47 Ben Lomond Crescent, Pakuranga, Auckland
3. This Clipsal Product is guaranteed against faulty workmanship and materials
for a period of two (2) years from the date of installation.
4. Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd reserves the right, at its discretion, to either repair free of
parts and labour charges, replace or offer refund in respect to any article found to
be faulty due to materials, parts or workmanship.
5. This warranty is expressly subject to the Clipsal Product being installed, wired,
tested, operated and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
6. All costs of a claim shall be met by Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd, however, should the
product that is the subject of the claim be found to be in good working order all such
costs shall be met by the claimant.
7. When making a claim the consumer shall forward the Clipsal Product to the
nearest offi ce of Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd together with adequate particulars of the
defect within 28 days of the fault occurring.
11. Where to send your smoke alarm for service:
If repair or service is required, return the smoke alarm to the address on the back of
this leafl et, by courier, in a well padded box. Sending by Australia Post is not permitted,
and alternate disposal is not allowed.
Product of Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd
ABN 27 007 873 529
12 Park Terrace, Bowden, SA 5007
Telephone (08) 8269 0511
Facsimile (08) 8340 1724
Internet clipsal.com
E-Mail plugin@clipsal.com.au
National Customer Service Enquiries:
Tel 1300 2025 25
Fax 1300 2025 56
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Clipsal Industries (NZ) Ltd
Telephone (09) 576 3403
Facsimile (09) 576 1015
E-Mail headoffice@clipsal.co.nz
Customer Service
Free Phone (0508) CL I PS AL
Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd reserves the right to
change specifications, modify designs and
dis con tin ue items without incurring obligation
and whilst every effort is made to ensure that
descriptions, specifications and other in for ma tion
in this catalogue are correct, no warranty is given
in respect thereof and the company shall not be
liable for any error therein.
Copyright Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd 2006.
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All rights reserved.
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