Usi Electric Smoke Detector S-1810 Manual

#USI ELECTRIC SMOKE DETECTOR S 1810 MANUAL INSTALL#

If a hall is more than 40 feet (12 meters) long, install a smoke alarm at each end. If more than one sleeping area exists, locate additional smoke alarms in each sleeping area. Try to protect the escape route as the bedrooms are usually farthest from an exit.

Locate the first smoke alarm in the immediate area of the bedrooms.

CURRENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN SMOKE ALARMS MAY NOTAWAKEN ALL SLEEPING INDIVIDUALS AND THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOUSEHOLD WHO 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 ARE NOT TO BE USED WITH DETECTOR GUARDS UNLESS THE COMBINATION HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND FOUND SUITABLE FOR THAT PURPOSE.

You should always replace a smoke alarm after 10 years. The unit should be replaced immediately if it is not operating properly. Smoke alarms cannot prevent or extinguish fires. You must test the unit weekly to ensure your continued protection. The alarm horn in this unit meets or exceeds current standards, but it may not be heard if: (1) the unit is located outside a closed or partially closed door (2) residents recently consumed alcohol or drugs (3) the alarm is drowned out by noise from stereos, TV's, air conditioners or other appliances or (4) if residents are hearing impaired or sound sleepers. Interconnected units may provide earlier warning than stand-alone units since all units alarm when one detects smoke.

Recommended minimum protection is at least one unit in every sleeping area and every bedroom on every level of your home.

SMOKE ALARMS MAY NOT DETECT FIRE ON ANOTHER FLOOR OR AREA OF THE HOME.

One unit should be installed inside each bedroom or sleeping area. Smoke from fires may not reach the sensing chamber and set off the alarm. SMOKE ALARMS CANNOT DETECT FIRES IF THE SMOKE DOES NOT REACH THEM.If you are concerned about the limitations of battery or AC power, install both types of units. AC (only) powered units cannot work if the AC power is cut off for any reason. Battery operated units cannot work if the batteries are missing, disconnected or dead, if the wrong type of batteries are used or if the batteries are not installed correctly. SMOKEALARMS CANNOT WORK WITHOUT POWER.Homeowners and renters alike should continue to insure their lives and properties. INSTALLING SMOKE ALARMS MAY MAKE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR LOWER INSURANCE RATES, but SMOKE ALARMS ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSURANCE.

ASMOKEALARMMAYNOTALWAYSWARNYOUABOUTFIRESCAUSEDBYCARELESSNESS AND SAFETY HAZARDS LIKE SMOKING IN BED, VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS, ESCAPING GAS, IMPROPER STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIALS, OVERLOADED ELECTRICALCIRCUITS, CHILDREN PLAYING WITH MATCHES, NATURALCAUSES SUCHAS LIGHTNING, ORARSON.

Properly locate your alarm to avoid nuisance alarms. A SMOKE ALARM WILL NOT HELP PROTECT YOU IF IT IS NOT POWERED. DO NOT TURN OFF THE AC POWER TO QUIET THE ALARM.

USING A SMOKE ALARM IN A SMOKY AREA LIKE A KITCHEN, OR IN A HIGH HUMIDITY AREA NEAR A SHOWER, CAN CAUSE FALSE ALARMS.

SINCEASMOKE ALARM WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER, having an alarm(s) that works from two completely different power sources, such as anAC direct wire with battery backup smoke alarm, can give you an extra measure of protection in case of an AC power failure or a dead battery.

WARNING - SMOKEALARMS WILLNOTWORK DURINGALOSS OF POWER.

NO TYPE OF SMOKE ALARM CAN SENSE EVERY KIND OF FIRE OR SMOKE EVERY TIME. ALL TYPES OF SMOKE ALARMS HAVE LIMITATIONS. Photoelectric smoke alarms may respond more quickly in certain types of fires, for example - slow smoldering fires with large 'visible' smoke particles. Ionization smoke alarms are your best overall choice for reliability and fast response time, since they quickly sense small 'invisible' smoke particles and will also sense larger 'visible' smoke particles.

THERE ARE TWO BASIC SMOKE ALARM TYPES - IONIZATION AND PHOTOELECTRIC.

Do not tamper with radioactive sealed source or try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. The smoke alarm uses an extremely small amount of a radioactive element in the ionization chamber. The smoke alarm has a recommended service life of at least 10 years under normal conditions.

Usi Electric Smoke Detector S-1810 Manual