Smoke Alarm
Th smok alarm monitors th air for products of combustion
that ar produc d wh n som thing is burning or smold ring.
Wh n smok particl s in th smok s nsor r ach a sp cifi d
conc ntration, th alarm/voic m ssag warning syst m will
sound, and b accompani d by th flashing r d LED light. Th
smok alarm tak s pr c d nc wh n both smok and carbon
monoxid ar pr s nt.
WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND
THOROUGHLY
NFPA 72 stat s: Lif saf ty from fir in r sid ntial occupanci s is
bas d primarily on arly notification to occupants of th n d to
scap , follow d by th appropriat gr ss actions by thos
occupants. Fir warning syst ms for dw lling units ar capabl of
prot cting about half of th occupants in pot ntially fatal fir s.
Victims ar oft n intimat with th fir , too old or young, or
physically or m ntally impair d such that th y cannot scap
v n wh n warn d arly nough that scap should b possibl .
For th s p opl , oth r strat gi s such as prot ction-in-plac or
assist d scap or r scu ar n c ssary.
• Smok alarms ar d vic s that can provid arly warning of
possibl fir s at a r asonabl cost; how v r, alarms hav
s nsing limitations. Ionization s nsing alarms may d t ct
invisibl fir particl s (associat d with fast flaming fir s) soon r
than photo l ctric alarms. Photo l ctric s nsing alarms may
d t ct visibl fir particl s (associat d with slow smold ring
fir s) soon r than ionization alarms. Hom fir s d v lop in
diff r nt ways and ar oft n unpr dictabl . For maximum
prot ction, Kidd r comm nds that both Ionization and
Photo l ctric alarms b install d.
• A batt ry pow r d alarm must hav a batt ry of th sp cifi d
typ , in good condition and install d prop rly.
• Smok alarms must b t st d r gularly to mak sur th
batt ri s and th alarm circuits ar in good op rating
condition.
• Smok alarms cannot provid an alarm if smok do s not
r ach th alarm. Th r for , smok alarms may not s ns fir s
starting in chimn ys, walls, on roofs, on th oth r sid of a
clos d door or on a diff r nt floor.
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