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smoke alarm MAY be used inside individual rooms as
SUPPLEMENTAL protection.
• Smoke alarms must not be used with detector guards
unless the combination of alarm and guard has been evaluated
and found suitable for that purpose.
• Install a smoke alarm in every room and on every level of the
home. Smoke may not reach the smoke alarm for many reasons.
For example, if a fire starts in a remote part of the home, on another
level, in a chimney, wall, roof, or on the other side of a closed door,
smoke may not reach the smoke alarm in time to alert household
members. A smoke alarm will not promptly detect a fire EXCEPT in
the area or room in which it is installed.
• Interconnected smoke alarms installed in every room and
on every level of the household offer maximum protection.
The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recommends
interconnecting smoke alarms so that when one smoke alarm
senses smoke and sounds its alarm, all others will sound as
well. Do not interconnect smoke alarms from one individual
family living unit to another. Do not connect this smoke alarm
to any other type of alarm or auxiliary device.
• Smoke alarms may not alert every household member every
time. The alarm horn is loud in order to alert individuals to a
potential danger. However, there may be limiting circumstances
where a household member may not hear the alarm (i.e., out-
door or indoor noise, sound sleepers, drug or alcohol usage, the
hard of hearing, etc.). If you suspect that this smoke alarm may
not alert a household member, install and maintain specialty
smoke alarms. Household members 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 fire. If a household
member is hard of hearing, install special smoke alarms with
lights or vibrating devices to alert occupants.
• Smoke alarms can sound their alarms only when they detect
smoke. Smoke alarms detect combustion particles in the air.
They do not sense heat, flame, or gas. This smoke alarm is
designed to give audible warning of a developing fire. However,
many fires are fast-burning, explosive, or intentional. Others are
caused by carelessness or safety hazards. Smoke may not reach
the smoke alarm QUICKLY ENOUGH to ensure safe escape.
• Smoke alarms have limitations. This 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. Homeowners
and renters should insure their lives and property. In addition, it
is possible for the smoke alarm to fail at any time. For this rea-
son, you must test the smoke alarm weekly and replace
every 10 years.
SMOKE ALARM PLACEMENT
Invensys Controls Americas recommends complete coverage pro-
tection achieved by installing a smoke alarm in every room of your
home. The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) minimum
requirement, as stated in Standard 72, Chapter 2, reads as follows:
“2-2.1.1.1 Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each sepa-
rate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on
each additional story of the family living unit including basements
and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics. In new construc-
tion a smoke detector also shall be installed in each sleeping room.”
Chapter 2 also reads as follows:
“2-2.2.1 In new construction,
where more than one smoke
detector is required by 2-2.1,
they shall be so arranged that
operation of any smoke detector
shall cause the alarm in all
smoke detectors within the
dwelling to sound.”
The NFPA, 1993 Edition,
Appendix A further states:
“The required number of smoke
detectors may 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 recommend-
ed that the householder
consider the use of additional
smoke detectors for those
areas for increased protec-
tion. The additional areas
include: basement, bed-
rooms, dining room, furnace room, utility room, and hallways not
protected by the required smoke detectors.”
Also, as required by the California State Fire Marshal:
“Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation
of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the house-
TV ROOM
DINING
ROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM
KITCHEN DINING
ROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM
BEDROOM LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM DINING
ROOM
BASEMENT
HALL
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