Interlogix Simon XT User Manual - Manual (Page 45)

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• Know the normal state of doors and windows: open, closed, or locked.
• Escape fast! (Do not stop to pack.)
• Use a different escape route if closed doors feel hot to the touch.
• Crawl and hold your breath as much as possible to help reduce smoke
inhalation during your escape.
• Meet at a designated outdoor location.
• Emphasize that no one should return to the premises if there is a fire.
• Notify the fire department from a neighbor’s phone.
• Emphasize that no one should enter the premises if they hear sirens in the
house.
• If you arrive at the premises and hear sirens, do not enter. Call for emergency
assistance from a neighbor’s phone.
Smoke and heat detector locations
Selecting a suitable location is critical to the operation of smoke alarms. Figure 5
on page 40 shows some typical floorplans with recommended smoke and heat
detector locations. Use these location guidelines to optimize performance and
reduce the chance of false alarms:
• Before mounting alarms, program (learn) them into memory and do a sensor
test from the alarm’s intended location to ensure good RF communication to
the panel.
• Locate the alarm in environmentally controlled areas where the temperature
range is between 40 and 100°F (5 and 38°C) and the humidity is between 0
and 90% noncondensing.
• Locate alarms away from ventilation sources that can prevent smoke from
reaching the alarm.
• Locate ceiling mounted alarms in the center of the room or hallway, at least 4
in. (10 cm) away from any walls or partitions.
• Locate wall mounted alarms so the top of the alarm is 4 to 12 in. (10 to 31
cm) below the ceiling.
• In rooms with sloped, peaked, or gabled ceilings, locate alarms 3 ft. (0.9 m)
down or away from the highest point of the ceiling.
• When mounting to suspended ceiling tile, the tile must be secured with the
appropriate fasteners to prevent tile removal.
Note: Do not mount the alarm to the metal runners of suspended ceiling
grids. The metal runners c
an draw the magnet’s field away from the alarm’s
reed switch and cause a false tamper alarm.