Firex Smoke Alarm i4618 - Manual (Page 13)

USE ONLY THE FOLLOWING 9 VOLT BATTERIES FOR SMOKE ALARM
REPLACEMENT.
Carbon-zinc type EVEREADY 1222; GOLD PEAK 1604P OR 1604S
Alkaline type ENERGIZER 522; DURACELL MN1604 OR MX1604; GOLD
PEAK 1604A PANASONIC 6AM6, 6AM-6, 6AM-6PI,
6AM6X, AND 6LR61 (GA)
Lithium type ULTRALIFE U9VL-J
NOTE: WEEKLY TESTING IS REQUIRED!
WARNING! BE SURE TO FOLLOW BATTERY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE ALARM AND USE ONLY THE BATTERIES
SPECIFIED. USE OF DIFFERENT BATTERIES MAY HAVE A DETRIMENTAL
EFFECT ON THE SMOKE ALARM.
CLEANING YOUR ALARM
YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR
To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as outlined in the
beginning of this section. You can clean the interior of your alarm (sensing
chamber) by using compressed air or a vacuum cleaner hose and blowing or
vacuuming through the openings around the perimeter of the alarm. The out-
side of the alarm can be wiped with a damp cloth. After cleaning, reinstall your
alarm, verify the green LED is on and test your alarm by using the Test/Hush
Button. If cleaning does not restore the alarm to normal operation the alarm
should be replaced.
7. LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS
WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY
• NFPA 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primari-
ly on early notification to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the
appropriate egress actions by those occupants. Fire warning systems for
dwelling units are capable of protecting about half of the occupants in poten-
tially fatal fires. Victims are often intimate with the fire, too old or young, or
physically or mentally impaired such that they cannot escape even when
warned early enough that escape should be possible. For these people, other
strategies such as protection-in-place or assisted escape or rescue are neces-
sary.
• Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of possible fires at a
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