Firex AD User Manual

©1998 Maple Chase Company
120V AC
Smoke Alarm
9V Battery
with
Back-up
Smoke Alarm
IONIZATION
MODELS AD,ADC
PHOTOELECTRIC
MODEL PAD
PLEASE READ AND SAVE
THIS MANUAL
Installer: Please leave this
manual with the product.
SMOKE ALARM FEATURES
•
Model ADC features a False Alarm Control™ which, when acti-
vated, quiets unwanted alarms for up to 15 minutes.
•
This smoke alarm is powered by 120V AC and a 9-volt battery
back-up source. AC/DC smoke alarms offer added protection in
the event of a power failure or a drained battery.
•
Unique power connector prevents interconnection with
incompatible smoke alarms or security systems.
•
This smoke alarm may be interconnected with as many as 11
other Firex model AD, ADC and FX1218 smoke alarms, or as
many as 6 Firex model ADH heat alarms for a total of not more
than 18 interconnected devices.
•
Optional tamper-resist feature can serve as a safeguard
against tampering.
•
Unique "battery missing" lockout. The smoke alarm will not attach
to the mounting bracket if a battery is not in the battery pocket.
•
Improperly connected or weak battery signal. The smoke alarm
will sound a short beep about once a minute if the battery is
weak or improperly connected.
•
Separate green and red LEDs indicate that the smoke alarm is
receiving AC power, working under normal operation, in alarm,
or under false alarm control.
•
Loud alarm horn—85 decibels at 10 feet—sounds to alert you
to an emergency.
•
This alarm incorporates the internationally recognized horn sig-
nal for evacuation. During alarm mode, the horn produces three
short beeps followed by a 2 second pause and then repeats.
This pattern is somewhat different than the previous alarm
sound, which continually beeped.
•
Test button checks smoke alarm operation. Model ADC also
features a False Alarm Control™ which, when activated, quiets
unwanted alarms for up to 15 minutes.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
!
W A R N I N G
•
This smoke alarm requires constant 120-volt, AC power
AND a working 9-volt battery to operate properly. This
smoke alarm WILL NOT work if AC power is not connected or
has failed or been interrupted for any reason AND the battery is
removed, drained or improperly connected. DO NOT use any
other kind of battery except as specified in this manual. DO
NOT connect this smoke alarm to any other type of smoke
alarm or auxiliary device, except those listed in this manual.
•
DO NOT remove or disconnect battery or turn off AC power to
quiet unwanted alarms. This will remove your protection. Open
windows or fan the air around smoke alarm to silence it. Model
ADC smoke alarms feature a False Alarm Control™ button which,
when activated, will quiet unwanted alarms for up to 15 minutes.
•
The Push-to-Test button accurately tests all smoke alarm
functions. DO NOT use any other test method. Test smoke
alarm weekly to ensure proper operation.
•
This smoke alarm should be installed only by a licensed,
qualified electrician. Observe and follow all local and national
electrical and building codes for installation.
•
This smoke alarm is designed to be used inside a single
family household only. In multi-family buildings, each individual
living unit should have its own smoke alarms. Do not install in
non-residential buildings or places which house many people like
hotels, motels, dormitories, hospitals, nursing homes, or group
homes of any kind. This smoke alarm is not a substitute for a
complete alarm system.
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•
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
110-628C
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. outdoor
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 only sound their alarms 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 care-
lessness 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 possi-
ble for the smoke alarm to fail at any time. For this reason, you
must test the smoke alarm weekly and replace every 10 years.
SMOKE ALARM PLACEMENT
Maple Chase Company recommends complete coverage protection
achieved by installing a smoke alarm in every room of your home.
The National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) minimum require-
ment, as stated in Standard 72, Chapter 2, reads as follows:
"2-2.1.1.1 Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each separate
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 construction 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
DINING
ROOM
detector is required by 2-2.1,
they shall be so arranged that
operation of any smoke detector
LIVING ROOM
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
BEDROOM
detectors may not provide reliable
early warning protection for those
LIVING
areas separated by a door from
ROOM
the areas protected by the
required smoke detectors. For
this reason, it is recommended
that the householder
consider the use of additional
smoke detectors for those
TV ROOM
areas for increased protec-
tion. The additional areas
include: basement, bedrooms, BEDROOM
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 household
as follows: A smoke detector installed in each separate sleeping
area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), and heat or smoke
detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens,
hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms,
basements and attached garages."
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FOR BEST PROTECTION, WE
RECOMMEND THAT YOU INSTALL A
SMOKE ALARM IN EVERY ROOM.
In addition, we recommend that all smoke alarms be interconnected.
Typical Efficiency
Home (Apartment)
•
Install a smoke alarm on the
ceiling or wall closest to the
sleeping area.
BEDROOM KITCHEN
BATH
Typical Mobile Home
NOTE: For mobile homes built before 1978, install smoke alarms on
an inside wall between 4 and 12 inches from the ceiling. (Older
mobile homes have little or no insulation in the ceiling.) This is
especially important if the ceiling is unusually hot or cold.
•
Install a smoke alarm inside each bedroom and in the hallway
outside each separate sleeping area.
Typical Single-Story Home
•
Install a smoke alarm on the ceiling
or wall inside each bedroom and in
the hallway outside each separate
sleeping area. If a bedroom area
hallway is more than 30 feet long,
install a smoke alarm at each end.
If there is a basement:
•
Install a smoke alarm on the base-
ment ceiling at the bottom of the
stairwell.
Typical Two-Story or Split Level Home
•
Install a smoke alarm on the ceil-
ing or wall inside each bedroom
and in the hallway outside each
separate sleeping area. If a bed-
room area hallway is more than 30
feet long, install a smoke alarm at
each end.
•
Install a smoke alarm at the top of
a first-to-second floor stairwell.
If there is a basement:
•
Install a smoke alarm on the base-
ment ceiling at the bottom of the
stairwell.
Key
• Smoke Alarm (Ionization)
∆ Ionization Smoke Alarm with False Alarm Control™
or Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
KITCHEN BEDROOM
BEDROOM
IMPORTANT SMOKE ALARM
PLACEMENT AND EXCEPTION
BEDROOM
INFORMATION
•
Install a smoke alarm as close to
the center of the ceiling as possi-
ble. If this is not practical, mount
no closer than 4 inches from a
wall or corner. Also, if local codes
HALL BEDROOM
allow, install smoke alarms on
walls, between 4 and 12 inches
KITCHEN
from ceiling/wall intersections.
•
Install a minimum of two smoke alarms in every home, no mat-
BASEMENT
ter how small the home. New construction codes require a mini-
mum of two interconnected smoke alarms in newly built homes.
DINING •
Install a smoke alarm in each room
KITCHEN BEDROOM
ROOM
that is divided by a partial wall (either
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM coming down from the ceiling at least
8 inches, or coming up from the floor).
•
Install smoke alarms on peaked, cathe-
dral, or gabled ceilings 3 feet from the
highest point (measured horizontally).
NFPA 72, Section 5-2.7.4.1 states: "A row
of detectors shall first be spaced at or with-
in 3 feet (0.9 m) of the peak of the ceiling,
measured horizontally."
•
Install a smoke alarm in lived-in attics or
attics which house electrical equipment
like furnaces, air conditioners, or heaters.
DO NOT install smoke alarms:
KITCHEN
SLEEPING
LIVING
AREA
AREA
EFFICIENCY APARTMENT
MOBILE HOME
LIVING ROOM
!
DANGER:
BED-
BEDROOM KITCHEN ROOM BATH
FURNACE !
BASEMENT
ROOOM WARNING:
SINGLE STORY
THIS SMOKE ALARM SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ACCOR-
LIVED-IN
ATTIC DANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIA-
TION'S STANDARD 72 (National Fire Protection Association,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
BEDROOM BATH BEDROOM
•
Install smoke alarm on a 4-inch octagon or single gang
junction box only.
LIVING AREA
KITCHEN
1. From back of smoke alarm,
remove mounting plate. (To
later engage tamper-resist
FURNACE
BASEMENT ROOM
feature, twist out and set
aside one of the pins molded
TWO STORY
into plate. Both pins are
exactly the same.)
2. Align recessed slots on plate
with mounting holes of a 4-
inch octagon or single gang
junction box.
3. Gently pull household wires through center hole of plate.
4. Secure plate to junction box with mounting screws.
5. With a small wire connector, connect white wire from connec-
4 IN
(0.1m )
CEILING
tor plug to white household wire.
4 IN
ACCEPTABLE HERE (0.1m )
6. Connect black wire from connector plug to black household wire.
MINIMUM
NEVER HERE
12 IN
(0.3 m ) 7. If interconnection is desired, connect yellow wire from connec-
MAXIMUM
TOP OF DETECTOR
tor to interconnect wire between smoke alarms. See section,
ACCEPTABLE HERE
"INTERCONNECTING SMOKE ALARMS."
SIDE
WALL
NOTE: If this will be a single-station smoke alarm, cover yellow
wire with electrical tape and tuck into junction box.
8. Lift open battery pocket door.
9. Connect new 9-volt battery to battery connector inside battery
pocket. BE SURE BATTERY IS SECURELY CONNECTED. Smoke
SOFFIT 8"
alarm may beep briefly when battery is installed.
10. Close battery pocket door, snap-
ping it into place. (For tamper-
STUB WALL
resist, use long-nosed pliers to
remove thin plastic from notch
on smoke alarm edge.)
ACCEPTABLE IN
11. Attach connector plug to pins on
THIS AREA
back of smoke alarm. Plug will
PEAKED CEILING
only fit one way and will snap
into place.
12. Gently tug connector to be sure
it is attached securely.
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Near appliances or areas where normal combustion
regularly occurs (kitchens, near furnaces, hot water
heaters). Use specialized smoke alarms with unwanted
alarm control for these areas.
In areas with high humidity, like bathrooms or areas
near dishwashers or washing machines. Install at least
10 feet (3 meters) away from these areas, if possible.
Near air returns or heating and cooling supply vents.
Install at least 3 feet (0.9 meters) away from these
areas. The air could blow smoke away from the
detector, interrupting its alarm.
In rooms where temperatures may fall below 40°F
(4°C) or rise above 100°F (38°C).
In extremely dusty, dirty, or insect-infested areas.
Loose particles interfere with smoke alarm operation.
HOW TO INSTALL
THIS SMOKE ALARM
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Turn off
power at the main fuse box or circuit
breaker by removing the fuse or
switching the circuit breaker to the
OFF position.
This smoke alarm should be installed
only by a qualified electrician. Smoke
alarm installation must be in accor-
dance with the requirements of Article
760 of the National Electrical Code
and any local codes that may apply.
Remove thin plastic
from notch
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