How To Install This Smoke Alarm - Firex AD User Manual

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HOW TO INSTALL
THIS SMOKE ALARM
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DANGER: 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.
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WARNING: 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.
THIS SMOKE ALARM SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ACCOR-
DANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIA-
TION'S STANDARD 72 (National Fire Protection Association,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
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Install smoke alarm on a 4-inch
octagon or single gang junction
box only.
1. From back of smoke alarm,
remove mounting plate. (To later
engage tamper-resist feature,
twist out and set aside one of
the pins molded into the plate.
Both pins are exactly the same.)
2. Align recessed slots on plate with
mounting holes of a 4-inch octa-
gon or single gang junction box.
3. Gently pull household wires
through center hole of plate.
4. Secure plate to junction box
using mounting screws.
5. With a small wire connector, connect white wire from connec-
tor plug to white household wire.
6. Connect black wire from connector plug to black household wire.
7. If interconnection is desired, connect yellow wire from connec-
tor to interconnect wire between smoke alarms. See section,
"Interconnecting Smoke Alarms."
NOTE: If this will be a single-station smoke alarm, cover yellow
wire with electrical tape and tuck into junction box.
FOR MODEL FADC, SKIP TO STEP 11
8. Lift open battery pocket door.
9. Connect new 9-volt battery to battery con-
nector inside battery pocket. BE SURE
BATTERY IS SECURELY CONNECTED.
Smoke alarm may beep briefly when bat-
tery is installed.
10. Close battery pocket door, snapping it into
place. (For tamper-resist, use long-nosed
pliers to remove thin plastic from notch on
smoke alarm edge.)
11. Attach connector plug to pins on back of
smoke alarm. Plug will only fit one way and
will snap into place.
12. Gently tug connector to be sure it is
attached securely.
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Remove thin
plastic from notch.
AD, ADC, PAD
Remove thin
FADC
plastic
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