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Firex FADCQ User Manual

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110-1071 ENG.qxd
6/27/03
The ionization type alarms are generally more effective at detecting fast, flaming fires
that consume combustible materials rapidly and spread quickly. Sources of these fires
may include paper burning in a waste container or a grease fire in the kitchen.
The photoelectric type alarms are generally more effective at detecting slow,
smoldering fires that smolder for hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these
fires may include cigarettes burning in couches or bedding.
CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of this Firex Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide
Alarm. It is an important investment in your family's safety and a key component of your home
protection/security system. Please read this booklet thoroughly. The more familiar you are with
the information it contains, the easier you will find it to install, operate, and maintain your smoke
and carbon monoxide alarm properly. This ultimately means greater security and
peace of mind for you and your family.
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2003 INVENSYS CLIMATE CONTROLS AMERICAS
SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM
MODEL FADCQ
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THIS MANUAL
Installer: Please leave this manual with the product
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  • Page 1 Sources of these fires may include cigarettes burning in couches or bedding. CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of this Firex Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarm. It is an important investment in your family’s safety and a key component of your home protection/security system.

  • Page 2: Eng.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 Am

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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Quick Reference Guides ....4 VI. Troubleshooting the Smoke/CO Alarm 18 General Information and Features ..4 VII.

  • Page 4: Quick Reference Guides

    CO alarm to a alarms 4 times, pauses, repeats. combination unit. RED-YELLOW-ORANGE/SMOKE: • Product Family Styling: All Firex alarms have Patented Red-Yellow-Orange light flashes a clean, consistent look in the home. rapidly when sensor detects elevated smoke levels.
  • Page 5 110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 5 Installation Features/Benefits: • Front Load Battery Compartment: Fast, safe and convenient! Change the battery with- out removing the alarm from the mounting bracket. Saves installation time, too. • 9V Alkaline Battery: Included with the alarm. UL/ULC Listed to provide a minimum of one year battery operation.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Information

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 6 Important Safety Information Required Power Supply General Limitations • This combination smoke-CO alarm requires a • This alarm cannot alert every household mem- working 9-volt battery to operate properly. ber every time if it cannot be heard because of location, obstructions, ambient noise, condi- Recommended Coverage tion of residents, etc.

  • Page 7: The Dangers Of Fire

    This can cause a backdraft of CO into the home. The result can be fatal. With proper maintenance and NOTE - This FADCQ alarm uses only an ioniza- cleaning, however, the potential for CO build- tion type detector for sensing smoke.

  • Page 8: Where To Install This Alarm

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 8 Where to Install This Alarm Before installing your combination Smoke/CO Check Your Local Building Codes Alarm, it is important to choose the best loca- • This combination Smoke/CO Alarm is tions in your home. Placement can affect how designed to be used in single-family homes.

  • Page 9: How To Install This Smoke/Co Alarm

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 9 II. HOW TO INSTALL THIS SMOKE/CO ALARM Installation 1. Remove the mounting plate. Hold the alarm and turn the mounting plate clockwise to separate it from the back of the alarm. 2. Hold the mounting plate against the ceiling or wall in the desired position and use a pencil to trace the inside of the mounting slots.

  • Page 10: If The Alarm Sounds

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 10 III. IF THE ALARM SOUNDS If Your Smoke Alarm Sounds If Your CO Alarm Sounds Carbon Monoxide has no taste, feel or smell – WARNING but it can be FATAL. IF THE ALARM LIGHT IS FLASHING RED- YELLOW-ORANGE AND THE ALARM IS WARNING SOUNDING, IT INDICATES THE PRESENCE...

  • Page 11: If The Co Alarm Sounds

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 11 If Your CO Alarm Sounds (cont’d) WARNING Make sure that motor vehicles are not, and have If alarm horn sounds, and the combination not been, operating in an attached garage or alarm is not being tested, the unit is sensing adjacent to the residence.

  • Page 12: Quick Quiet™ (Co)

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 12 WARNING If at any time smoke or CO is heavy enough to indicate a dangerous situation, the alarm may not silence, or may start sounding again quickly. DO NOT ignore the alarm! TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION IMMEDIATELY! QUICK QUIET™...

  • Page 13: Iv. Understanding The Indicators Lights

    Page 13 IV: UNDERSTANDING THE INDICATOR LIGHTS The Model FADCQ features 3 lights with 5 distinct colors. Use the chart below to determine what the different indicator light colors and flashes mean: • RED and BLUE blink once a minute - Unit is functioning properly and is checking for hazardous smoke and CO levels, periodically checking the battery.
  • Page 14 110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 14 Understanding the Alarm LEDs and Horn Patterns CONDITION HORN LEDs SMART BUTTON KEY Standby condition Red and Blue blink Quick push activates False Alarm Control once per minute and a longer press also activates a Push-to-Test sequence.

  • Page 15: Testing And Maintenance

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 15 V. TESTING AND MAINTENANCE Testing • Test each combination alarm to be sure it is 3. Smoke Alarm Test. Eight second test. installed correctly and operating properly. USA Horn sounds: 3 alarms, pause, 3 alarms, pause.

  • Page 16: Maintenance And Care

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 16 Maintenance and Care NOTE: If the battery door is open, even if a good battery is correctly installed, the battery is In addition to weekly testing, this smoke and electrically disconnected from the alarm CO alarm requires yearly battery replacement and the low-battery circuit is disabled.
  • Page 17 Americas. Pack it in a well-padded carton, ship- ping prepaid, to: Climate Controls Americas Product Service Department 28C Leigh Fisher Blvd El Paso, TX 79906 If the combination alarm is no longer under warranty, replace the combination alarm immediately with a comparable Firex brand alarm.

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting The Smoke/Co Alarm

    The horn beeps once, then two The alarm is operating properly. The Firex patented Horn Ramp-Up feature lets beeps, then three beeps, pauses, you start the test sequence and move away from the unit before the full alarm and then sounds the full alarm when horn sounds.

  • Page 19: Vii: Important Safety Information

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 19 VII: IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Fire Safety Tips These guidelines will assist you in the event of a What to Do in Case of a Fire fire. However, to reduce the chance that fires will 1.

  • Page 20: Symptoms Of Co Poisoning

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 20 The following list illustrates some danger signs 3. A draft of air coming from an appliance, of CO presence. chimney, or vents. 1. Soot and dirt build-up seeping out of chimney If you have flu-like symptoms or suspect or other exhaust vents.

  • Page 21: Conditions That Can Cause Co Levels To Change

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 21 Conditions That Can Cause CO Levels to Change The following conditions can result in transient d. Vent pipe connections vibrating loose CO situations in the home. from clothes dryers, furnaces, or water heaters. 1.

  • Page 22: Important Information About This Smoke/Co Alarm

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 22 Important Information About This Smoke/CO Alarm Required Power Supply Coverage • This combination smoke-CO alarm requires a • Install a smoke alarm in every room and on working 9-volt battery to operate properly. This every level of the home.
  • Page 23 110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 23 •Compliance/Proper Applications • This combination alarm is designed to be used inside a single-family household. In multi-fami- ly buildings, each individual living unit should have its own smoke alarms. It is not a substi- tute for a complete commercial alarm system.

  • Page 24: Viii: Agency Recommendations For Alarm Placement

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 24 VIII: AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALARM PLACEMENT Invensys Climate Controls Americas that the householder consider the use of addi- recommends complete coverage protection tional smoke detectors for those areas for achieved by installing a smoke alarm in every increased protection.
  • Page 25 110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 25 The NFPA, 1993 Edition, Typical Efficiency Home (Apartment) Appendix A further states: • Install a combination alarm on the ceiling or “The required number of wall closest to the sleeping area. smoke detectors may not BEDROOM HALL BEDROOM...

  • Page 26: Smoke Alarm Placement & Exceptions

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 26 Typical Single-Story Home Important Smoke Alarm Placement • Install a combination and Exception Information alarm on the ceiling • Install a smoke alarm or wall inside each 4 IN (0.1m ) CEILING as close to the cen- bedroom and in the ter of the ceiling as 4 IN...
  • Page 27 110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 27 For Optimal Performance, Avoid Installing About Locating CO Alarms Smoke Alarms in the Following Locations: Carbon monoxide gas can be anywhere and Near appliances or areas where normal everywhere. CO gas is equal to or slightly combustion regularly occurs (kitchens, lighter than air, and disperses evenly with the near furnaces, hot water heaters).

  • Page 28: Smoke Alarm Placement & Exceptions .26 Ix. Warranty

    110-1071 ENG.qxd 6/27/03 11:26 AM Page 28 IX: WARRANTY INFORMATION 5-YEAR LIMITED COMBINATION SMOKE AND CO ALARM WARRANTY Climate Controls Americas warrants to the original consumer purchaser each new combination smoke and CO alarm to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase.

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