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Fire Prevention and Escape
The purpose of an early warning smoke alarm is to detect
the presence of fire in its early stages and sound an alarm
giving the occupants time to exit the premises safely.
Avoid Fire Hazards
No detection device can protect life in all situations.
Therefore, safeguards should be taken to avoid poten-
tially dangerous situations as follows:
• Do not smoke in bed.
• Do not leave children home alone.
• Never clean with flammable liquids such as gasoline.
• Properly store materials. Use general good housekeep-
ing techniques to keep your home neat and tidy. A
cluttered basement, attic, or other storage area is an
open invitation to fire.
• Use combustible materials and electrical appliances
carefully and only for their intended uses. Do not
overload electrical outlets
• Do not store explosive and/or fast burning materials in
your home.
• Even after proper precautions have been taken, fires
can start. Be prepared.
In Case of Fire
In the event of a fire, you should do the following:
• Leave immediately. Don't stop to pack or search for
valuables.
• In heavy smoke, hold your breath and stay low, crawl if
necessary. The clearest air is usually near the floor.
• If you have to go through a closed door, carefully feel
the door and door knob to see if undue heat is present.
If they seem cool, brace your foot against the bottom
of the door with your hip against the door and one
hand against the top edge. Open it slightly. If a rush of
hot air is felt, slam the door quickly and latch it.
Unvented fire tends to build up considerable pressure.
Be sure all members of the household realize and
understand this danger.
• Use your neighbor's phone or a street fire alarm box to
call the fire department. The job of extinguishing the
fire should be left to the professionals.
Be Prepared
Practice the following steps to prepare you and your
family in the event of a fire:
• Perform fire drills regularly. Use them to assure recogni-
tion of an alarm signal.
• Draw a floor plan and show two exits from each room. It
is important that children be instructed carefully,
because they tend to hide in times of crisis.
• Establish one meeting place outside the home. Insist
that everyone meet there during an alarm. This will
eliminate the tragedy of someone reentering the house
for a missing member who is actually safe.
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• If you have children and/or physically challenged
people residing in your household, use window decals
to help emergency personnel identify the sleeping
quarters of these individuals.
WARNING
Smoke alarms CANNOT provide warnings for
fires resulting from explosions, smoking in bed
or other furniture, ignition of flammable liquids,
vapors and gases, children playing with matches
or lighters.
Warning! Limitations of Smoke
Alarms
Wireless smoke alarms are very reliable, but may not work
under all conditions. No fire alarm provides total protection
of life or property. Smoke alarms are not a substitute for life
insurance.
Smoke alarms require a source of power to work. This
smoke alarm will not operate and the alarm will not sound if
batteries are dead or not installed properly.
Unreliable transmission or receiving of radio frequency
(RF) signals may occur if the system is not installed,
located, serviced and repaired properly. RF signals sent by
this alarm may be blocked or reflected by metal objects.
Adjacent devices or systems using radio frequency signals
may interfere with the operation of this alarm. Test the
system often to be sure that signals are being sent and
received properly.
Smoke alarms may not be heard. A sound sleeper or
someone who has taken drugs or alcohol may not awaken
if the alarm is installed outside a bedroom. Closed or
partially closed doors and distance can block sound. This
alarm is not designed for the hearing impaired.
Smoke alarms may not always activate and provide
warning early enough. Smoke alarms only activate when
enough smoke reaches the detector. If a fire starts in a
chimney, wall, roof, on the other side of closed doors, or on
a different level of the property enough smoke may not
reach the detector for it to alarm.
Smoke alarms are a significant help in reducing loss,
injury and even death. However, no matter how good a
detection device is, nothing works perfectly under every
circumstance and we must warn you that you cannot
expect a smoke alarm to ensure that you will never suffer
any damage or injury.
ESL Wireless Smoke Alarms
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