Weekly Testing; How To Install Your Smoke Alarm - First Alert P1010 User Manual

BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM Continued...
Know What Smoke Alarms Can and Can't Do
A Smoke Alarm can help alert you to fire, giving you precious time to escape. It can only sound an alarm once smoke reaches the sensor. See "Limitations of
Smoke Alarms" for details.
Check Your Local Building Codes
This Smoke Alarm is designed to be used in a typical single-family home. It alone will not meet requirements for boarding houses, apartment buildings, hotels
or motels. See "Special Compliance Considerations" for details.
• This unit will not alert hearing impaired residents. It is recommended that you install special units which use devices like flashing strobe lights to
alert hearing impaired residents.
• Do not connect this unit to any other alarm or auxiliary device. It is a single-station unit that cannot be linked to other devices. Connecting anything
else to this unit may prevent it from working properly.
• Do not install this unit over an electrical junction box. Air currents around junction boxes can prevent smoke from reaching the sensing chamber and
prevent the unit from alarming. Only AC powered units are intended for installation over junction boxes.
• Do not stand too close to the unit when the alarm is sounding. It is loud to wake you in an emergency. Exposure to the horn at close range may harm
your hearing.
• Do not paint over the unit. Paint may clog the openings to the sensing chamber and prevent the unit from operating properly.
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WEEKLY TESTING

• NEVER use an open flame of any kind to test this unit. You might accidentally damage or set fire to the
unit or to your home. The built-in test switch accurately tests the unit's operation as required by ANSI/
UL Standard 217.
• If the Alarm ever fails to test properly, replace it immediately. Products under warranty may be returned
to the manufacturer for replacement. See "Limited Warranty" for details.
• DO NOT stand close to the alarm when the horn is sounding. Exposure at close range may be harmful to
your hearing. When testing, step away when horn starts sounding.
It is important to test this unit every week to make sure it is working properly. Using the test/silence button is
the recommended way to test this Smoke Alarm. Press and hold the test/silence button on the unit until the alarm
sounds (the unit may continue to alarm for a few seconds after you release the button). If it does not alarm, replace
it immediately. During testing you will hear a loud, repeating horn pattern: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause.
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HOW TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE ALARM

Make sure you have read and understood this manual before installing
your smoke alarm.
1. Remove card from mounting bracket of alarm and discard. This
is used for shipping purposes only.
2. Preparation; Attach the mounting ring to the wall or ceiling as
follows:
Use the two fixing slots on the mounting ring as a guide when marking
the position of the drill holes. With an appropriately sized drill, drill the
holes and insert the plastic fixing anchors supplied (if needed). See
diagram.
NOTE: Do not remove labels from the alarm.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM Continued...
Know What Smoke Alarms Can and Can't Do
A Smoke Alarm can help alert you to fire, giving you precious time to escape. It can only sound an alarm once smoke reaches the sensor. See "Limitations of
Smoke Alarms" for details.
Check Your Local Building Codes
This Smoke Alarm is designed to be used in a typical single-family home. It alone will not meet requirements for boarding houses, apartment buildings, hotels
1
Remove and Discard
2
Fixing slots
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