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FIVE YEAR GUARANTEE
BRK Europe Ltd. guarantees its enclosed Smoke Detector-but not the bat-
tery-to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use
and service for a period of five years from the date of purchase, as long as it has
not been modified, altered, or a repair attempted. This guarantee does not affect
a customer's statutory rights in any
way.
If you suspect the detector to be defective, return it, postage paid, to:
Customer Service Dept.
BRK Europe Ltd.
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The Paddock Hambridge Road
Newbury, Berkshire
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BRK Europe Ltd.
4 The Paddock Hambridge Road
Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5TQ
England
Rev. 12/93
MOS-403-12
BASIC INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR
• Put smoke detectors outside of every bedroom area and on every floor of
your home.
• Put the smoke detector as close to the centre of the ceiling as possible.
• The smoke detector may beep when you put the battery in it. If the indicator
light on the smoke detector flashes once a minute, the smoke detector is
receiving power from the battery.
• Test the smoke detector weekly by holding the test switch button in for
about 10 seconds until the detector sounds. The detector may not sound
immediately when you press the button.
• Replace battery if the smoke detector beeps once a minute.
CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL
LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE DETECTORS:
WHAT SMOKE DETECTORS CANNOT DO ...............••.....•...... 1
WHAT THIS SMOKE DETECTOR CAN DO 2
WHERE SMOKE DETECTORS SHOULD BE PUT UP ..........•............. 2
WHERE SMOKE DETECTORS SHOULD NOT BE PUT UP 3
HOW THIS SMOKE DETECTOR SHOULD BE PUT UP 4
HOW TO CONNECT DETECTORS TOGETHER 5
HOW TO TELL IF THE SMOKE DETECTOR IS WORKING PROPERLY 5
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF AND TEST THIS SMOKE DETECTOR 6
WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR FAMILY SAFER FROM FIRES 6
WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS A FIRE IN YOUR HOME 7
GUARANTEE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Page
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WARNING
GENERAL LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE DETECTORS:
WHAT SMOKE DETECTORS CANNOT DO
Smoke detectors have played a key role in reducing home fire deaths in the Uni(
Kingdom and Europe. However, according to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (an agency of the U.S. Government), they may not go off or give early
enough warning in as many as 350/o of all fires. What are some reasons smoke
detectors may not work?
Smoke detectors will not work without power.
Battery operated smoke detec-
tors will not work without batteries, if the batteries are dead, if the wrong kind of
batteries are used, or if the batteries are put in wrong. AC powered smoke detec-
tors will not work if the power supply is cut off for any reason. Some examples
are a power failure at the power station, a failure along a power line, a failure of
electrical switching devices in the home, an open fuse or circuit breaker, an elec-
trical fire. or any other kind of fire that reaches the electrical system and burns
the wires. If you are concerned about the limitations of either batteries or AC power
for your smoke detectors,
install both types or AC smoke detectors with built-
in battery backup (BRK Model B6RAC) for more security.
Smoke detectors will not sense fires which start where smoke does not reach
the detector.
Smoke from fires in chimneys or walls, on roofs, or on the other side
of closed doors may not reach your smoke detector and alarm it. If bedroom doors
are usually closed at night, detectors should be put in each bedroom and the hall-
way between them.
Smoke detectors may not sense a fire on another floor of a home. For exam-
ple, a second-floor detector may not sense a first-floor or basement fire. There-
fore, place smoke detectors on every floor of your home.
Smoke detectors may not be heard. The loudness of the horn in your detector
m
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~•s (or exceeds) current standards. However, if the smoke detector is placed
, le a bedroom, it may not wake up a sound sleeper or one who has re-
"' - -,/ used drugs or has been drinking alcoholic beverages, especially if the
door is closed or only partly open. If the detector is placed on a different floor from
the bedrooms, it is even less likely to wake up persons sleeping in the bedrooms.
Even persons who are awake may not hear a smoke detector
if the sound is
blocked by distance or closed doors. Normal noise, such as traflic, stereo, r,~
television, air conditioner. or other appliances may also prevent alert persons ,
hearing the alarm.
Smoke detectors may not be heard by persons who are ha
of hearing.
BRK Electronics recommends that smoke detectors be interconnected. In this
way, the detector that alarms will cause all of the others to sound their alarms. This
kind of system is more likely to awaken sleepers or alert persons in remote parts of
the home. There are several ways to achieve a multiple-alarm system. You can
install a professional fire detection system. You can interconnect smoke detectors
that are designed to be linked together. Or, you can put in detection systems that
use radio frequency transmitters and receivers.
Smoke detectors are not fool-proof.
Like all other electronic devices, smoke de-
tectors have limitations. Smoke detectors may not sense every kind of fire every
time. They cannot be expected to sense dangerous fires caused by carelessness
or safety hazards. They may not !)ive early warning of fast-growing fires caused
by smoking in bed, violent explosions, escaping gas, poor storage of flammable
liquids, overloaded electrical circuits, children playing with matches or lighters, or
persons who set fires on purpose.
Smoke detectors are not a substitute for life or property insurance.
Though they
have been responsible for saving many lives, BAK Electronics does not warrant or
imply in any way that its detectors will protect lives and property in the event of a
fire. Homeowners and renters should be sure to insure their lives and property.
Smoke detectors have a limited life.
They contain many parts. Any of these parts
could fail at any time. Therefore, you must test your smoke detector weekly. Clean
and take care of it as described in this User's Manual. Be sure to have it repaired or
replaced when it fails to test properly. In no case should a smoke detector be used
for more than 10 years.