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Summary of Contents for Frontpoint Smoke and Heat Sensor
- Page 1 SMOKE AND HEAT SENSOR Instruction Manual ATTENTION: Please read this manual to ensure proper installation and usage.
- Page 2 Pressing and holding the test button for six beeps will cause fire alarm to be sent to panel; verify that your Frontpoint panel has also alarmed. d. You can now release the button; the Smoke and Heat Sensor will stop sounding shortly.
- Page 3 • ON A SLOPING CEILING With a sloping or peaked ceiling, install a Smoke and Heat Sensor within 24” of the peak (measured vertically). If this height is less than 610mm (24”) the ceiling is regarded as being flat.
- Page 4 Understanding locations to AVOID: • Bathrooms, kitchens, shower rooms, garages or other rooms where the Smoke and Heat Sensor may be triggered by steam, condensation, normal smoke or fumes. • Insect-infested, dusty, or dirty areas. Small insects or particles getting into the smoke detector chamber can cause intermittent alarms.
- Page 5 TROUBLE SHOOTING If the alarm sounds without the presence of smoke or fire: 1. Ensure that the Smoke and Heat Sensor has been placed in an appropriate location (see section #3 in the Quick Start Guide, “Determine Placement”). 2. Occasionally smoke alarms can be activated by phenomena other than fire, e.g. dust or insects.
- Page 6 If the beeping persists and the beep does not coincide with a yellow light flash, please call Frontpoint at 1-877-602-5276. The Sensor must be replaced if: The unit is installed for over 10 years (check the “replace by” date marked on the side of the unit).
- Page 7 RECOMMENDED BEST PRACTICES Positioning • NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION REQUIRED PROTECTION: Where required by applicable laws, codes, or standards for the specified occupancy, approved single- and multiple-station Smoke Alarms shall be installed as follows: (1) In all sleeping rooms, guest rooms, and living areas of a guest suite (2) Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area within 6.4 m (21 ft) of any door to a sleeping room, the distance measured along a path of travel (3) On every level of a dwelling unit,...
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