Family Gard FG200 User Manual

USER'S MANUAL
BATTERY POWERED
SMOKE ALARM
Model FG200
IMPORT NT! PLE SE RE D
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This user's manual contains important
information about your Smoke larm's
operation. If you are installing this
Smoke larm for use by others, you
must leave this manual—or a copy of
it—with the end user.
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing BRK Brands, Inc. for your Smoke larm needs.
You have purchased a state-of-the-art Smoke larm designed to provide
you with early warning of a fire. Key features include:
Hinged Cover Design - llows for fast, easy installation and battery
replacement.
Tamper Resistant Locking Pin - Locks alarm cover to prevent removal
of battery. Perfect for apartment, dormitory or hotel applications.
Test Button - Tests alarm's functions.
Low Battery Indicator - Beeping signal warns when battery needs
replacing.
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including UL217 and are designed to detect particles of combustion.
Smoke particles of varying number and size are produced in all fires.
Ionization technology is generally more sensitive than photoelectric
technology at detecting small particles, which tend to be produced
in greater amounts by flaming fires, which consume combustible
materials rapidly and spread quickly. Sources of these fires may include
paper burning in a wastebasket, or a grease fire in the kitchen.
Photoelectric technology is generally more sensitive than ionization
technology at detecting large particles, which tend to be produced
in greater amounts by smoldering fires, which may smolder for
hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include
cigarettes burning in couches or bedding.
For maximum protection, use both types of Smoke larms on each
level and in every bedroom of your home.
FIRE SAFETY TIPS
Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations: 1) Use smoking
materials properly. Never smoke in bed. 2) Keep matches or lighters away
from children; 3) Store flammable materials in proper containers; 4) Keep
electrical appliances in good condition and don't overload electrical
circuits; 5) Keep stoves, barbecue grills, fireplaces and chimneys grease-
and debris-free; 6) Never leave anything cooking on the stove unattended;
7) Keep portable heaters and open flames, like candles, away from
flammable materials; 8) Don't let rubbish accumulate.
Keep alarms clean, and test them weekly. Replace alarms immediately
if they are not working properly. Smoke larms that do not work cannot
alert you to a fire. Keep at least one working fire extinguisher on every
floor, and an additional one in the kitchen. Have fire escape ladders or
other reliable means of escape from an upper floor in case stairs are
blocked.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM
IMPORT NT! Read "Recommended Locations for Smoke larms"
and "Locations to void for Smoke larms" before beginning. This unit
monitors the air, and when smoke reaches its sensing chamber, it alarms.
It can give you more time to escape before fire spreads. This unit can
ONLY give an early warning of developing fires if it is installed, maintained
and located where smoke can reach it, and where all residents can hear
it, as described in this manual. This unit will not sense gas, heat, or flame.
It cannot prevent or extinguish fires.
Understand The Different Type of Smoke larms
Battery powered or electrical? Different Smoke larms provide
different types of protection. See " bout Smoke larms" for details.
Know Where To Install Your Smoke larms
Fire Safety Professionals recommend at least one Smoke larm on every
level of your home, in every bedroom, and in every bedroom hallway or
separate sleeping area. See "Recommended Locations For Smoke
larms" and "Locations To void For Smoke larms" for details.
Know What Smoke larms Can and Can't Do
Smoke larm 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 larms" for details.
Check Your Local Building Codes
This Smoke larm 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 recom-
mended 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.
• Unit will not operate without battery power. The Smoke larm
cannot work until you install the battery in the correct position
(Match "+" to "+" and "-" to "-").
• This Smoke larm has a battery guard which prevents it from
closing unless a battery is installed. This warns you the unit will
not operate without a battery.
• Do not install this unit over an electrical junction box. ir currents
around junction boxes can prevent smoke from reaching the
sensing chambers and prevent the unit from alarming. Only C
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 chambers and prevent the unit from operating properly.
® Smoke larms conform to regulatory requirements,
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LISTED TO
UL 217
ST ND RD
Model FG200