Kidde 10Y29 User Manual

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CLEANING YOUR ALARMYOUR ALARM SHOULD BE VACUUMED ONCE A MONTHIf the tamper resist feature has been activated you will need to follow the instructionsin Section 3 to remove your alarm for maintenance.To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as outlined in thebeginning of this section. You can clean the interior of your alarm (sensing chamber)by using compressed air or a vacuum cleaner hose and blowing or vacuuming throughthe openings around the perimeter of the alarm. The outside of the alarm can bewiped with a damp cloth.After cleaning, reinstall your alarm and test your alarm by using the test button. Ifcleaning does not restore the alarm to normal operation the alarm should be replaced.7.LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMSWARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY• Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on early notificationto occupants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate actions by thoseoccupants. Fire warning systems for dwelling units are capable of protecting abouthalf of the occupants in potentially fatal fires. Victims are often intimate with thefire, too old or young, or physically or mentally impaired such that they cannotescape even when warned early enough that escape should be possible. For thesepeople, other strategies such as protection-in-place or assisted escape or rescue arenecessary.• Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of possible fires at areasonable cost; however, alarms have sensing limitations. Ionisation sensingalarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with fast flaming fires) soonerthan photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fireparticles (associated with slow smoldering fires) sooner than ionisation alarms.Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximumprotection, Kidde recommends that both Ionisation and Photoelectric alarms beinstalled.• Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the batteries and the alarmcircuits are in good operating condition.• Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm.Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs,on the other side of a closed door or on a different floor.• If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a different floor, it may not wakeup a sound sleeper.• The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to hear the smoke alarm.For maximum protection, a smoke alarm should be installed in each sleeping area0308-7201-02(21008570B)_En.qxd:_ 2012.2.16 12:10 PM Page

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