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8. MAINTENANCE
CLEANING YOUR ALARM
YOUR ALARM SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR
If the tamper resist feature has been activated you will need to
follow the instructions in Section 3 to remove your alarm for
maintenance.
To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as
outlined in the beginning 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 through the
openings around the perimeter of the alarm. The outside of the
alarm can be wiped with a damp cloth.
After cleaning, reinstall your alarm and test your alarm by using
the test button. If cleaning does not restore the alarm to normal
operation the alarm should be replaced.
9. LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS
WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY
• NFPA 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is
based primarily on early notification to occupants of the need to
escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those
occupants. Fire warning systems for dwelling units are capable
of protecting about half of the occupants in potentially fatal
fires. Victims are often intimate with the fire, too old or young,
or physically or mentally impaired such that they cannot escape
even when warned early enough that escape should be possible.
For these people, other strategies such as protection-in-place or
assisted escape or rescue are necessary.
• Leading authorities recommend that both ionization and
photoelectric smoke alarms be installed to help insure maximum
detection of the various types of fires that can occur within the
home. Ionization sensing alarms may detect invisible fire
particles (associated with fast flaming fires) sooner than
photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing alarms may
detect visible fire particles (associated with slow smoldering fires)
sooner than ionization alarms.
• A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type,
in good condition and installed properly.
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