User's Manual
Location and positioning
You can easily install an alarm on each level of the property, in hallways/corridors
outside any sleeping area, in each bedroom and in other rooms throughout the
property to give warning of re.
Heat alarms can be installed in kitchens, garages and other areas where smoke alarms
are unsuitable.
This alarm can be connected to a supplementary Visit receiver in order to provide an
additional warning.
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION REQUIRED PROTECTION
Smoke detection. Where required by applicable laws, codes, or standards for the speci-
ed occupancy, approved single- and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed
as follows:
1 In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms.
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, including basements.
4 On every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility), including
basements and excluding crawl spaces and unnished attics).
5 In the living area(s) of a guest suite.
6 In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility).
Are more smoke alarms desirable?
The required number of smoke alarms might not provide reliable early warning protec-
tion for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the required
smoke alarms. For this reason, it is recommended that the occupant consider the use
of additional smoke alarms for those areas for increased protection. The additional
areas include the basement, bedrooms, dining room, furnace room, utility room, and
hallways not protected by code mandated smoke alarms. The installation of smoke
alarms in bathrooms/shower rooms, kitchens, attics (nished or unnished), or garages
is not normally recommended, as these locations occasionally experience conditions
that can result in improper operation.
The equipment should be installed using wiring methods in accordance with the
National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72, Chapter 11. (National Fire Protection
Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
IMPORTANT!
Specic requirements for smoke alarm installation vary from state to state and from
region to region. Check with your local re department for current requirements in
your area.
Smoke and heat alarm transmitter, BE1284
Sucient smoke must enter your smoke alarm before it will respond. Your smoke alarm
needs to be within 6 m (20 ft) of the re to respond quickly. Smoke alarms also need to
be in positions where they can be heard throughout the property, so they can wake you
and your family in time for everyone to escape. A single smoke alarm will give some pro-
tection if it is properly installed, but most homes will require at least two or more (prefer-
ably connected to one or several Visit receivers) to ensure that a reliable early warning
is given. For recommended protection, you should install individual smoke alarms in all
rooms where a re is most likely to break out (apart from the kitchen and bathroom).
Multi-level dwellings
If your home has more than one oor, at least one alarm should be tted on each level,
see Figure 1. Preferably the alarms should also be connected to one or several Visit
receivers to give sucient warning throughout the property.
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