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Smoke Detectors
Facts About Smoke
- Smoke is like an anesthetic. Rather
than awakening you, it will put you into
a deeper sleep! Most fire deaths occur
at night and are due to smoke
inhalation, not fire. Typically, the
victims are still in their beds, having
never been aroused from their sleep.
- To wake up and survive a nighttime
fire, you must have a working smoke
detector!
Placement
- One detector outside each sleeping
area
- One detector on each level of your
home
- An additional detector in each
bedroom
You could be overcome by smoke before
any detectors in the hallway sound the
alarm, or if the fire starts in the
hallway and you sleep with your door
closed, the alarm may not wake you.
Maintenance
- Check at least once a
month by pushing the test button.
- Clean periodically by removing the
cover and dusting or vacuuming (in
accordance with manufacturer
recommendations).
- Change the battery at least once a
year.
- A periodic "beep" or "chirp" means
that your battery is low and needs to be
replaced immediately. Don't disconnect
the battery until you have one to
replace it.
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Installation
Follow the manufacturer's
instructions. If none are available,
consider these guidelines:
- Mount on the ceiling or up high on
the wall, but keep detectors about four
inches away from the corner where the
ceiling and wall meet (the corner is a
"dead air space" where the detector
won't be in the path of smoke travel).
- For high pitched or "cathedral"
ceilings, mount the detectors three feet
from the highest point.
Avoid placement in the path of A/C or
heater vents.
- If nuisance alarms sound due to
normal cooking or taking a shower, try
relocating the detector further from the
source or install a detector with a
silence button, which temporarily
reduces the detector's sensitivity to
these conditions. Never disconnect the
battery and leave yourself unprotected!
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