ADT Security Services BHS-4000A user manual Cleaning the Smoke Detector

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Cleaning the Smoke Detector

If you had a smoke/heat detector installed, you should clean it once every three months. You should also clean it if smoke or dust triggers an alarm.

	Vacuum once every	Vacuum the smoke detector vents using a crevice attachment.
	Vacuum once every	Do not remove the cover.
	three months	Do not remove the cover.

If You Trigger an Alarm While Cleaning the Detector

If the dust from your vacuum cleaner triggers an alarm and the siren sounds, do the following:

1. Enter your keypad code.

2. Press the CANCEL key.

3. Finish vacuuming the detector. If the keypad is beeping and the message window reads TROUBLE, wait 30 minutes for the system to reset.

4.If you wish to silence the keypad’s beeping for the next four hours, press the CANCEL key.

5. If the detector does not reset after 30 minutes, the message window reads TROUBLE, CALL 800.445.0872, and the keypad beeps, call ADT Customer Care at 800.445.0872.

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