Firex FADCQ Where to Install This Alarm, Check Your Local Building Codes, Placement Guidelines

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Where to Install This Alarm

Before installing your combination Smoke/CO Alarm, it is important to choose the best loca- tions in your home. Placement can affect how well the alarm performs and how well residents hear the alarm if it sounds.

IMPORTANT!

The following are general guidelines for choosing where to install your alarms. For more details and Agency Placement information, please read “Chapter 8: Agency Recommendations for Alarm Placement” before installing this alarm.

Install the Recommended Number of Alarms

•Fire safety professionals recommend at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home, in each bedroom hallway, and inside each bedroom or sleeping area.

•At least one CO alarm should be placed where it will wake all sleeping residents. For addition- al protection, place additional CO alarms between 5 and 20 feet from potential sources of CO, like a furnace, water heater or fireplace.

This combination Smoke/CO Alarm makes it easy to provide both types of protection throughout the home.

Choose Appropriate Locations

•Alarms can alert you to a problem only after smoke or CO reach their sensors. Choose locations free of obstructions, where the alarm will stay clean and protected from adverse environmental conditions.

•Make sure the alarms can be easily heard from multiple locations throughout the home.

Check Your Local Building Codes

•This combination Smoke/CO Alarm is designed to be used in single-family homes. It alone may not meet requirements for multi- ple-resident dwellings (apartment buildings, boarding houses, hotels or motels).

•Some codes may require that smoke alarms be interconnected in new construction.

Placement Guidelines

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Contents SMOKE/CARBON Monoxide Alarm Model Fadcq Please Read and Save this ManualPage Table of Contents General Information and Features About this AlarmFeatures/Benefits Quick Quiet False Alarm Control Quick Reference GuidesPage Important Safety Information Carbon Monoxide CO is a Toxic Gas Different Types of Smoke AlarmsFire is Unpredictable Check Your Local Building Codes Where to Install This AlarmPlacement Guidelines II. HOW to Install this SMOKE/CO Alarm Installation for Battery DC Operation OnlyInterconnecting TWO Battery DC only Alarms Activate the batteryInterconnecting Two Battery DC Only Alarms Installation For AC With Battery Back-upSecure plate to junction box using mounting screws Nation and or Smoke AlarmsTo Install Combination Unit as a Replacement III. if the Alarm Sounds If Your Smoke Alarm SoundsIf Your CO Alarm Sounds What to Do in Case of a FirePotential Sources of CO Your Home Quick Quiet False Alarm Control and Smart QuietIf Your CO Alarm Sounds cont’d Smart Quiet Latching LED Alarm IndicatorSmart Quiet for LOW Battery Alert IV Understanding the Indicator Lights RED-YELLOW-ORANGE and BlueUnderstanding the Alarm LEDs and Horn Patterns Condition HornLEDs Smart Button KEYTesting and Maintenance TestingTest all combination alarms weekly by doing the following To test an individual smoke and CO alarm local testMaintenance and Care Battery ReplacementCleaning To Replace the BatteryRepair Climate Controls AmericasVI. Troubleshooting the SMOKE/CO Alarm Problem SolutionTroubleshooting the Smoke/CO Alarm Where to Install this AlarmCO Home Safety Tips VII Important Safety InformationFire Safety Tips Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Limitations of This Smoke/CO Alarm Conditions That Can Cause CO Levels to ChangeImportant Information About This Smoke/CO Alarm CoverageCompliance/Proper Applications Proper Use/OperationViii Agency Recommendations for Alarm Placement Also reads as followsAlso, as required by California State Fire Marshal Typical Efficiency Home ApartmentTypical Mobile Home Important Smoke Alarm Placement and Exception Information About Locating CO Alarms IX Warranty Information Year Limited Combination Smoke and CO Alarm Warranty