BRK electronic EL50 user manual Choosing A Window, Features and Benefits, Steel Fire Escape Ladder

User’s Manual

Steel Fire Escape Ladder

Cat. EL50

This steel fire escape ladder is easy to use, and provides a reliable means of escape through a second-floor window during a home fire.

Features and Benefits

• For use in two-story homes

• Strong steel construction

• Fully assembled, ready to use

•Slip-resistant epoxy coated rungs

•Large hooks secure easily to windowsills

•Six pairs of steel rung stabilizers

• Ladder classified by Underwriters Labora- tories, Inc. as to load carrying capacity only, 375 lb. rating.

	Model
M06-4007-001 10/00	EL50

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TO WORK PROPERLY IN A FIRE EMERGENCY, THIS LADDER MUST:

Be Stored Where It Is Easy To Reach Quickly...

•Do not store the ladder on another floor of your home. If you have more than one second-floor room requiring an alternate means of escape, put a fire ladder in each room.

•Store the ladder where it can be immediately accessed--near the window, under a bed, or in the front part of a closet.

•Make sure nothing blocks you from reaching the ladder. In a fire you have just minutes to react and take action.

•Store the ladder in its original box to keep it from becoming tangled.

Be Used On A Suitable Window...

•This ladder is intended for use in windows that are structurally safe for the intended load.

•The ladder must be used from the correct height, and there should be no obstructions along the ladder path to the ground.

•This ladder is intended only for second-floor windows no higher than 16 feet from the ground.

•The windowsill must be no narrower than 6” (15 cm) and no wider than 10” (25 cm).

•The windowsill must be in good condition (no rotted wood, loose boards, etc.).

•The window must open easily and completely. Storm windows, screens or other types of multi-track win- dows can make it difficult to use this ladder in an emergency.

•The window should not be blocked by furniture or security devices like grills or bars.

•For details on choosing a suitable window, see the “Choosing A Window” and “Test Fitting The Ladder” inside.

Be Properly Secured To The Windowsill Before You Start Climbing Down...

•To properly support your weight and provide the needed stability while you climb down, the ladder must be properly attached to the windowsill.

•Make sure the sill hooks rest securely on the windowsill.

•Make sure the folding crosspiece between the sill hooks is straight, and the chain does not tangle as you lower the ladder out of the window.

CHOOSING A WINDOW

WARNING!

This escape ladder is not intended for use from second floor windows directly above first floor windows. The rung stabilizers could break a first-floor window and cause injury.

Do not use from a second floor window directly above a first floor window.

CAUTION!

You must test fit this ladder on your chosen escape window before storing it. In a fire emergency you will not have time to determine whether or not a particular window is suitable, and using the ladder on an unsuitable window could result in injury or death.

1. The ladder should be used ONLY from second floor windows no more than 16 feet from the ground

Use ONLY from second floor windows no more than 16 feet from the ground.

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