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CHAPTER 11: GENERAL LIMITATIONS OF THIS ALARM
This Smoke/CO Alarm will not work without power.
This alarm requires AC power or a 9V alkaline or lithium
battery to operate.
This Smoke/CO Alarm will not sense smoke or CO
that does not reach the sensors.
It will only sense
smoke or CO at the sensor.
Smoke or
CO may be
present in other areas. Doors or other obstructions may
affect the rate at which CO or smoke reaches the sen-
sors. If bedroom doors are usually closed at night, we
recommend you install an alarm device (Combination
CO and Smoke Alarm, or separate CO Alarms and
Smoke Alarms) in each bedroom and in the hallway
between them.
This Smoke/CO Alarm may not sense smoke or CO
on another level of the home.
Example: This alarm
device, installed on the second floor, may not sense
smoke or CO in the basement. For this reason, one alarm
device may not give adequate early warning.
Recommended minimum protection is one alarm device
in every sleeping area, every bedroom, and on every level
of your home. Some experts recommend battery pow-
ered Smoke and CO Alarms be used in conjunction with
interconnected AC powered Smoke Alarms. For details,
see “Different Types of Smoke Alarms” for details.
This Smoke/CO Alarm may not be heard. The alarm
horn loudness meets or exceeds the current UL stan-
dard. However, if the device is installed outside the bed-
room, it may not wake up a sound sleeper or one who
has recently used drugs or has been drinking alcoholic
beverages. This is especially true if the door is closed or
only partly open. Even persons who are awake may not
hear the alarm horn if the sound is blocked by distance
or closed doors. Noise from traffic, stereo, radio,
television, air conditioner, or other appliances may also
prevent alert persons from hearing the alarm horn.
This alarm device is not intended for people who are
hearing impaired.
The Alarm may not have time to alarm before the fire
itself causes damage,
injury, or death, since smoke
from some fires may not reach the unit immediately.
Examples of this include persons smoking in bed, chil-
dren playing with matches, or fires caused by violent
explosions resulting from escaping gas.
This Smoke/CO Alarm is not a substitute for life
insurance.
Though this Smoke/CO Alarm warns against
increasing CO levels or the presence of smoke, BRK
Brands, Inc. does not warrant or imply in any way that
they will protect lives. Homeowners and renters must
still insure their lives.
This Smoke/CO Alarm has a limited life. Although this
Smoke/CO Alarm and all of its parts have passed many
stringent tests and are designed to be as reliable as
possible, any of these parts could fail at any time.
Therefore, you must test this device weekly.
This Smoke/CO Alarm is not foolproof. Like all other
electronic devices, this Smoke/CO Alarm has limitations.
It can only detect smoke or CO that reaches the
sen-
sors. It may not give early warning of the source of
smoke or CO is in a remote part of the home, away
from the alarm device.
This Smoke/CO Alarm is intended for residential use. It is not intended for use in industrial applications where
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for carbon monoxide alarms must be met. The
smoke alarm portion of this device is not intended to alert hearing impaired residents. Special purpose Smoke Alarms
should be installed for hearing impaired residents (CO alarms are not yet available for the hearing impaired).
