BRK electronic FG250 user manual

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USER’S MANUAL
BATTERY POWERED
SMOKE ALARM
Model FG225
Model FG250
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ
LISTED TO
CAREFULLY AND SAVE.
UL 217
This user’s manual contains important information
STANDARD
about your Smoke Alarm’s operation. If you are
installing this Smoke Alarm for use by others, Models FG225
you must leave this manual—or a copy of it
FG250
—with the end user.
M08-0199-002 A 08/08 Printed in Mexico
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM IMPORTANT! Read “Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms” • This unit will not alert hearing impaired residents. It is recom- and “Locations to Avoid for Smoke Alarms” before beginning. This unit mended that you install special units which use devices like monitors the air, and when smoke reaches its sensing chamber, it alarms. flashing strobe lights to alert hearing impaired residents. It can give you more time to escape before fire spreads. This unit can ONL

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WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE, Continued WEEKLY TESTING • Meet at your planned meeting place outside your home, and do a head count to make sure everybody got out safely. • NEVER use an open flame of any kind to test this unit. You • Call the Fire Department as soon as possible from outside. might accidentally damage or set fire to the unit or to your home. Give your address, then your name. The built-in test switch accurately tests the unit’s operation as required by Underwriters Laboratories,

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AGENCY PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT SMOKE ALARMS NFPA 72 (National Fire Code) Chapter 11 Battery (DC) operated Smoke Alarms: Provide protection even when electricity fails, provided the batteries are fresh and correctly installed. Units are easy to “For your information, the National Fire Protection Association's Standard 72, install, and do not require professional installation. However, they do not provide reads as follows:” interconnected functionality. “11.5.1 One- and Two-Family Dwelling

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LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS LIMITED WARRANTY ® ® Smoke Alarms have played a key role in reducing deaths resulting from BRK Brands, Inc., ("BRK") the maker of BRK brand and First Alert brand home fires worldwide. However, like any warning device, Smoke Alarms products warrants that the following model will be free from defects in can only work if they are properly located, installed, and maintained, and material and workmanship: if smoke reaches them. They are not foolproof. Models FG225 and FG25