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10. Repair/Servicing
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If the alarm is not functioning, first check the troubleshooting section.
If this does not rectify the problem:
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Consult your installer, wholesale distributor or landlord for advice if
property is rented.
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There are no user serviceable parts, except for models with loose
batteries.
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Do not attempt to dismantle the alarm – this will invalidate the warranty.
11. Limitations of Smoke Alarm
Warning!
Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of possible fires;
however, alarms have sensing limitations.
Ionisation sensing alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with fast
flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms.
Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire particles (associated with slow
smouldering fires) sooner than ionisation alarms.
Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum
protection, Chubb recommends that both Ionisation and Photoelectric alarms be
installed.
Loose batteries, where fitted must be of the specified type, in good condition and
installed properly.
AC only powered alarms will not operate if AC power has been cut off such as by an
electrical fire, an open fuse or loss of mains supply.
All alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the batteries and the alarm circuits are
in good operating condition.
Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on early notification
to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by
those occupants. If the alarm is located outside the sleeping room or on a different
floor, it may not wake up a sound sleeper. The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair
oneʼs ability to hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke alarm should
be installed in each sleeping area on every level of a home.
Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the unit. Therefore,
smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs, on the other
side of a closed door or on a different floor. Hearing impaired occupiers should
consider fitting additional strobe accessories to give a visual alarm.
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