Quell Q1400 User manual

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    10 year sealed lithium battery photoelectric smoke alarm with hush smoke alarm user manual p/n:130414, 132820 0308-7206-02 model q1400 photoelectric smoke alarms are designed to detect visible particles (associated with slow smouldering fires). Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpr...

  • Page 2: Introduction

    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 ...

  • Page 3: Installation Instructions

    By law at least one smoke alarm must be installed on each level of your home (figure 1b). Recommended locations • in every room where someone sleeps with the door closed. The closed door may prevent an alarm located outside from waking the sleeper. • in the immediate area of bedrooms and the exit pa...

  • Page 4: Installation

    3 installation dining room living room smoke alarms for minimum protection ionisation type smoke alarm with alarm silencer (hush ® ) or photoelectric type smoke alarms for additional protection kitchen bedroom bedroom bedroom living room kitchen bedroom bedroom hall basement figure 1a figure 1c figu...

  • Page 5: Installation

    4 installation figure 2a figure 2b ceiling 30 cm (12 in) minimum 10 cm (4 in) m in im um 30 cm (12 in) m ax im um side wall best placement acceptable placement do not install dead air not in this area anywhere in this area not in this area anywhere in this area peak ceiling sloped ceiling 500mm 1000...

  • Page 6: Installation

    Installation mobile home installation: for well insulated mobile homes install smoke alarms as recommended on the previous pages. In mobile homes that are not well insulated extreme heat or cold can be transferred from the outside to the inside through poorly insulated walls and roof. This may creat...

  • Page 7: Installation

    F fiig gu ur re e 3 3a a when mounting in a hallway, the “a” line should be parallel with the hallway. F fiig gu ur re e 3 3b b when wall mounting, the “a” line should be horizontal. Caution: this unit is sealed (including the battery). The cover is not removable! Installation to minimise nuisance a...

  • Page 8: Installation

    1. To ensure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway or wall, the “a” line on the mounting bracket should be parallel with the hallway when ceiling mounting or horizontal when wall mounting. F fiig gu ur re e 3 3c c remove install 2.After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as descri...

  • Page 9: Installation

    2.After installation/activation, test your alarm by depressing and holding down the test button for a minimum of 1 second (or until the alarm sounds). This should sound the alarm. The alarm will sound at a low level to avoid discomfort. If the test button is pressed for greater than 5 seconds, the a...

  • Page 10: Operation

    Testing: test by pushing the test/hush button on the cover and holding it down for a minimum of 1 second (or until the alarm sounds). Note: the first test sequence will be at a lower volume. Holding the test/hush button for longer than 5 seconds will result in the full 85 decibel sound output. This ...

  • Page 11: Operation

    Note: dense smoke will override the hush tm control feature. Caution: before using the alarm hush tm feature, identify the source of the smoke and be certain a safe condition exists. Flashing led light: this smoke alarm is equipped with a flashing red indicator light with the following modes of oper...

  • Page 12: Maintenance

    Smoke alarms are designed to minimise nuisance alarms. Cigarette smoke will not normally set off the alarm. Combustion particles from cooking may set off the alarm if the alarm is located close to the cooking area. Large quantities of combustible particles are generated from spills or when broiling....

  • Page 13: Maintenance

    Cleaning your alarm your alarm should be vacuumed once a month if the tamper resist feature has been activated you will need to follow the instructions on page 8 to remove your alarm for maintenance. To clean your alarm, remove it from the mounting bracket as outlined in the beginning of this sectio...

  • Page 14: Fire Safety

    Warning: please read carefully and thoroughly. • australian standard as 1670.6 states the purpose of installing smoke alarms is to provide early warning of a potentially life threatening condition and provide the maximum possible exit time. • smoke alarms have sensing limitations. Ionisation sensing...

  • Page 15: Fire Safety

    ✃ de ta ch a nd d isp la y ne xt to y ou r c on su m er u ni t/f us e bo x. Additional information smoke detection - where required by applicable laws, codes, or standards for the specified occupancy, approved single and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed as follows: • in all sleeping ...

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    Good safety habits develop and practice a plan of escape: • install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of the home and in the kitchen, basement and garage. Know how to use a fire extinguisher prior to an emergency. • current studies have shown smoke alarms may not awaken all sleeping ind...

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    9. Warranty & contact details ten year limited warranty warranty chubb warrants to the original consumer purchaser that each new smoke alarm will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of 10 years from the date of purchase. To the extent permitted by law, chu...

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    This warranty is provided by: chubb fire & security pty ltd abn 47 000 067 541 a utc climate, controls & security company 149-155 milton street, ashfield nsw 2131 australia telephone: 1800 654 435 website: www.Quell.Com.Au chubb new zealand limited a utc climate, controls & security company 3 fisher...