Replacing The Batteries; 10. Smoke Alarm / Heat Detector Limitations - Abus FURM30000 Mode D'emploi

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Replacing the batteries

Replace the batteries once a year or whenever the low battery signal tone rings.
Low battery signal tone
If the detector beeps once every 35 seconds, the detector batteries are low. Replace the
batteries immediately. You should always have back-up batteries for this reason.
After you mount the detector on the detector base, you need to check the smoke alarm
Note
device. To do this, conduct a functional test as described above.
Always follow the battery instructions.

10. Smoke alarm / heat detector limitations

Wireless smoke alarms / heat detectors are extremely reliable, but it is possible that they will
not function properly in all cases. No smoke alarm / heat detector offers complete protection
of life or property. Smoke alarms / heat detectors are not a substitute for life insurance.
Smoke alarms / heat detectors need a power source to function.
The smoke alarm / heat detector will not work and the warning signal will not ring if the
batteries are dead or if they were not properly installed.
It is possible that the smoke alarm / heat detector will not be heard. Someone who is
sleeping deeply, has drunk alcohol or taken drugs might not wake up if the detector is
installed outside of the bedroom. Closed or partially closed doors and spatial distance can
block or weaken the tone. This detector was not designed for the hearing-impaired.
It is possible that the smoke alarm / heat detector will not activate and trigger an early
Warning
warning. If a fire breaks out in a fireplace, a wall, on the roof, on the other side of closed
doors or on another floor of the building, it is possible that the amount of smoke which
reaches the smoke alarm / heat detector is too small to trigger a signal.
Smoke alarms / heat detectors are an immense help in containing damages, reducing
injuries and even preventing death. However, despite the high quality of the devices, their
function is not always perfect in all possible cases, and we must point out that you cannot
expect a smoke alarm / heat detector to protect you from all damage and injury at all times
and with 100% certainty.
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