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First you can press the hush button on your alarm, this will pause the alarm for 10 minutes. 95% of the time, false alarms can be alleviated with some simple maintenance. Dust or insects can enter the smoke chamber and cause false alarms, this can be solved by vacuuming around the mesh chamber on a low setting.
The other reason for false alarms maybe humidity or the location is too close to the bathroom, steam will set off all smoke alarms. In this case, its best to relocate the smoke alarm away from the bathroom.
After installation, its best practice to test your alarm by pressing the test button (this is the entire bottom surface of the alarm). You may need to wait 8 seconds for the alarm to power up.
To maintain your smoke alarm, vacuum around the smoke chamber regularly. Dust may accumulate inside the mesh even if it looks clean outside.
Do not use water or households’ products to clean your product.
CAVIUS and the New Zealand Fire & Emergency Service recommend one in every room. To obtain NZ Building Code compliance, contact your local council.
The best location for any smoke alarm is on the ceiling and in the centre of the room they are intended to protect. The alarm will operate normally if installed on a wall, however this can add minutes to the detection time, which are valuable in the event of a fire.
We recommend installing the alarm at least 30cm from the corner where the ceiling and wall join and 50cm from the apex of a cathedral ceiling.
Both of these areas are referred to as ‘Dead Air Zones’, with ‘Dead Air Zones’, oxygen will gather in these areas.
New Zealand accepts European Standard EN14604 and Australian Standard AS3786 certifications. Never install a smoke alarm without a smoke alarm certification.
The higher price of smoke alarms often reflects the quality of the components used and will often contain a longer battery life. The more level of quality, the higher the cost becomes. All CAVIUS alarms are 100% tested for sensitivity, sounds, power consumption and many other points. The manufacturing set up is audited by AFNOR and CNPP from France, one of the worlds best test institutes. Samples from all production batches are sent to an independent testing institute for additional testing – all to secure the worlds safest alarms for you.
All smoke alarms have a 10 year lifetime and expiry date. You will find the CAVIUS expiry date on the product label at the base of the alarm
Ensure the alarm is clicked firmly into the mounting base. The red activation button needs to pressed down entirely to power the alarm.
We recommend that you do a visual check (the LED will flash every 48 seconds indicating the alarm is operational) every week. We also recommend pressing the test button on the alarm once per month.
A short beep every 48 seconds may indicate the end of life of you battery. If the alarm is well before the 10 year life, the alarm may not quite be clicked into the base properly. Take the alarm out and re-click back into the base. You should hear and fell the click – similar to a seat belt.
CAVIUS smoke alarms are using photoelectric technology enclosed in what we call the ‘smoke chamber’. This smoke chamber contains a LED which will emit light on a photocell receiver. When smoke particles goes into the smoke chamber, it will reflect in the beam and will trigger the alarm.
Alert young children and seniors.
Leave the house following the escape route. Every second is important, do not loose time collecting valuable objects.
Stay close to the ground if the air is charged with smoke. Do not breathe completely and cover your mouth with a wet cloth if possible.
Once outside your house, call emergency services.
Smoke alarm is an electronic fire security device which will early sense smoke to warn occupants with a loud siren so they can get out before being intoxicated by smoke. (80% of fire deaths are due to inhalation of toxic smoke)
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