SINGLE MULTIPLE STATION PHOTOELETRIC
SMOKE DETECTOR SD-218 SERIES
USER’S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCT ION………………………………..……………………………1
LOCATIONS TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR …………………...1
LOCATIONS TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS IN MOBILE
HOMES AND RVs………………………………………………………………..3
LOCATIONS NOT TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR…..………….3
INSTALLING YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR ………………………...….. . . ..4
HOW TO INTERCONNECT MODEL SD-218*-I DETECTORS
TOGETHER………………………………………………………………………..5
RED LED INDICATOR………………………………………………..………..7
TESTING YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR………………………………………7
TAKING CARE OF YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR ………………...…………..7
HEAT SENSOR TESTING………………………………………………………8
FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ……………………………….………..…8
INTRODUCTION
SENT EK’s single station photoelectric smoke detector is designed
to sense smoke that comes into the detector chamber. It does not
sense gas, heat, or flame. T his smoke detector is designed to give
early warning of developing fires by giving of f the alarm sounds from
its built-in alarm horn. It can provide precious time f or you and your
family to escape before a fire spreads. However, the smoke detector
makes such pre-warning of f ire accident possible, only if the
detector is located, installed, and maintained properly as described
in this User's Manual.
WARNING:
This smoke detector is designed for use in a single residential
unit only, which means that it should be used inside a single family home or
apartment. It is not meant to be used in lobbies, hallways, basements, or
another apartment in multi-family buildings, unless there are already working
detectors in each family unit. Smoke detectors, placed in common areas
outside of the individual living unit, such as on porches or in hallways, may not
provide early warning to residents. In multi-family buildings, each family living
unit should set up its own detectors.
WARNING:
This detector is not meant to be used in non-residential
buildings. Warehouses, industrial or commercial buildings, and special
purpose non-residential buildings require special fire detection and alarm
systems. This detector alone is not a suitable substitute for complete fire
detection systems for places where many people live or work, such as hotels
or motels. The same is true of dormitories, hospitals, nursing homes or group
homes of any kind, even if they were once single family homes. Please refer
NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code, NFPA71, 72A, 72B, 72C, 72D, and 72E for
smoke detector requirements for fire protection in buildings not defined as
“households”.
LOCATIONS TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR
Smoke detectors should be installed in accordance with the NFPA Standard
74 (National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA
02169). For complete coverage in residential units, smoke detectors should
be installed in all rooms, halls, storage areas, basements, and attics in each
family living unit. Minimum coverage is one detector on each floor and one in
each sleeping area. and attics in each family living unit. Minimum coverage is
one detector on each floor and one in each sleeping area.
Here, we have useful tips for you:
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Install a smoke detector in the hallway outside every separate bedroom
area, as shown in Figure 1. Two detectors are required in homes with two
bedroom areas, as shown in Figure 2.
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Install a smoke detector on every floor of a multi-floor home or apartment,
as shown in Figure 3.
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Install a smoke detector on every floor of a multi-floor home or apartment,
as shown in Figure 3.
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Install a minimum of two detectors in any household.
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Install a smoke detector inside every bedroom.
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Install smoke detectors at both ends of a bedroom hallway if the hallway
is more than 40 feet (12 meters) long.
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Install a smoke detector inside every room where one sleeps with the door
partly or completely closed, since smoke could be blocked by the closed
door and a hallway alarm may not wake up the sleeper if the door is
closed.
Figure 1:LOCATIONS FOR PLACING
SMOKE DETECTORS FOR
SINGLE RESIDENCE WITH
ONLY ONE SLEEPING AREA
Figure 2: LOCATIONS FOR
PLACING SMOKE
DETECTORS FOR
SINGLE-FLOOR RESIDENCE
WITH MORE THAN ONE
SLEEPING AREA
Figure 3: LOCATION FOR PLACING
SMOKE DETECTORS FOR
A MULTI-FLOOR
RESIDENCE
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Install basement detectors at the
bottom of the basement stairwell.
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Install second-floor detectors at the top of the first-to-second floor stairwell.
Be sure no door or other obstruction blocks the path of smoke to the detector.
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Install additional detectors in your living room, dining room, family room,
attic, utility and storage rooms.
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Install smoke detectors as close to the center of the ceiling as possible. If
this is not practical, put the detector on the ceiling, no closer than 4 inches
(10 cm) from any wall or corner, as shown in Figure 4.
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If ceiling mounting is not possible and wall mounting is permitted by your
local and state codes, put wall-mounted detectors between 4 and 6 inches
(10 ~ 15 cm) from the ceiling, also see Figure 4.
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If some of your rooms have sloped, peaked, or gabled ceilings, try to mount
detectors 3 feet (0.9 meter) measured horizontally from the highest point of
the ceiling as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 4: RECOMMENDED
BEST AND
ACCEPTABLE
LOCATIONS TO MOUNT
SMOKE DETECTORS
Figure 5:
RECOMMENDED
LOCATION TO MOUNT
SMOKE DETECTORS
IN ROOMS WITH
SLOPED, GABLED, OR
PEAKEDCEILING
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CAUTION
(As required by State Fire Marshall)
“Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire
detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: (1) A
