3. Get out as fast as you can.
Do not stop for packing. Have a
prearranged meeting place outside
for all family members. Check
everybody is there.
4. Call the Fire Brigade
immediately on a mobile phone or
from a neighbour’s house. Make
sure to call the Brigade for all
fires no matter how small - fires
can suddenly spread. Also call
the Brigade even if the alarm is
automatically transmitted to a
remote manned centre - the link
may have failed.
5. NEVER re-enter a burning house.
Limitations of Smoke / Heat Alarms
Smoke / Heat Alarms have significantly helped to
reduce the number of fire fatalities in countries where
they are widely installed.
However independent authorities have stated that they
may be ineffective in some circumstances. There are a
number of reasons for this:
• The Alarms will not work if the mains power is off and
the battery is depleted. On the Ei141RC/144RC/146RC
alarms the batteries should be replaced every three
years as a precaution or if the unit gives a low battery
beep.
• NOTE: Constant exposure to high or low temperatures
or high humidity may reduce the life of the Alkaline
battery.
• Smoke / Heat Alarms will not detect fire if sufficient
smoke / heat does not reach the alarm. Smoke / heat
may be prevented from reaching the Alarm if the fire is
too far away, for example, if the fire is on another floor,
behind a closed door, in a chimney, in a wall cavity,
or if the prevailing air draughts carry the smoke / heat
away. Installing Smoke / Heat Alarms on both sides
of closed doors and installing more than one Smoke
/ Heat Alarm as recommended in the ‘INSTALLER
INSTRUCTIONS’ booklet significantly improves the
probability of early detection.
• The Alarm may not be heard.
• A Smoke / Heat Alarm may not wake a person who
has taken drugs or alcohol.
• Smoke / Heat Alarms may not detect every type of fire
to give sufficient early warning.
• Optical and Ionisation Smoke Alarms should be fitted
for the fastest response to all types of fires.
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