Remember to replace the batteries in all smoke detectors every six months. When you replace the battery, use the same voltage. This is the most common problem with smoke detectors. If your submission was received after the first 50 you do not need to re-register and you will be contacted when future dates become available. 1.Using a battery tester like the one mentioned above, check the batteries in the unit making the chirping noise. We will only install battery operated smoke alarms, not hard wired smoke alarms.Īfter we will continue smoke alarm installations. Please note: We will only be installing smoke alarms to the first 50 registered residents from April 8, 2021- May 8, 2021. Our Department will proudly take part in the Sound the Alarm program which runs from April 8, 2021- May 8, 2021, joining more than 100 communities across the country, to provide a lifesaving service to reduce death and injury from home fires.Ī member of the Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue Department will contact you to schedule the date of installation. The City of Pembroke Pines and Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue is partnering with the American Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in high risk neighborhoods nationwide. Any new codes generated and learnt by the alarms will override old codes.***IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR A SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATION YOU MUST WEAR A MASK DURING THE DURATION OF THE INSTALLATION***

This can be done by placing all the alarms into ‘LEARN’ mode and pressing down on one of the alarms – this becomes the ‘Master’.

Try reprogramming the entire family of alarms.

The ‘LEARN’ mode switch can be found at the back of the alarm.

Check first the alarm has been placed into ‘LEARN’ mode.

The alarm won’t interconnect with the other Wireless Family alarms: – Always install the smoke alarm at least 100cm from this type of equipment.

These fields are often formed around fluorescent lamps, “down lights”, transformers for light, fuse boxes, fan motors etc. EMC Electromagnetic fields can interfere with the electronics of the smoke alarm.In areas where steam or high humidity gathers, this will sometimes trigger a false alarm. The alarm will need to be vacuumed as part of maintenance. Dust particles and insects can get in and live inside the chamber, they can cut out the optical light and create a false alarm.The alarm that has been activated will be the only alarm that flashes red.

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