Halo-ALARM LIMITATIONS

LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS

Smoke alarms play a key role in reducing deaths caused by home fires worldwide. However, smoke alarms can only work if they are properly located, installed, and maintained, and if smoke reaches them.

WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY

1. Smoke Alarms may not wake all individuals. Create an escape plan and practice fire drills with all members of the family at least twice a year. Make sure everyone is involved.

2. Smoke Alarms cannot work without power. Halo cannot work during long power outages once the backup battery is dead. Halo will warn you when the rechargeable battery is low on power.

3. Smoke Alarms cannot detect fires if the smoke does not reach the alarms. This is why it’s suggested to have a smoke alarm in each bedroom and in the hallways, as bedroom doors may be closed at night.

4. Smoke Alarms may not sense smoke from another level of the home.

5. Smoke Alarms may not be heard. Though Halo comes with a loud alarm horn of 85 decibels, it may not be heard if:

1) Residents are under the influence of alcohol or drugs,

2) Alarm is drowned by noise from stereo, TV, traffic, air conditioners or other appliances,

3) Residents are hearing impaired or sound sleepers. Special smoke alarms should be installed for those who are hearing impaired. This smoke alarm is not intended to alert hearing impaired residents.

6. Smoke Alarms have a limited life. The unit should be replaced immediately if it is not operating properly. You should always replace a Smoke Alarm after 10 years from your purchase date. Write the purchase date on the space provided on back of unit.

7. Smoke Alarms cannot prevent or extinguish fires. They are not a substitute for property or life insurance

Note: There are situations in which a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as noted by NFPA and UL. For example:

• Smoking in bed

• Leaving children unsupervised

• Cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline

• Fires where the victim is intimate with a flaming initiated fire; for example: when a person’s clothes catch fire while cooking

• Fires where the smoke is prevented from reaching the detector due to a closed door or other obstructions

• Incendiary fires where the fire grows so rapidly that an occupant’s egress is blocked even with properly located detectors

LIMITATIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) ALARMS

CO alarms play a key role in reducing deaths resulting from CO Poisoning. However, CO Alarms can only work if they are properly located, installed, and maintained, and if CO reaches them. If they are not properly maintained, are improperly ventilated, or malfunction, CO levels may not be properly detected.

Halo has a fixed setting for CO sensitivity at 30 to 700ppm ± 10ppm

WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY

1. NEVER ignore your carbon monoxide alarm if it alarms. Failure to do so can result in injury or death.

2. CO Alarms may not waken all individuals. Create an escape plan and practice with all members of the family at least twice a year. Make sure everyone is involved.

CO Alarms cannot work without power. Battery operated units cannot work if the batteries are missing, dead or disconnected. If the unit is wired, the CO alarms cannot work during long power outages once the backup battery is dead. Halo will warn you in advance if the rechargeable battery is low. 4. CO Alarms cannot detect CO if the CO does not reach the alarms. Because bedroom doors may be closed at night, it’s suggested homes have a CO alarm in each bedroom and in the hallways.

5. CO Alarms may not be heard. Though Halo comes with a loud alarm horn of 85 decibels, it may not be heard if:

a. Residents are under the influence of alcohol or drugs,

b. Alarm is drowned by noise from stereo, TV, traffic, air conditioner or other appliances,

c. Residents are hearing impaired, or sound sleepers. Special CO alarms should be installed for those who are hearing impaired. This CO alarm is not intended to alert hearing impaired residents.

6. CO Alarms have a limited life. The unit should be replaced immediately if it is not operating properly. You should always replace a CO Alarm after 10 years from date of purchase. Write the purchase date on the space provided on back of unit.

7. CO Alarms are not a substitute for property or life insurance.

8. CO Alarms are not foolproof. Like all other electronic devices, CO alarms have limitations. They can only detect CO that reaches their sensors. They may not give early warning to rising CO levels if the CO is coming from a remote part of the home, away from the CO alarm.

9. The hush feature is for your convenience only and will not correct a CO problem. Take immediate action when carbon monoxide alarm goes off. Failure to do so can result in injury or death.

WARNING! Some individuals are more sensitive to CO than others. People with cardiac or respiratory problems, infants, unborn babies, pregnant mothers, or elderly people can be more quickly and severely affected by CO. Members of sensitive populations should consult their doctors for advice on taking additional precautions.

LIMITATIONS OF WEATHER RADIO

Weather Radios are key to receive alerts about: tornadoes, hurricanes, and other severe weather. Halo+ can only work if they are properly located, installed, and maintained.

WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY

1. NEVER ignore your Halo+ if it alarms. Failure to do so can result in injury or death.

2. Halo+ may not waken all individuals.

3. Halo+ alarms cannot work without power. Halo+ Weather Radio feature is disabled during long power outages once the backup battery reaches a low power level.

4. Halo+ alarms may not be heard due to the following:

a. Residents are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

b. Alarm is drowned by noise from stereo, TV, traffic, air conditioner or other appliances.

c. Residents are hearing impaired, or sound sleepers. Special weather radios should be installed for those who are hearing impaired. This weather radio is not intended to alert hearing impaired residents.

5. Halo+ alarms have a limited life. The unit should be replaced immediately if it is not operating properly. You should always replace a Halo+ Alarm after 10 years from date of purchase. Write the purchase date on the space provided on back of unit.

6. Halo+ alarms are not a substitute for property or life insurance.

7. Halo+ alarms are not foolproof. Like all other electronic devices, Halo+ alarms have limitations. Halo+ can only play the weather radio alerts if the unit receives the radio broadcast alert on the station the device was tuned to and the alert has been selected by the user inside the app.

8. The hush feature is for your convenience only and will not correct a weather radio related problem. Take immediate action when alarm goes off. Failure to do so can result in injury or death.