ARE ANY SMOKE ALARMS NOT RECOMMENDED?
Smoke detector recall 120,000 purchased units are affected Six brands of battery operated smoke detectors are being recalled because they may not sound in the event of a fire. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging anyone who purchased a battery operated smoke detector on or after July 10, 1992, to check the unit immediately to see if it is involved in this recall. The brands and models affected are: Firm Brand Model Date Code Black & Decker Slim Line SMK100, SMK200, SMK300 9228 to 9246 Jameson Home Products Inc. Code 1 2000 Model A, C & D 92192 to 92231 Walter Kidde Portable Equip. Kidde Smoke & KSA700 92192 to 92231 Fire Alarm Safety First Babys Room 244 92192 to 92231 Smoke & Fire Alarm Funtech Safetys Sake Model A 92192 to 92231 Maple Chase Firex Model A & B 92192 to 92231 To identify an affected detector, examine the label on the back of the unit for the model and date codes listed above. The aforementioned is courtesy of NFPA Fire News Feb./Mar. 1993, Issue
