Bedside Fire Alarm & Clock - HLAC151

Lifetone model HLAC151 Bedside Fire Alarm & Clock is a smoke-alarm accessory designed to awaken and alert people who are at risk of sleeping through an ordinary alarm.

Most fatal residential fires occur at night. But ordinary alarms often fail to awaken members of high-risk groups, who may not even hear the high-pitched sound of a common smoke detector. Children, deaf people, and the hard of hearing are especially at risk.

The Lifetone alarm is different. Patented technology in the Lifetone alarm listens for your existing smoke alarms, and the HLAC151 responds with its own audible, visual, and tactile alerts:

Audible alerting by means of the Lifetone alarm’s own loud, lower-pitched T3 signal
Audible announcement in a baritone voice ("Fire! Get out!") helps overcome disorientation
Tactile alerting by means of a vibrating disk called a bed shaker
Visual notification by means of the word FIRE displayed in large text against a bright, flashing orange backlight
With the alerts that have been scientifically proven the most effective, Lifetone alarms have been chosen by fire departments throughout the US for distribution to residents.

Even people with normal hearing can benefit, but those most in need of the HLAC151's alerting power include:

People with age-related or other partial hearing loss
Hearing-aid wearers who remove the devices at night
Deaf people
Children, who often are deep sleepers
Other deep sleepers, including people who may be impaired by alcohol or medication
The Lifetone HLAC151 is also a bedside alarm clock. The daily wake-up notifications look, sound, and feel different from the emergency notifications.

Feature Summary

Works with your existing T3 smoke detectors
Plugs in to any standard North American electrical outlet; no wiring needed
Easy setup with voiced instructions: just plug it in, press the TEST button, and let the Lifetone alarm hear your smoke detector
Battery backup (batteries included) lasts 7 days and operates audible, visual, and tactile alerts
Use ordinary alkaline batteries that are replaceable without tools
Delivers emergency alerts and other instructions with combinations of audible (low-pitched tones plus voiced announcements), visual, and tactile stimuli
Emits a loud (85 dB at 3 feet), 520 Hz square-wave signal in a T3 pattern
More effective than strobes
Can detect a smoke alarm several rooms away, yet virtually never produces a nuisance alarm
Includes water-resistant bed shaker for optional use
Alerts you to AC-power loss, low batteries, and accidental disconnection of bed shaker
Functions as a daily alarm clock as well as a fire alarm
Self-contained; other than a smoke alarm, no additional equipment is needed
Two-year limited warranty
Listed by Underwriters Laboratories to UL 217, UL 1971, and cUL S531
Meets low-frequency and tactile alerting requirements of latest editions of NFPA 72
Uses the alarms proven in research sponsored by the US Fire Administration as most effective for waking people

Works with your existing working smoke alarms – no installation, no wiring required (note: the Lifetone HLAC is not a replacement for your current smoke alarm, but rather works in conjunction with it)

Needs nothing but a power outlet; plug it in, run it through a quick test to synchronize it with your smoke alarms, and it’s instantly on duty

Backup batteries last 7 days or more while still providing full-power emergency alarm signals. Uses common D-cell alkaline batteries for backup (included).

Big, easy-to-read time display with three brightness levels. It also alerts you if batteries are low or the bed shaker is disconnected, and a power icon flashes during power outages.

Powerful water resistant bed shaker is included, but its use is optional. The shaker is monitored (supervised), with audio and visual alerts if unintentionally disconnected or damaged.

The HLAC is also your daily alarm clock with a 520Hz audible alarm and bed shaker to awaken you in the morning. (the wake-up alarm has a different signal pattern than the emergency alarm)

SKU: HLAC151

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