Firex HR230CT Owner's Manual

©2003 Invensys Climate Controls Americas
230V AC
Rechargeable
with
Lithium Battery
Heat Alarm
58°C TEMPERATURE RATING
MODEL HR230CT
MODEL HR230CT 230V HEAT ALARM WITH
RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND
FALSE ALARM CONTROL
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THIS MANUAL
Installer: Please leave this manual with
the occupier (or, in the case of a house
in multiple operation, with the owner).
CONTENTS
p.1 Heat Alarm Features
p.1-2 Specifications
p.2 Important Safety Information
p.3 Heat Alarm Location
p.3 Heat Alarm Siting
p.4 How to Install This Heat Alarm
p.5 Interconnecting Heat Alarms
p.5 Red and Green LED Indicators
p.5 False Alarm Control
p.5-6 Testing the Heat Alarm
p.6 Maintenance, Cleaning, and Repair
p.6-7 Fire Safety Rules and Preventing Hazardous Situations
p.7 Fire Procedure
p.7 What to Do in Case of Fire
p.8 Troubleshooting
p.8 Guarantee
!WARNING: H
EAT ALARMS ALONE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR LIFE SAFETY AS THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO
. T 58°C
DETECT SMOKE HEY ARE INTENDED TO DETECT TEMPERATURES OF AND ABOVE TO PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT IS SUPPLEMENTARY TO THAT PROVIDED BY SMOKE ALARMS TO
INCREASE THE PROBABILITY THAT AN EARLY WARNING WILL BE PROVIDED AND SO ENHANCE LIFE SAFETY AND
. HEAT ALARMS HAVE LIMITATIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY
PROPERTY PROTECTION SEE IN THE
INFORMATION .
SECTION OF THIS MANUAL
HEAT ALARM FEATURES
• This heat alarm is powered from a 230V AC supply, and has a DC battery
back-up source. AC/DC heat alarms offer added protection in the event of a
power failure.
• Unique power connector prevents interconnecting with incompatible heat
alarms, smoke alarms, or security systems.
• Model HR230CT heat alarms can be interconnected with as many as 35 other
Firex heat alarms or Firex 230V AC smoke alarms. Interconnectable Firex smoke
alarms include: GC240, I240C, IAR230C, PG240, PAD240, PADC240 and PAR230.
Interconnectable Firex heat alarms include: H230, H230CT and HR230CT.
• False Alarm Control quiets unwanted alarms for up to 10 minutes.
• Model HR230CT includes permanent rechargeable lithium batteries.
• Optional use tamper-resistant feature serves as a safeguard against tampering.
• The heat alarm will sound a short beep about once a minute if the battery is low.
• Multi-purpose green and red LEDs indicate that the heat alarm is connected to the
AC supply, is working normally, or is in alarm.
• Loud alarm sounder – 85 decibels [dB(A)] at 3m – will sound to alert you to an
emergency.
• Test button checks heat alarm operation.
SPECIFICATIONS
M N HR230CT
ODEL UMBER
E R 230V AC, 13 V DC R L
LECTRICAL ATING OLT ECHARGEABLE ITHIUM
I F U 35 F H
NTERCONNECTING IREX P TO ANY COMBINATION OF OTHER IREX EAT
S H A A (M H230CT, H230, HR230CT)
MOKE AND EAT LARMS LARMS ODEL
( P R ) S A (M GC240, I240C, IAR230C,
OR ATTRESS WITH ELAY MOKE LARMS ODELS
PG240, PAD240, PADC240 PAR230)
AND
N : T F
OTE HE ABOVE IREX MODELS ALSO MAY BE INTERCONNECTED
F P
WITH IREX ATTRESS WITH
T R 58°C
EMPERATURE ATING
M A 37.8°C
AXIMUM MBIENT
T R
EMPERATURE ATING
O T -30°C 70°C
PERATING EMPERATURE TO
®
2
R C 50
ECOMMENDED OVERAGE M
R S 5.3
ECOMMENDED PACING M
M D W 7.7
AXIMUM ISTANCE FROM ALL M
M C H 6
AXIMUM EILING EIGHT M
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
!WARNING
• This heat alarm requires constant 230V AC power AND fully charged batteries
to operate properly. It requires 2 full days under mains power to reach full
back up capacity. The batteries are not replaceable. DO NOT connect this
heat alarm to any other type of device except those listed in this manual.
• The TEST/FALSE ALARM CONTROL button accurately tests all heat alarm
functions. DO NOT use any other test method for routine testing. Test heat
alarm weekly to ensure proper operation.
• Higher ceilings will increase the time needed by the heat alarm to detect a
fire. In most dwellings the ceiling height will keep this reaction time within
acceptable limits. However, ceilings with a height of over 6m may delay the
reaction time of the heat alarm significantly. Advice from your local distributor
or Fire Brigade should be obtained when installing a heat alarm on a ceiling
higher than 6m.
• This heat alarm should be installed only by a qualified electrician. The
installation should comply with BS 7671 and all prevailing local, regional and
national codes.
• This heat alarm is designed to be used only as part of the protection of a
single family dwelling or a house in multiple occupation (HMO) of no more
than two stories. It also may be used in conjunction with smoke alarms within
individual flats or apartments in larger houses in multiple occupation, to
provide an early warning to occupants of a fire in a room within the dwelling,
but a communal fire alarm system also should be provided in such cases. DO
NOT install this heat alarm in any other buildings, such as hotels, motels,
dormitories, hospitals, nursing homes or group homes of any kind. In these
occupancies, a complete automatic fire detection and alarm system,
complying with BS 5839: Part 1, should be installed.
• Heat alarms should be used only in conjunction with smoke alarms, with
which the heat alarms should be interconnected, in order to provide early
warning of heat, smoke, or fire. Smoke alarms should be installed on every
level of the dwelling.
• Interconnected heat alarms and smoke alarms offer maximum protection.
By interconnecting heat alarms and smoke alarms, when one unit senses
heat, smoke, or fire, and sounds its alarm, all others will sound as well. DO
NOT connect this heat alarm to any other type of alarm except those stated in
this manual or an approved auxiliary device.
• Heat alarms interconnected with smoke alarms may not alert every house-
hold member every time. The alarm sounder of the heat alarm is loud in order
to alert individuals of a potential danger. However, there may be limiting
circumstances where an occupant may not hear the alarm (e.g., outdoor or
indoor noise, sound sleepers, drug or alcohol usage, impaired hearing, etc.).
Household members must hear the alarm's warning sound and quickly
respond to it to reduce the risk of damage, injury, or death that may result
from fire.
• Check carefully that, when any one device operates, the alarm signal given
by interconnected devices is clearly audible throughout the building,
particularly in bedrooms, where it is essential that the alarm signal will wake
sleeping occupants.
• This heat alarm can sound an alarm only when it detects temperatures of
58°C or above. Heat alarms do not sense smoke or gas. In some fires,
hazardous levels of toxic chemicals and smoke can build up before a heat
alarm will operate. Temperatures may not reach 58°C to activate the heat
alarm QUICKLY ENOUGH to ensure safe escape.
• Some fires are slow smouldering, low heat-producing, or are in a different
room to that in which the heat alarm is located, or the heat from the fire may
bypass the alarm – the heat alarm may not give a warning under these
circumstances.
• HEAT ALARMS HAVE LIMITATIONS. This heat alarm is not guaranteed to pro-
tect lives or property. Heat alarms are not a substitute for insurance.
B U
ACK P Householders should insure their lives and property. In addition, as with any
electronic device, it is possible for the heat alarm to fail at any time.
F
OR IREX
• Never paint this heat alarm.
HEAT ALARM LOCATION
R (M PATR).
ELAY ODEL
Heat alarms give an audible warning when the temperature at the alarm reaches
58°C. Heat alarms are ideal for kitchens, garages, cellars, boiler rooms, attics and
other areas where there are normally high levels of fumes, smoke or dust which
preclude the use of smoke alarms due to the risk of false alarms.
Guidance on fire detection in dwellings is contained in BS 5839: Part 6. For normal-
sized bungalows, two-story houses, flats and maisonettes, the British Standard
recommends that the minimum level of protection should comprise smoke alarms in
the hallways and staircases. This minimum standard necessitates one smoke alarm
in the hallway of a typical bungalow or one smoke alarm on each level of a two-story
house. Heat alarms should not be used in these circulation areas. If there are, for
example, long hallways, even the minimum standard may necessitate additional
interconnected smoke alarms.
If, however, the design of the dwelling does not comply with modern fire safety
standards, or if factors such as the presence of several young children, or elderly
occupants or disabled people, or of smokers, the use of portable heaters or solid fuel
fires during the night, or the use of electric blankets, particularly by the elderly, the
British Standard advises that additional detection devices, installed within rooms,
may be necessary.
The British Standard recommends that, if the risk justifies the provision of detectors
in a kitchen, boiler room, or other area (except a circulation area) in which smoke
alarms would be likely to give false alarms, heat alarms should be used. However,
the Standard also advises that heat alarms may be installed in other rooms instead of
smoke alarms, provided that the construction enclosing the room (including the door)
can resist fire for a sufficient time after operation of a heat alarm to enable
occupants to escape safely. However, a heat alarm is unlikely to operate early enough
to save the life of anyone asleep in the room in which it is installed. Moreover, a heat
alarm in the room of fire origin may not give sufficient warning for occupants to
escape safely if the door to that room is open.
UNFINISHED ATTIC
BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM
BOILER ROOM
HEAT ALARM SITING
FOR BEST PROTECTION, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU INSTALL A SMOKE OR
HEAT ALARM IN EVERY ROOM. In addition, it is recommended that all smoke and
heat alarms should be interconnected.
Install heat alarm on a standard electrical box or surface mount pattress (Firex
Model PAT or PATR) as close to the centre of the ceiling as possible. If the centre
is not practical, mount the heat alarm no closer than 300mm away from a wall or
corner.
In rooms with open joists or beams, all ceiling-mounted alarms should be located
on the bottom of such joists or beams and not up in joist channels. On sloped,
peaked or gabled ceilings, install heat alarm 90cm from highest point. If only wall
placement is possible, install no further than 150mm from ceiling.
DO NOT install heat alarms:
• Directly over the cooker, stove or oven.
• In areas with high humidity, like bathrooms or shower rooms, or areas near
dishwashers or washing machines. Install heat alarms at least 3m away from
these areas if possible.
• Adjacent to, or directly above, heaters, air-conditioning vents or ceiling fans.
• In an area where the temperature may fall below -30°C or rise above 37°C.
• Near fluorescent lights. Electrical noise and flickering may affect the
operation of the heat alarm.
• Closer than 300mm to light fittings.
• In such a position that it is difficult or dangerous to reach for testing or maintenance.
• Do not site the alarm in area where water or other liquids may enter the
alarm.
HOW TO INSTALL THIS HEAT ALARM
! DANGER: E
AT THE MAIN DISTRIBUTION BOARD BY REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO
OFF
THE POSITION AND SECURING IT
!WARNING: T
DANCE WITH THE
E
LECTRICAL
.
CODES
!WARNING: H
AT THE MAIN DISTRIBUTION BOARD
,
ALARMS SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THIS CIRCUIT
PROTECTION ON THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OR ON INDIVIDUAL CIRCUITS
ELECTRICIAN TO MAKE SURE THAT FAULTS ON CIRCUITS SERVING SOCKET OUTLETS OR PORTABLE APPLI
ANCES CANNOT CAUSE INTERRUPTION TO THE SUPPLY TO THE HEAT ALARMS
H
EAT ALARMS ALSO MAY BE CONNECTED TO A SEPARATE ELECTRICALLY PROTECTED
LOCAL LIGHTING CIRCUIT
IS PROVIDED FOR THE HEAT ALARMS
TIME THAT THERE IS A NEED TO ISOLATE THE SUPPLY TO THE HEAT ALARMS
INCONVENIENCE OR HAZARDS
1. Route the household AC supply/interconnect cable into the electrical
accessory box or surface Pattress (Firex Model PAT or PATR).
2. Using a suitably-rated connector (supplied with Firex Pattress models),
connect the neutral supply to the blue lead of the connector plug.
3. Using a suitably-rated connector (supplied with Firex Pattress models),
connect the line supply to the brown lead of the connector plug.
HEAT ALARM
SMOKE ALARM
SMOKE ALARM WITH
FALSE ALARM CONTROL
BEDROOM
UTILITY/
KITCHEN LAUNDRY GARAGE
4. If interconnecting is desired, connect the orange of the connector plug to the
designated interconnect conductor of the household cable. See note
INTERCONNECTING HEAT ALARMS.
5. Insert the completed connector block onto the mounting pins of the Firex
Pattress or recess into the electrical accessory box.
6. Pass the connector plug through the mounting plate of the heat alarm, align
slots and fasten mounting plate securely to the Firex Pattress or electrical
accessory box.
NOTE: If this is to be a single-station heat alarm, cover the orange wire with
electrical tape and tuck it into the electrical box or pattress.
7. Attach the connector plug to the pins on the back of the heat alarm. The plug
will only fit one way, and will snap into place.
8. Gently tug the connector to be sure it is attached securely.
9. Position the heat alarm on the mounting plate and turn it clockwise to lock it
into place.
10. Turn on the power to the heat alarm circuit at the main distribution board.
11. Test the heat alarm for AC operation. See TESTING THE HEAT ALARM.
. T
LECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD URN OFF POWER TO THE HEAT ALARM CIRCUIT
.
HIS HEAT ALARM SHOULD BE INSTALLED ONLY BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN IN ACCOR
R E I I
EGULATIONS FOR LECTRICAL NSTALLATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE NSTITUTION OF
E (BS 7671) / ,
NGINEERS AND OR ALL PRESIDING LOCAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL
,
EAT ALARMS SHOULD BE CONNECTED ON A SINGLE INDEPENDENT DEDICATED CIRCUIT
. N ,
O OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EXCEPT COMPATIBLE SMOKE
. I
F YOUR HOME HAS RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE
,
CHECK WITH A QUALIFIED
.
,
REGULARLY USED
. H , ,
OWEVER THIS WILL MEAN THAT UNLESS A SEPARATE MEANS OF ISOLATION
,
IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO ISOLATE THE LIGHTING CIRCUIT EVERY
;
THIS MAY CAUSE
.
STANDARD ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX OR
MODEL PAT OR PATR PATTRESS
CEILING
FIREX MODEL HR230CT
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