Firex H230CT Quick Start Manual

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Heat Alarm
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58°C TEMPERATURE RATING
MODEL H230CT
HEAT ALARM WITH 9V BATTERY BACK UP
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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
pl Heat Alarm Features E
pt2 "Specifications: -o o 0 a eB
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Important Safety Information
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pd Heat Alarm Location
p.3 Heat Alarm Siting
p4 How to Install This Heat Alarm
p5 Interconnecting Heat Alarms
p5 Red and Green LED Indicators
p5 Testing the Heat Alarm
Maintenance and Cleaning, Battery Replacement, Repair
Fire Safety Rules and Preventing Hazardous Situations
p7 Fire Procedure
p7 What to Do in Case of Fire
p.8 Troubleshooting
p.8 _ Guarantee g
WARNING: HEAT ALARMS ALONE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR UFE SAFETY AS THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO
DETECT SMOKE. THEY ARE INTENDED TO DETECT TEMPERATURES OF 58°C 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 UFE SAFETY AND.
PROPERTY. PROTECTION.
INFORMATION SECTION-OF THIS MANUAL.
see HEAT HAVE LIMITATIONS N THE IMPORTANT SAFETY
HEAT ALARM FEATURES
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Unique power connector prevents interconnecting with incompatible heat
atarms, smoke alarms, or security systems. N
Madel H230CT heat atarms.can be interconnected with as.many-as 38'other $
Firex héat alarins or Firex 230V'AC smoke alarms. Interconnactable Firex Smoke
alarms include: GC240, 1240C, 1AR230C, PG240, PAD240, PADC240 and PAR230.
Interconnectable Firex heat alarms include: H230, H230CT, and HA230CT.
Optional use tamper-resistant feature serves as a safeguard against tampering.
Modet H230CT has a unique "battery missing" device. The heat alarm will not
attach to the mounting bracket if a battery is not in the battery compartment.
The heat alarm will sound a short beep about once a minute if the battery is tow.
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
Moet NuMBER
H230CT
ELECTRICAL RATING
230V AC, 9 Voir DC BATERY BACKUP
INTERCONNECTING FIREX
SMOKE AND HEAT ALARMS
{oR Pattress with RELAY}
UP TO ANY COMBINATION OF 35 OTHER FIREX HEAT
Alarms (Monel H230CT, H230, HR230CT} or Firex
SMOKE Atarms (Mopets GC240, 1240C, IAR230C,
PG240, PAD240, PADC240 Ano PAR230}
Nove: THE ABOVE FIREX MODELS ALSO MAY BE INTERCONNECTED
WITH Fikex PATIRESS WITH Relay [Monet PATR).
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TEMPERATURE RATING
58°C
MAXIMUM AMBIENT
37.8°C
TEMPERATURE RATING
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
-30°C 10 70°C
RECOMMENDED COVERAGE SOM?
RECOMMENDED SPACING 5.3M
MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM WAL 7.7M
Maximum CEIUNG HEIGHT 6M
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
IWARNING s
This heat alarm requires constant 230V AC power AND a heaithy 9V DC
battery to operate properly. This heat alarm WILL NOT work if AC power is
not connected, or has failed or been interrupted for any reason, AND the bat-
teries have been removed or are flat or improperly connected. DO NOT use
any other kind of battery except as specified in this manual. DO NOT intercon-
nect this heat alarm te any other type of smoke alarm or heat alarm or auxil-
iary device, except these listed in this manual.
The TEST button-accurately tests al! 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 Fira Brigade should be obtained when installing a heat alarm on a ceiling
higher than 6m. 4 f
This heat alarm should be installed only by a qualified electrician. The
installation should comply with BS 7671 and ail prevailing locat, regional and
national codes. . E
This heat atarm is designad to be used only as part of the protection of a
single family dwelling or a house in multiple occupation (HMQ) of ne more
than two stories. It also may be used in conjunction with smoke alarms within
individual flats or apartments in targer houses im multiple occupation, ta
provide an early warning to occupants of a fire in a room within the dwelling,
but a communal fire alarm system also shoutd be provided in such cases. DO
NOT instali this heat atarm 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. i
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. A
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 wall. 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.9., 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 buitding,
particutarly in bedrooms, where it is essential that the alarm signal.will wake
sleaping 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 fevals 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 fives or property. Heat alarms are not a substitute for insurance.
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.
Never paint this heat alarm.