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WARNING: Alarm installation must conform to the electrical
codes in your area and to Article 760 of the U.S. National
Electrical Code. Wire installation should be performed only by
a licensed electrician.
MOUNTING OUTLET BOX
Use a 2" x 3" switch box or a 4" square or octagon junction box.
Mount a box for each alarm. If wall mounting is desired, be
sure the box screws are oriented to upper right and lower left
corners. Be sure to use supplied Mounting Plate.
NOTE: For trouble areas where there can be a large volume of
air blowing out through the electrical junction box. You must
first attach an adhesive backed foam gasket, which has been
packaged with your alarm, to the back side of the mounting
bracket before its secured to the junction box.
WIRING ONE ALARM
1. Run a minimum of 16 gauge, 2-conductor cable, plus ground
(3 wires) to the alarm junction box from a power supply.
Smoke alarms should be run on their own dedicated circuit.
Use U.L. Listed Class 1 wire.
2. Make wire connections to the supplied plug-in connector as
follows: black to black, white to white, and connect the
ground wire to the metal outlet box.
NOTE/RED-YELLOW WIRE: The red-yellow wire from the
alarm is for tandem connection only. DO NOT USE, AND DO
NOT REMOVE INSULATION CAP UNLESS CONNECTING
ANOTHER ALARM.
710/713 CS/CSX Wiring
WIRING TWO OR MORE ALARMS
Tandem Installation
CAUTION:
All alarms in a tandem installation must be
controlled by the same fuse or circuit breaker.
Otherwise tandem units will not operate.
LIMITATIONS: A maximum of 12 alarms ("710/713" or "720")
may be connected together. Do not exceed
125 feet between each alarm. Do not
exceed 1125 feet between first and last
alarm.
NOTE:
A maximum of six (6) alarms of either
model 710/713 or 720 with the relay
options (F, HF, TF, CS,CSX) may be tandem
interconnected.
Wire used for interconnecting shall be in accordance with
article 760 of the latest edition of the National Electrical Code
(NFPA 70) and must not exceed a resistance of 10 ohms.
1. Run a minimum of 16 gauge, 3-conductor cable, plus
ground (4 wires) to the first alarm junction box from a
power supply and between all alarms that are to be
connected together. Use U.L. Listed Class 1 wire.
2. Make wire connections to the supplied plug-in connector
as follows: black to black, white to white, 3rd conductor to
the red/yellow wire. The red/yellow wire should be
stripped to make the connection. Connect ground wire
between metal outlet boxes.
NOTES ON TANDEM INTERCONNECTING MODELS
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DO NOT connect Gentex Smoke Alarms to other
manufacturers' smoke alarms.
Ÿ
No more than 12 Gentex models 710/713 or 720 Series
may be connected in tandem.
Ÿ
No more than 6 Gentex models with relay options (710F,
HF, TF, CS, CSX)/(713F, HF, TF, CS, CSX) or 720F Series
may be connected in tandem.
Ÿ
All units connected in tandem MUST get their power from
the same circuit, that is, all smoke alarms in tandem must
be controlled by the same fuse or circuit breaker.
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After installation to verify proper working conditions all
horns must sound in this system.
IMPORTANT WARNING:
Failure to observe any of the conditions set forth may cause
system malfunction and damage to the alarm.
Pg. 7-5
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