Firex 110-1011E User Manual
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Station Smoke Alarm
Owner’s Manual
110-1011E
Thank you for purchasing a Firex®smoke alarm. It is an important
component of your home security system. Please read this booklet
thoroughly. The more familiar you are with the information it
contains, the easier you will find it to install, operate, and
maintain your smoke alarm properly, which ultimately means
greater security and peace of mind for you and your family.
Invensys Controls Americas
1 Smoke Alarm Features
2 Proper Placement of Your Smoke Alarm
3 Additional Smoke Alarm Placement Information
3 How to Install Your Smoke Alarm
3 Testing Your Smoke Alarm
4 LED Power/Alarm Indicator
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Special Features of Model CC, CEC, CCPB and CPBC
4 Maintenance and Cleaning
5 Troubleshooting
5 Important Safety Information
5 Limited Warranty
6 Home Fire Safety Tips and Procedures
Table Of Contents
CB, CC,
CEC–Ionization-type,
CCPB Dual Sensor
Photoelectric /
Ionization-type,
CPBC–Photoelectric-type
sensor
Smoke Alarm Features
• Models CB, CC and CEC are ionization-type smoke alarms.
• Model CCPB is a dual sensor photoelectric / ionization-type smoke alarm.
• Model CPBC is a photoelectric-type smoke alarm.
• Unique “battery missing” feature. The smoke alarm will not attach to the mounting bracket if a battery
is not in the battery pocket.
• Low battery signal. The smoke alarm will sound a short beep about once a minute if the battery
needs replacement.
• Optional tamper-resist feature can serve as a safeguard against tampering.
• Visual LED flashes about once a minute. This indicates the smoke alarm is receiving power.
• Loud alarm horn—85 decibels at 10 feet—sounds to alert you of an emergency.
• Test button checks smoke alarm operation. Model CC, CEC, CCPB and CPBC features Alarm Control
(Quick-Quiet
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• Model CEC features the Safety Light. This is a small light which will turn on when the smoke alarm
sounds its alarm horn, illuminating emergency exits.
The ionization type alarms are generally more effective at detecting fast, flaming fires which
consume combustible materials rapidly and spread quickly. Sources of these fires may
include flammable liquids or paper burning in a waste container. The photoelectric type
alarms are generally more effective at detecting slow, smoldering fires which smolder for
hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include cigarettes burning in
couches or bedding. However, both types of alarms are designed to provide adequate
detection of both types of fires. If you desire the benefits of both systems, you should
install smoke alarms that combine in one alarm both photoelectric and ionization sensing
technologies.
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Proper Placement of Your Smoke Alarm
Invensys Controls Americas recommends complete coverage protection achieved by installing a smoke
alarm in every room of your home.
THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION’S STANDARD 72 (National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA
02269).
The NFPA standard identifies the minimum requirement for locating smoke alarms in family living units.
It states:
”2-2.1.1.1 Smoke alarms shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity
of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the family living unit including basements and excluding
crawl spaces and unfinished attics. In new construction, a smoke alarm also shall be installed in each
sleeping room.”
Further, section 2-2.2.1 states that:
“In new construction, where more than one smoke alarm is required by 2-2.1, they shall be so arranged that
operation of any smoke alarm shall cause the alarm in all smoke alarms within the dwelling to sound.”
The NFPA, 1993 Edition, Appendix A, however, clearly points out that:
“The required number of smoke alarms (as defined in the paragraphs above) may not provide reliable early
warning protection for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the required smoke
alarms. For this reason, it is recommended that the householder consider the use of additional smoke
alarms for those areas for increased protection. The additional areas include: basement, bedrooms, dining
room, furnace room, utility room, and hallways not protected by the required smoke alarms.”
Further, the California State Fire Marshal states that the minimum number of required smoke alarms is not
enough to give the earliest warning under all conditions. The California State Fire Marshal states that:
“Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all rooms and
areas of the household as follows: A smoke alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but
outside the bedrooms), and heat or smoke alarms in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens,
hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages.”
It is clear that the earliest warning of a developing fire is best achieved by the installation of smoke alarms in
all rooms and areas of the residence. Accordingly, Invensys Controls Americas recommends that you install
smoke alarms in every room of your residence—including basements and finished attics—even though this
is not required by the typical code or standard.
In addition, we recommend that you interconnect all smoke alarms capable of being interconnected. (The
smoke alarms referenced in this manual CANNOT be interconnected. Interconnectable Firex smoke alarms
include models G, GC, AD, ADC, FADC, PAD and PG.)
Invensys Controls Americas recommends a minimum of two smoke alarms in every home, no matter how
small the home (including efficiency apartments). Invensys Controls Americas also recommends maximum
coverage by installing smoke alarms in both required and recommended locations as illustrated and
described hereafter.
Existing Homes:
The NFPA requires a smoke alarm on every level and outside each sleeping area in existing construction.
An existing household with one level and one sleeping area is required to have one smoke alarm.z
New Construction Homes:
The NFPA requires AC-powered, interconnected smoke alarms to be installed inside each bedroom,
outside each bedroom area, and on every level of the home. They also require a minimum of two ACpowered, interconnected smoke alarms in any new construction home.
Model CB, CC, CEC, CPBC and CCPB smoke alarms DO NOT meet NFPA minimum
requirements for new construction. Use these models only in recommended
smoke alarm locations.
Mobile Home Installation
• For minimum protection, smoke alarms should be installed in compliance with H.U.D. Manufactured
Home Construction Safety Standards Title 24 CFR, Section 3280.208 and Section 3282.
• For additional protection, see single-story residence smoke alarm requirements and
recommendations for existing homes and new construction.
NOTE: For mobile homes built before 1978, install smoke alarms on inside walls between
4 and 12 inches from the ceiling (older mobile homes have little or no insulation in the ceiling). This is
especially important if the ceiling is unusually hot or cold.
Additional Smoke Alarm Placement Information
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NFPA minimum REQUIRED smoke
alarm locations
Invensys Controls Americas recommended additional smoke alarm locations
TWO STORY RESI-
DENCE
LIVING
ROOM
BASEMENT
KITCHEN
UTILITY
ROOM
HALL
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
FINISHED
ATTIC
EXISTING HOMES
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
DINING
ROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
BEDROOM
TWO STORY RESI-
DENCE
LIVING
ROOM
BASEMENT
UTILITY
ROOM
KITCHEN
FINISHED
ATTIC
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
HALL
SINGLE STORY RESIDENCE/
APARTMENT/MOBILE HOME
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
DINING
ROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
BEDROOM
NEW CONSTRUCTION
Key
NFPA minimum REQUIRED smoke
alarm locations
Invensys Controls Americas recommended
additional smoke alarm locations
---- Denotes interconnection
WARNING
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MINIMUM
12 IN.
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