Firex CCPB User Manual

Smoke Alarm Features

• Model CCPB is a dual sensor photoelectric / ionization-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 CCPB
features Quick-Quiet™ Alarm Control. When activated, this quiets
unwanted alarms for a maximum of 15 minutes.

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Installer: Please leave
this manual with the
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Thank you for purchasing a Firex®smoke alarm. It is an important
component of your home safety 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

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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Page 1 Smoke Alarm Features
Page 2 Agency Alarm Placement Recommendations
Page 3 Additional Smoke Alarm Placement Information
Page 4 How to Install Your Smoke Alarm
Page 4 Testing Your Smoke Alarm
Page 5 LED Power/Alarm Indicator
Page 5 Special Features of Model CCPB
Page 5 Maintenance and Cleaning
Page 6 Troubleshooting
Page 6 Important Safety Information
Page 7 Home Fire Safety Tips and Procedures
Page 8 Limited Warranty

Agency Alarm Placement
Recommendations

Invensys Controls Americas recommends complete coverage
protection achieved by installing a smoke alarm in every room of
your home.

For your information, the National Fire Protection Association’s
Standard 72, reads as follows:

11.5.1* Required Detection.

11.5.1.1* Where required by applicable laws, codes, or standards for

a specific type of occupancy, approved single- and multiple-station
smoke alarms shall be installed as follows:

(1) *In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms
(2) *Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area, within

6.4 m (21 ft) of any door to a sleeping room, the distance

measured along a path of travel
(3) On every level of a dwelling unit, including basements
(4) On every level of a residential board and care occupancy

(small facility), including basement and excluding crawl spaces

and unfinished attics
(5) *In the living area(s) of a guest suite
(6) In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy

(small facility)

A.11.8.3 One of the most critical factors of any fire alarm system
is the location of the fire detecting devices. This annex is not a
technical study. It is an attempt to provide some fundamentals on
alarm or detector location. For simplicity, only those types of alarms
or detectors recognized by Chapter 11 (e.g., smoke and heat alarms
or detectors) are discussed. In addition, special problems requiring
engineering judgment, such as locations in attics and in rooms with
high ceiling, are not covered.

Smoke Alarms or Smoke Detector Mounting – Dead Air Space.

The smoke from a fire generally rises to the ceiling, spreads out
across the ceiling surface, and begins to bank down from the ceiling.
The corner where the ceiling and wall meet is an air space into which
the smoke could have difficulty penetrating. In most fires, this dead
air space measures about 0.1 m (4 in.) along the ceiling from the
corner and about 0.1 m (4 in.) down the wall as shown in Figure
A.11.8.3 Detectors should not be placed in this dead air space.

Smoke and heat detectors should be installed in those loca-

tions recommended by the manufacturer’s published instructions,
except in those cases where the space above the ceiling is open
to the outside and little or no insulation is present over the ceiling.
Such cases result in the ceiling being excessively cold in the winter
or excessively hot in the summer. Where the ceiling is significantly
different in temperature from the air space below, smoke and heat
have difficulty reaching the ceiling and a detector that is located on
that ceiling. In this situation, placement of the detector on a side­wall, with the top 0.1 m to 0.3 m (4 in. to 12 in.) from the ceiling, is
recommended.
Figure A.11.8.3 Example of Proper Mounting for Detectors

The situation described previously

for uninsulated or poorly insulated
ceilings can also exist, to a lesser extent,
in the case of outside walls. The recom­mendation is to place the smoke alarm or
smoke detector on a sidewall. However,
where the sidewall is an exterior wall with
little or no insulation, an interior wall
should be selected. It should be recog­nized that the condition of inadequately insulated ceilings and walls
can exist in multifamily housing (apartments), single-family housing,
and mobile homes.

In those dwelling units employing radiant heating in the ceiling,

the wall location is the recommended location. Radiant heating in
the ceiling can create a hot-air, boundary layer along the ceiling
surface, which can seriously restrict the movement of smoke and
heat to a ceiling-mounted detector.
This equipment should be installed in accordance with the National
Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72, NFPA, Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, MA 02269.
THIS STANDARD MEANS YOU SHOULD INSTALL AND USE
A SMOKE ALARM IN EVERY ROOM AND AREA OF YOUR
HOUSEHOLD OR BUILDING FOR BEST PROTECTION.

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For best protection, install a smoke alarm in EVERY room.

In addition, we recommend that all smoke alarms be interconnected.

Also, as required by the California State Fire Marshal:

“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.”

Model CCPB smoke alarms DO NOT meet NFPA minimum
requirements for new construction. Use this alarm 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

Install a smoke alarm as close to the center of the ceiling as
possible. If this is not practical, mount no closer than 4 inches from
a wall or corner. Also, if local codes allow wall mounting, install
smoke alarms on walls between 4 and 12 inches from ceiling/wall
intersections.
Install a smoke alarm in each room that is divided by a partial wall
(either coming down from the ceiling at least 24 inches, or coming
up from the floor).
Install smoke alarms on peaked, cathedral, or gabled ceilings, at or
within 3 feet from the highest point (measured horizontally).
Install a smoke alarm in lived-in attics or attics which house electrical
equipment like furnaces, air conditioners, or heaters.

DO NOT Install Smoke Alarms:
In areas where combustion particles are present. (Combustion

particles are the by-products of something that is burning.) Areas to
avoid include poorly ventilated kitchens, garages, near furnaces, or
near hot water heaters. Place smoke alarm as far from the source of
combustion particles as possible to prevent nuisance alarms.
In damp or very humid areas such as bathrooms with showers
where normal humidity may rise above 93% relative humidity. Areas
above this humidity level can cause a false alarm.

In direct air flow nor within 3 feet of heating and cooling supply
vents. Install at least 3 feet (0.9 meters) away from these areas. The

air could blow smoke away from the detector, interrupting its alarm.

In rooms where temperatures may fall below 40°F (4°C) or rise
above 100°F (38°C).
In extremely dusty, dirty, or insect-infested areas. Loose particles

interfere with smoke alarm operation.

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SMOKE ALARM

COMBO SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM

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CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM

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CEILING

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