Resolution RE214 User Manual

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RE214 Honeywell® Compatible Smoke and Heat Alarm

Smoke Alarm is a fire-protection device

that alarms when it detects smoke or
temperatures above 135°F (57°C).

Features

• UL217 and ULC531 listings

• Smoke and heat detection

• 5 year warranty

Quick Start Guide

1. Remove the mounting plate.

2. Pull the battery tab.

3. Restore the mounting plate and
twist it fully onto the smoke alarm.

Note: Enrollment is possible only

if the mounting plate is twisted
onto the smoke alarm.

4. Enroll Loop 1 of the smoke alarm
by placing the panel into wireless
enrollment mode and then hold
down the smoke’s test button until

Pull Battery Tab

the smoke alarm beeps. Release the
test button until the sounder stops
beeping, and then press and hold
the test button again to enroll.

5. Remove the mounting plate and
refer to Sections 2 and 6 for
positioning and installation.

12 inches
minimum

6. After mounting plate is installed
restore the smoke alarm onto the
mounting plate and fully test the
smoke alarm per Section 7.

Position Smoke Alarm

To replace the battery, detach the

smoke alarm from its mounting plate
and replace the batteries.

12 inches
minimum

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Attention

This manual should be read prior to use and retained for further information.

Verify proper enrollment and operation using your security panel’s installation manual.

Indicator Summary

Normal Operation Action Red LED Yellow LED Sounder

Power Up Insert Battery 1 Flash 1 Flash Off

Standby Off Off Off

Sensing Fire Rapid Flashing Off Full Sound

Fault Mode Action Red LED Yellow LED Sounder

Low Battery Off 1 Flash every 48 sec 1 Beep

Faulty Smoke Sensor Off 2 Flashes every 48 sec 2 Beeps

Faulty Heat Sensor Off 2 Flashes every 48 sec 2 Beeps

End of Life Off 3 Flashes every 48 sec 3 Beeps

Silence Sounding
Alarm

Silence “End of Life”
indication (up to
30 days)

Test Mode Action Red LED Yellow LED Sounder

Test Smoke Alarm Press Button Rapid Flashing Off Full Sound

Alarm Memory Action Red Led Yellow LED Sounder

24 Hour Memory 2 Flashes every 48

Long Term Memory Press & Hold Button Rapid Flashing Off Rapid Chirping

1.1. Normal Operation

1.1.1. Power Up
Twist off the Alarm from the mounting plate

(see Quick Start Guide). Remove the battery
tab to power the Alarm, the red LED will flash
once followed by one flash of the yellow LED
to indicate that the Alarm has been powered
successfully and is now in standby mode.

1.1.2. Standby
In standby mode there are no active visible or

audible indications which can be intrusive to
the householder. To confirm that the Alarm is
operational perform a weekly button test.

1.1.3. Weekly button test
Press and hold the test button and verify that

the red LED flashes rapidly and the Alarm
ramps up to full sound.

1.1.4. Sensing Fire
As soon as the Alarm senses smoke it will

go into Alarm. The red LED on the Alarm
sensing smoke flashes rapidly to indicate this
is the Alarm sensing smoke / fire. Follow the
instruction in section 3 and evacuate the
building.

1.1.5. Silence False / Nuisance alarm
Occasionally Smoke Alarms can be activated

by phenomena other than fire, e.g. dust,
insects, cooking fumes. Once you are sure it is
a nuisance alarm press the large test button to
silence the Alarm for 10 minutes – the red LED
will then flash every 8 seconds for 10 minutes.

1.2. Fault Conditions

1.2.1. Low battery

Press & Release Button 1 Flash every 8 sec Off Off for 10 mins

Press & Release Button Off Off for 72 hours Off for 72 hours

Off Off

sec for 24 hours

The Alarm will emit a short beep and flash the
Yellow LED when it becomes partially depleted.
Check the date when the Alarm should be
replaced which is given on the sidewall of the
Alarm. When electronic self testing indicates
that the battery is becoming low the Alarm will
beep and the yellow LED will flash at the same
time (about every 48 seconds) to warn the
user. This indicates that the battery or batteries
must be replaced.

1.2.2. Contaminated chamber
If the Alarm sounds without any apparent

smoke being present, press the test button to
silence the Alarm for 10 minutes (as described
in 1.1.5 above). If the Alarm sounds again
it may be contaminated. Pressing the test
button again, within 4 minutes of the Alarm
re-sounding, will get the Alarm to compensate
for chamber contamination. This will normally
resolve the problem.

If the Alarm re-sounds for a third time, the
Alarm is excessively contaminated and must
be replaced. If it is not convenient to replace
it immediately, pressing the test button within
4 minutes of it going into alarm (for the third
time) will silence the Alarm for 8 hours –
however it will give two short beeps (second
apart) every 10 minutes to remind the user it
has been disabled. If the contamination clears
the Alarm will return to normal operation.

(Note: this does not reduce the users fire
protection, as a Smoke Alarm in continuous
alarm due to a fault, is useless and must be
silenced – by taking the Alarm down or as
described here. This procedure has the added

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benefits that the user is reminded every 10
minutes by two short beeps that the Alarm
needs to be replaced and that if the problem
clears the Alarm will return to detecting fire).

1.2.3. Faulty smoke chamber
In the unlikely event of the smoke sensing

chamber becoming defective, the Alarm will
give 2 short beeps with 2 yellow LED flashes
every 48 seconds. The Alarm must then be
replaced.

If it is not convenient to replace it immediately,
pressing the test button will silence the beeps
and stop the yellow LED flashing for 12 hours.
This can be repeated as required.

2. Location and Positioning

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing a Smoke
Alarm. You can easily install these Alarms
throughout the property on escape routes, on
each storey, in corridors and in closed rooms to
give warning of fire.

Heat Alarms can be installed in kitchens
and other areas where Smoke Alarms are
unsuitable.

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
REQUIRED PROTECTION

Smoke Detection. Where required by
applicable laws, codes, or standards for the
specified 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
basements 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)

Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable? The
required number of smoke detectors might
not provide reliable early warning protection
for those areas separated by a door from
the areas protected by the required smoke
detectors. For this reason, it is recommended
that the householder consider the use of
additional smoke detectors for those areas
for increased protection. The additional areas
include the basement, bedrooms, dining room,
furnace room, utility room, and hallways not
protected by the required smoke detectors.

The installation of smoke detectors in kitchens,
attics (finished or unfinished), or garages is
not normally recommended, as these locations
occasionally experience conditions that can
result in improper operation.

The equipment should be wired and installed
in accordance with National Fire Protection
Association’s Standard 72, Chapter 11 and
National Electric Code, NFPA 70, Chapter

3. (National Fire Protection Association,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).

For Canadian installations wiring methods
shall be in accordance with CSA C22.1,
Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Safety
Standard for Electrical Installations. Testing
and maintenance procedures shall be in
accordance with CAN/ULC-S552, Standard for
the Maintenance and Testing of Smoke-Alarms.

IMPORTANT!

Specific requirements for Smoke Alarm
installation vary from state to state and from
region to region. Check with your local Fire
Department for current requirements in your
area.

SMOKE ALARMS

Sufficient smoke must enter your Smoke Alarm
before it will respond. Your Smoke Alarm
needs to be within 6.4 metres (21ft) of the fire
to respond quickly. Smoke Alarms also need
to be in positions where they can be heard
throughout the property, so they can wake
you and your family in time for everyone to
escape. A single Smoke Alarm will give some
protection if it is properly installed, but most
homes will require two or more (preferably
interconnected) to ensure that a reliable early
warning is given. For recommended protection
you should put individual Smoke Alarms in all
rooms where fire is most likely to break out
(apart from the kitchen and bathroom).

Your first Smoke Alarm should be located
between the sleeping area and the most likely
sources of fire (living room for example), but it
should not be more than 6.4 metres (21ft)from
the door to any room where a fire may start
and block your escape from the house.

Multi-Storey Dwellings

If your home has more than one floor, at least
one Alarm should be fitted on each level (see
Figure 1). Preferably the Alarms should be
interconnected (if feature is present on unit)
so as to give sufficient warning throughout
the property.

Figure 1 illustrates where Smoke and Heat
Alarms should be located in a typical two
storey house. Note the spacings in “Protection
Levels” which ensure the early detection of fire
and that the warning will be heard.

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PLACE IN CENTRAL

LOCATION AND

NOT WITHIN
305mm (12”)

OF ANY CORNER

SMOKE ALARMS

<610mm (24”) FROM APEX

DEAD AIR

SPACE

Locate Heat Alarms in rooms adjoining escape
routes - kitchens, garages, boiler houses etc.
where Smoke Alarms are unsuitable.

Figure 1

For minimum protection

- Smoke Alarm on each storey

- in each sleeping area

- every 6.4 metres (21ft) of hallways and
rooms

- within 3 metres (10ft) of all bedroom doors

- all units interconnected (where feature is
present)

For recommended protection

(in addition to the above):

- Smoke Alarms in every room (except
kitchens and bathrooms)

- Heat Alarms located in kitchens, garages
etc. within 5.3m (17ft) of potential fire
sources

Single Storey Dwelling

If the premises is one storey you should put
your first Smoke Alarm in a corridor or hallway
between the sleeping and living areas. Place it
as near to the living area as possible, but make
sure that it can be heard loudly enough in the
bedroom to wake someone. See Figure 2 for
placement example.

In houses with more than one sleeping area,
Smoke Alarms should be placed between each
sleeping area and the living area and it is
recommended that Heat Alarms should be
placed in the kitchen and garage.

Figure 2

room is the most likely place for a fire to start
at night, followed by the kitchen (where a
Heat Alarm is recommended) and then the
dining room. Consideration should be given to
installing Smoke Alarms in any bedrooms where
fires might occur, for instance, where there is
an electrical appliance such as an electric
blanket or heater, or where the occupant is
a smoker. In addition, consideration should
be also given to installing Smoke Alarms in
any rooms where the occupant is unable to
respond very well to a fire starting in that
room, such as an elderly or sick person or a
very young child.

Checking Alarms Can Be Heard

With the Alarms sounding in their intended
locations check that the alarm can be heard
in each bedroom with the door closed, above
the sound of any TV/audio systems. The TV/
audio systems should be set to a reasonably
loud conversation level. If you cannot hear
the alarm over the sound of the TV/audio
system, the chances are it would not wake you.
Interconnecting the Alarms will help to ensure
that the alarm will be heard throughout the
property.

Positioning

Ceiling Mounting

Hot smoke rises and spreads out, so a central
ceiling position is the recommended location.
The air is “dead” and does not move in corners,
therefore Smoke Alarms must be mounted
away from corners. Keep at least 305mm
(12”) from walls and corners (see Figure 3).
Additionally, mount the unit at least 305mm
(12”) from any light fitting or decorative
object which might prevent smoke entering
the Smoke Alarm.

Figure 3

Bedroom

Bathroom

Bedroom

Bath

Laundry

Room

Bedroom

Kitchen

Dining Room

Living Room

Recommended Protection

Fire authorities recommend you put individual
Smoke Alarms in or near all rooms where fire
is most likely to break out (apart from the
locations to avoid e.g bathrooms). The living

Wall Mounting

If ceiling mounting is impractical, Smoke Alarms
may be mounted on a wall, provided that:
a) the top of the detection element is between
150mm (6”) and 305mm (12”) below the ceiling
(see; Figure 3a).
b) the bottom of the detection element is
above the level of any door openings;
Wall mounting should only be considered where
close spaced beams or similar obstructions may

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