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Page 24 of 40 FIREli nk - 25 – Installation Manual

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4 Installation

Before installing the detect or the local standar ds for installation of aspirating det ection systems must be

consulted as these standar ds dif fer thr oughout the world. Specific advi c e for one country may not be

applicable t o another. The foll owing is a brief set of guidelines on installing detec tors:

 The detector wi ll normally be m ounted at a level where there is easy ac cess to the unit for

conf iguration and pr ogr amming.

 The ex haust air from the unit m ust not be impeded in any way . If the unit is mounted in a different

air pressur e fr om where the ai r is bei ng sampl ed (for example an air duc t), then a pi pe m ust be

tak en from t he ex haust por t back to the same air pressure zone as the sampling holes.

 Sampli ng holes should be fr ee from bur r s and swarf.

 All si gnal c ables must be screened and must be of a suitable ty pe. T he specif ic type of cable will

normal ly depend upon the local fir e r egulations.

 The unit must not be pl ac ed in ar eas where eit her the tem per ature or humi dity is outsi de the

specified operating range.

 The unit shoul d not be placed in close proxim ity to any equipment expect ed to generate high Radio

Fr equenc y levels (such as radio alarm s) or units generat ing high l ev els of elec trical energy (such

as large electri c motors or generators).

 In or der for the installation to c onform to EN54-20, pipes must conf orm at least to EN61386-1 Class

1131

4.1 Docking Station

The basi c pri nc ipl e behind install ation of the FIREli nk - 25 is that all wiring and pipe-work is instal led using

a docking station. This i s a convenient feature which means that t he detector can be di smount ed or

replaced wi thout disturbing any wiring or i nstalled pipe-work.