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2. Smoke detector - Wikipedia

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   Smoke detector mounted on a ceiling. A smoke detector is a device that senses smoke, typically as an indicator of fire.Smoke detectors/Alarms are usually housed in plastic enclosures, typically shaped like a disk about 125 millimetres (5 in) in diameter and 25 millimetres (1 in) thick, but shape and size vary.

3. The Best Place to Put Your Smoke Detector (Plus 3 Spots ... - AOL

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   Replace smoke detectors at least every 10 years: Don't place your life in the hands of an outdated smoke alarm. For the most part, you can plan on replacing your smoke detector at least every 10 ...

4. Fire alarm system - Wikipedia

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   Automatically actuated devices can take many forms, and are intended to respond to any number of detectable physical changes associated with fire: convected thermal energy for a heat detector, products of combustion for a smoke detector, radiant energy for a flame detector, combustion gases for a fire gas detector, and operation of sprinklers ...

5. Aspirating smoke detector - Wikipedia

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   An aspirating smoke detector (ASD) is a system used in active fire protection, consisting of a central detection unit which draws air through a network of pipes to detect smoke. [1] The sampling chamber is based on a nephelometer that detects the presence of smoke particles suspended in air by detecting the light scattered by them in the chamber.

6. Fire alarm control panel - Wikipedia

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   A fire alarm control panel (FACP), fire alarm control unit (FACU), fire indicator panel (FIP), or simply fire alarm panel is the controlling component of a fire alarm system. The panel receives information from devices designed to detect and report fires, monitors their operational integrity, and provides for automatic control of equipment, and ...

7. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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   This pattern, which is also used for smoke alarms, is named the Temporal-Three alarm signal, often referred to as "T-3" or "Code-3" (ISO 8201 and ANSI/ASA S3.41 Temporal Pattern) and produces an interrupted four count (three half second pulses, followed by a one and one half second pause, repeated for a minimum of 180 seconds).