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 Installation Manual
FACP operation and reliability depend upon proper installation.
While installing a fire alarm system may make lower insurance rates possible, it is not a 
substitute for fire insurance! An automatic fire alarm system - typically made up of smoke 
detectors, heat detectors, manual pull stations, audible warning devices, and a fire alarm 
control with remote notification capability - can provide early warning of a developing fire. 
Such a system, however, does not assure protection against property damage or loss of life 
resulting from a fire. Any fire alarm system may fail for a variety of reasons: Smoke 
detectors may not sense fire where smoke cannot reach the detectors such as in chimneys, in 
walls, or roofs, or on the other side of closed doors. Smoke detectors also may not sense a fire 
on another level or floor of a building. A second floor detector, for example, may not sense a 
first floor or basement fire. Furthermore, all types of smoke detectors, including ionization 
and photoelectric types, have sensing limitations. No type of smoke detector can sense every 
kind of fire caused by carelessness and safety hazards like smoking in bed, violent explosions, 
escaping gas, improper storage of flammable materials, overloaded electrical circuits, children 
playing with matches, or arson.
IMPORTANT! Smoke detectors must be installed in the same room as the control panel and 
in rooms used by the system for the connection of alarm transmission wiring, 
communications, signaling, and/or power. If detectors are not so located, a developing fire 
may damage the alarm system, crippling its ability to report a fire. Audible warning devices 
such as bells may not alert people if these devices are located on the other side of closed or 
partly open doors or are located on another floor of a building. A fire alarm system will not 
operate without any electrical power. If AC power fails, the system will operate from standby 
batteries only for a specified time. Rate-of-Rise heat detectors may be subject to reduced 
sensitivity over time. For this reason, the rate-of-rise feature of each detector should be tested 
at least once per year by a qualified fire protection specialist. Equipment used in the system 
may not be technically compatible with the control. It is essential to use only equipment listed 
for service with your control panel. Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a 
premise to a central monitoring station may be out of service or temporarily disabled. The 
most common cause
 of fire alarm malfunctions, however, is inadequate maintenance. All 
devices and system wiring should be tested and maintained by professional fire alarm 
installers following written procedures supplied with each device. System inspection and 
testing should be scheduled monthly or as required by National and/or local fire codes. 
Adequate written records of all inspections should be kept.