Duct smoke sensor

Duct smoke sensor

48TC

 

controller

 

Conduit nuts

 

(supplied by installer)

 

Conduit support plate

 

Terminal block cover

Controller housing

Cover gasket

and electronics

(ordering option)

Conduit couplings

Controller cover

 

(supplied by installer)

 

 

Fastener

 

(2X)

 

Trouble

Alarm

Power

 

Test/reset

 

switch

C08208

Fig. 16 - Controller Assembly

Exhaust tube

Exhaust gasket

See

Detail A

Intake gasket

TSD-CO2 (ordering option)

Plug

Sampling tube

(ordered separately)

Coupling

Detail A

Magnetic test/reset switch

Sensor housing and electronics

Cover gasket

(ordering option)

Sensor cover

Sensor

The sensor (see Fig. 17) includes a plastic housing, a printed circuit board, a clear plastic cover, a sampling tube inlet and an exhaust tube. The sampling tube (when used) and exhaust tube are attached during installation. The sampling tube varies in length depending on the size of the rooftop unit. The clear plastic cover permits visual inspections without having to disassemble the sensor. The cover attaches to the sensor housing using four captive screws and forms an airtight chamber around the sensing electronics. Each sensor includes a harness with an RJ45 terminal for connecting to the controller. Each sensor has four LEDs (for Power, Trouble, Alarm and Dirty) and a manual test/reset button (on the left-side of the housing).

Air is introduced to the duct smoke detector sensor’s sensing chamber through a sampling tube that extends into the HVAC duct and is directed back into the ventilation system through a (shorter) exhaust tube. The difference in air pressure between the two tubes pulls the sampled air through the sensing chamber. When a sufficient amount of smoke is detected in the sensing chamber, the sensor signals an alarm state and the controller automatically takes the appropriate action to shut down fans and blowers, change over air handling systems, notify the fire alarm control panel, etc.

The sensor uses a process called differential sensing to prevent gradual environmental changes from triggering false alarms. A rapid change in environmental conditions, such as smoke from a fire, causes the sensor to signal an alarm state but dust and debris accumulated over time does not.

Alarm

Power

Trouble

Dirty

C08209

Fig. 17 - Smoke Detector Sensor

For installations using two sensors, the duct smoke detector does not differentiate which sensor signals an alarm or trouble condition.

Smoke Detector Locations

Supply Air — The Supply Air smoke detector sensor is located to the left of the unit’s indoor (supply) fan. See Fig. 18. Access is through the fan access panel. There is no sampling tube used at this location. The sampling tube inlet extends through the side plate of the fan housing (into a high pressure area). The controller is located on a bracket to the right of the return filter, accessed through the lift-off filter panel.

Smoke Detector Sensor

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Fig. 18 - Typical Supply Air Smoke Detector Sensor

Location

16

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48TCA04---A12 specifications

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