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Detector Information
Detector location will vary de endant on the individual characteristics of the target gas that is being monitored for.
The descri tions below describe the osition for each detector after considering these characteristics.
For ro er function care must be taken not to site a detector in a “dead s ace” or in the flow of any ventilation.
Natural Gas/Methane
Natural gas detectors should be mounted at high level on a wall a roximately 150mm from the ceiling height and avoiding
corners and otential dead air areas.
Natural gas detectors should not be mounted below the height of the to of a doorway for exam le. This is because as the gas
is slightly lighter than air it will rise filling the room from the ceiling down and will s ill through the to of a door o ening into the
next room. If the detectors are mounted below this height then it will take longer the gas to reach the detector.
LPG /Propane
LPG gas is heavier than air so detectors need to be mounted at low level 100mm from the floor, consideration should be given
to any otential mo ing or wet floor height.
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide is similarly weighted to air so detectors should be mounted between 1 to 2 meters from the floor.
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide detectors should be installed so they monitor the general level of CO2 within the area. They should be mounted
above standing head height and between 1m and 3m from the otential source. Care should be taken so they are not located
close to the edge of a cano y or in direct flow of the su ly or extract ventilation.
For additional information or guidance on site s ecific requirements lease don’t hesitate to contact us.
Each detector has its own Bi-Colour LED which is used to indicate the status of that detector.
Not Lit: No ower/comm’s. These a four wire units and all connections are required, check the olarity of both the
ower and the comm’s (MA/MB) terminals are correct.
Flashing Green: Detector is warming u , the detectors will flash green on ower u for 90 seconds while the sensor
elements stabilize. The system will ignore any detectors while flashing.
Solid Green: Detector is owered and active. Note: The detectors will still require correctly addressing (using the address
selector ot) and learning by the system using button 16 (see age 3).
Flashing Red: Low level alarm. All detectors have both a low and high level alarm, low level alarms serve as a warning
that an unsafe condition maybe building and gives chance to intervene before loss of gas service.
Solid Red High level alarm. An unsafe level of the target gas have been reached and the system will isolate the
gas su ly. The cause of the alarm will require identifying and resolving before the gas su ly can be re-
established.
After installation a sim le bum test can be erformed by using an a ro riate level test gas in order to check o eration. Full
testing and calibration checking takes lace during a Medem commissioning.
Detector Location
Detector Indications
SafeAir (GP)