Description

58000-305APO – Apollo Discovery CO / Heat Multisensor

The Discovery CO/Heat Multisensor Detector is good at detecting deep-seated smouldering fires which give off a lot of CO as well as flaming fires. They are ideal for use in hotel bedrooms where steam may be present, dusty environments or even where simulated smoke may be present.

The Discovery CO/Heat Multisensor Detector contains a CO detection cell and a thermistor temperature sensor whose outputs are combined to give the final analogue value. The way in which the signals from the two sensors are combined depends on the response mode selected. The CO/Heat Multisensor detects the presence of carbon monoxide or heat or a combination of both. The Multisensor construction is similar to that of a CO detector but uses a different lid in order to expose the thermistor to the surrounding air. The signals from the CO sensing cell and the thermistor are independent and represent the amount of CO or the temperature present in the vicinity of the detector. When the detector is used in heat only mode (Mode 5) it operates as an A1R rate-of-rise heat detector with a static threshold of 58°C.

Brand Information

Discovery® is a range of high-specification, analogue addressable fire detectors and alarm devices. Discovery detectors offer effective false alarm management by a combination of EN 54 approved operating modes and sophisticated algorithms. Drift compensation further reduces the likelihood of false alarms caused by a build-up of dust in the sensing chamber.

In addition to the familiar smoke and heat detectors, the Discovery range features two multisensor detectors. One is an optical/heat multisensor which can be used to protect against many types of fire risk. The other is a carbon monoxide/heat multisensor which protects against both smouldering fires and those generating heat.

Operating Principles

Discovery detectors are designed to be operated with purpose-designed control and indicating equipment that makes full use of their features. Discovery can, however, be connected to any fire control panel which can operate existing ranges of Apollo analogue addressable detectors with the previously noted rule, that the control and indicating equipment must not have a drift algorithm operating on Discovery devices. Contact the fire control panel manufacturer for guidance.

Maintenance & Service

Detectors should be maintained according to BS 5839- or other locally applicable code. Test equipment can be ordered from us which can test smoke and heat detectors.

Key Features:

  • Responds to smouldering and flaming fires
  • Less susceptible to false alarms caused by steam and dust
  • Five response modes
  • Remote test feature