Features
SS-F
• Analog intelligent communications.
Filtrex™ Hostile-Area Smoke Head —
Analog Addressable Detector with SmartScan™
• High-performance filter removes
particulates down to 32 microns
(32-micron inner filter and replace-
able outer filter).
• Air delivery system is separately
powered and fully supervised.
Description
• Outer filter is easily field replace-
able.
Gamewell’s SS-F SmartScan™
smoke detector provides early
warning smoke detection in
hostile environments where tra-
ditional smoke detectors are not
practical. Using a small air in-
take fan and a high-perfor-
mance replaceable filter, air and
smoke are drawn into a photo-
electric sensing chamber, while
unwanted airborne particulate
and water mist are removed.
This feature allows the SS-F to
operate in difficult applications,
such as textile or paper mills,
which due to environmental
conditions tend to cause nui-
sance alarms with standard
smoke detectors.
• Tolerant of external air velocity.
• Resistant to water vapor in
applications where occasional
non-direct water spray is per-
formed.
• Optional remote LED annunciator.
• Rotary DECADE address switches
with settings 01-99.
• Dual bi-color (red/green) LEDs
flash green when Normal and are
steady red in Alarm (systems with
SmartScan™ only).
• Compatible with the Gamewell
602, 610, 632, 654 and 658
FACPs.
• Requires auxiliary 24 VDC from
system or remote power supply.
SS-F Operation Overview
Normal Operation — A miniature fan is pulsed on and off under microprocessor con-
trol to conserve power, yet provide good smoke response. The system uses two filters
(one replaceable) that remove particulates while allowing smoke to pass.
Listings
Listings and approvals below
apply to the SS-F Filtrex Hostile
Area Smoke Head Analog Addres-
sable Detector with SmartScan™.
In some cases, the module may
not be listed by certain approval
agencies, or listing may be in
process. Consult factory for latest
listing status.
Filter Supervision — Periodically, the filter system is tested for blockage using a
special thermal airflow sensor. In reasonably clean environments, the filter is ex-
pected to last at least as long as the smoke-entry test period required by NFPA 72. In
very dirty environments, the filter may need replacement more frequently.
Filter Trouble Reporting — If SS-F determines that filter blockage is imminent, a
warning trouble is indicated to the panel, followed by a return to normal. 72 hours after
this warning, the detector will disconnect, giving a continuous trouble signal.
Operation overview diagram:
• UL Listed: file S1195.
• CSFM approved:
file 7272-1288:166.
• MEA approved:
file 230-01-E Vol. III.
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