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Wheelock Exceder LED3 Low Frequency Sounders and Sounder Strobes In building Emergency Communications System NFPA 520 Hz requirements sleeping room applications organizations need know about the 520 Hz requirements for areas awaken occupants audible provided in sleeping are now required to produce frequency alarm signals sleeping rooms the National Protection Association NFPA requirements for CO low alarm signals to be separately from fire in the 2009 edition of NFPA Standard for Installation Carbon CO Detection and Equipment January 2015 NFPA 720 that audible alarms in rooms shall produce a low T4 pattern to improve effectiveness of waking up when CO is detected the 2019 edition requirements to CO were moved to NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling fire detection the NFPA introduced low frequency in the 2010 edition NFPA 72 to wake up individuals sleeping rooms These went into effect 2014 for sleeping areas in buildings chapter 18 NFPA states that alarm signal shall have a frequency of 520 10 percent and that the appliance shall be listed producing the low frequency low frequency signal can be by a listed stand alone or by a listed system of a recorded waveform through an amplifier and sound pattern is different based the detected condition fire or Fire alarm applications require T3 pattern while CO applications a T4 pattern type of facilities are to comply with the codes intended for sleeping Hotel motel guest rooms College university dorm rooms Assisted living facilities Apartment buildings that might reasonably be used sleeping i e living room area of apartment or condominium as it have sleeping occupants like hospitals and facilities are excluded since staff are responsible for patients LED3 SAFEPATH can organizations the NFPA 72 Eaton now two solutions The Exceder LED3 frequency sounders the SAFEPATH emergency 2006 The Fire Protection and Foundation FPRF awarded a Fire Prevention Safety Grant by the US Administration to study effectiveness of alarms for notification of high groups As a result the FPRF that a wave sound a fundamental frequency in lower ranges i e 520 Hz to be effective than the current high smoke alarm signal across a of populations children older sober young adults alcohol young adults and adults are hard of hearing the 2009 edition of NFPA 720 the states that audible appliances sleeping areas are required to a low frequency alarm T4 for CO detection It also that audible CO alarm be annunciated separately a fire alarm and audible visual devices for CO cannot on the face of the Combination units can only on the fire indicating Prior to 2009 NFPA 720 only 1 and 2 family dwellings the 2012 edition the code was to include sleeping areas commercial spaces 2010 edition of NFPA 72 requires sleeping rooms must have low audible and high intensity for fire notification For messages the preamble be a 520 Hz sounder with T3 typical applications in sleeping a FACP is monitoring both detectors and smoke detectors must sound a distinctive 520 Hz based upon the event T3 for T4 for CO which has merged requirement for 520 Hz sounders the FACP providers 72 code went into effect 1 2014 for those states that adopted the 2010 version of 72 solution Exceder LED3 Low Sounder Strobes and the industry foremost developer advanced technological solutions fire life safety and mass Eaton has developed single device to provide both T3 and T4 CO tones to meet 72 low frequency sounder for sleeping rooms Exceder LED3 Low Frequency Strobes and Sounders multiple 520 Hz modes of T3 fire T4 CO Continuous coded T3 T4 Sync Control 520 tone is generated within appliance itself When the switch is set for T3 or the sound pattern is also within the appliance the selection switch is set to the product is listed for operations The T3 T4 pattern other pattern must be generated the FACP according to the alarm sensed by the panel fire CO alarm the device is set to T3 T4 the can switch from T3 to T4 upon the condition sensed the FACP and passed to the DSM Sync module offers low frequency sounder models for both low 110 and 177 candela settings ideal retrofits and new construction provides a simple retrofit for rooms The Exceder LED3 Frequency Sounders and Strobes can replace an existing appliances a single dual function device the same single pair of wires are currently installed SYSTEM to provide low tones followed voice instructions clear intelligible SAFEPATH NFPA 72 sleeping codes for Hz tone requirements In building Emergency System packaged together with audio boosters and speakers Eaton SP40S a multiuse system emergency communications and voice evacuation a complete solution listed sounding 520 Hertz Hz low tones in sleeping room SAFEPATH is now listed to UL 2017 4 UL 864 code 3 and the frequency requirements of UL 520 Hz which enables the product offering from Eaton meet NFPA low frequency tone for sleeping areas applications requiring verbal Eaton SAFEPATH is designed to provide frequency tones followed voice instructions with clear messages broadcasted Wheelock high fidelity EH LSPK LSPST3 speaker lines S 8 speakers to help ensure the complete message will be in order to direct people safety is a registered trademark All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Eaton1000 Eaton BoulevardCleveland OH 44122United StatesEaton comEatonLife safety mass notification solutions273 Branchport AvenueLong Branch NJ 07740Eaton com massnotification 2020 EatonAll Rights ReservedPrinted in USAPublication No PA450003ENJanuary 2020firealarmresources com

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