Operation & Installation Manual RFP V2 Series
MA225 Rev 1
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Introduction
1.1
Design Philosophy and the Brooks Approach
The general growing awareness of the need for early warning detection of fire,
coupled with a push by legislators, has led to a wider acceptance within the
community.
Brooks is a specialist fire detection company offering long experience in design,
manufacture and service of commercial and residential fire detection and warning
systems.
In keeping with our philosophy of innovation, flexibility, reliability and quality, Brooks
now offers a complete and comprehensive range of Smoke / Heat Alarms and
Residential Fire Panels (RFP).
Australian Standard AS3786:2014 and AS1603.3:2018 have established a
performance standard for Smoke and Heat Alarms for Domestic/Residential
applications. Not content to just offer individual products, Brooks has developed a
range of residential fire alarm panels to enable fire system engineering principles,
normally applied to commercial premises, to be adapted to residential situations.
The vast majority of fire fatalities - particularly residential - occur due to the inhalation
of smoke and toxic fumes. A correctly designed and installed RFP system provides
an effective LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM, which raises the alarm and maximises your
opportunity to escape.
1.2
System Overview
The Brooks RFP V2 Series of Residential Fire Alarm Panels complete with the
compatible Smoke / Heat Alarms provides an automatic fire detection and warning
system designed to meet the requirements of Australian Standard AS3786-2014,
AS1603.3:2018 and National Construction Code (NCC) of Australian.
An automatic Residential fire alarm system is comprised of components for
automatically detecting a fire, and the initiation of local warning devices. The
Residential Fire Panel (RFP) employs smoke or heat sensitive alarms with electronic
interconnect signalling, to initiate both audio and visual means of fire alarm warning.
It has the added important feature of supervising the zone circuitry for a fault
condition. The Defect Mode output provides a means of monitoring whenever the
system is placed either deliberately or accidentally into a non-standard condition. i.e.
total power loss, Panel switched off, detection device line fault, ancillary outputs
isolated.
Since the applications for such systems are indeed diverse, it was decided to offer a
Residential Fire Panel where the necessary features for the majority of applications
came standard within the one RFP. The system features and/or configuration, is user
definable. This allows true flexibility of design and ease of future upgrading or
modifications. The RFP system has options such as independent zone operation,
independent smoke alarm operation, fire emergency override, alarm confirmation
period, remote indication.
RFP Main Board DIP switch settings are master settings that take precedence over
the Smoke / Heat Alarm interface card SUB1012. Each zone is limited to a maximum
of 12 Smoke / Heat Alarms and ancillary equipment for control, e.g. alarm bells,
security interface, panic input, fire doors, air conditioning shutdown, visual indicators,
etc. Control of ancillary equipment is affected by means of relay contacts, or a DC
voltage output which operates on receipt of an alarm signal.
The Residential Panel uses discrete electronics for its circuit design and is housed
in a powder coated steel cabinet. This provides high reliability and ease of
installation.
