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SentinelGuard™ Pro Series Heat Detector: Unyielding Fire Protection in Challenging Environments

Overview

The SentinelGuard™ Pro Series Heat Detector is a robust and reliable fire detection device specifically engineered for environments where traditional smoke detectors are prone to false alarms or are unsuitable. Offering rapid and accurate response to escalating temperatures, the SentinelGuard™ ensures critical early warning of potential fires, protecting lives and property in kitchens, garages, industrial settings, and other high-risk areas.

Key Features

• Dual Detection Methods: Available in Fixed Temperature, Rate-of-Rise, or a Combination (Fixed & Rate-of-Rise) model for optimal detection flexibility.
  • Fixed Temperature: Activates when the ambient temperature reaches a pre-set threshold.
  • Rate-of-Rise: Triggers an alarm if the temperature increases at an abnormally rapid rate, even if the absolute temperature has not yet reached the fixed threshold.
• Immunity to False Alarms: Unaffected by smoke, dust, humidity, or steam, making it ideal for environments like kitchens, laundries, workshops, and dusty industrial sites.
• Rapid Response: Designed for quick thermal sensing to provide immediate alerts for fast-spreading heat fires.
• Durable Construction: Made from high-grade, heat-resistant ABS/PC blend plastic, ensuring longevity and performance in demanding conditions.
• Wide Operating Range: Reliable performance across a broad spectrum of temperatures and humidity levels.
• Easy Installation: Features a user-friendly mounting base and terminals for quick and straightforward setup on ceilings.
• System Compatibility: Available in both conventional (2-wire/4-wire) and addressable variants to seamlessly integrate with a wide range of existing fire alarm control panels (FACP).
• Visual Indicator: Integrated LED provides a clear visual indication of standby mode and alarm status.
• Tamper-Resistant: Designed with features to prevent unauthorized removal or tampering.

How It Works

The SentinelGuard™ Pro Series Heat Detector employs advanced thermistor technology and sophisticated differential sensing to monitor temperature changes.

• Fixed Temperature Models: A thermistor or fusible alloy element is calibrated to activate the alarm when it detects that the ambient temperature has reached a specific, critical point (e.g., 57°C/135°F or 78°C/172°F).
• Rate-of-Rise Models: These detectors constantly monitor the surrounding temperature. If the temperature rises too quickly within a specific timeframe (e.g., 8°C/15°F per minute), it indicates a rapidly developing fire, triggering an immediate alarm even if the fixed temperature threshold hasn't been met.
• Combination Models: Incorporate both mechanisms, providing the most comprehensive heat detection by responding to either a rapid temperature increase or the exceeding of a fixed temperature limit.

Upon activation, the detector sends a signal to the connected fire alarm control panel, which then initiates alarms, notifies monitoring stations, and can trigger other safety protocols.

Why Choose a Heat Detector?

While smoke detectors are vital, heat detectors serve a crucial complementary role in a comprehensive fire safety strategy:

• Prevents Nuisance Alarms: Essential for environments where cooking fumes, steam, dust, or exhaust could cause frequent false alarms from smoke detectors, ensuring your system remains credible.
• Detects High-Heat Fires: Excellent for quickly identifying fires that generate significant heat rapidly, often before a substantial amount of smoke is produced.
• Cost-Effective Protection: Provides reliable, targeted protection for specific high-risk areas without the complexities or costs associated with specialized flame or gas detectors.
• Compliance: Meets various local and international fire safety codes and standards for specific applications.

Ideal Applications

• Kitchens & Pantries: Where cooking fumes and steam are common.
• Garages & Workshops: Dealing with vehicle exhaust, dust, and potential fuel or chemical fires.
• Boiler Rooms & HVAC Closets: Monitoring heat from machinery and heating systems.
• Dusty Industrial Environments: Factories, mills, and processing plants where smoke detectors would be impaired.
• Server Rooms & Data Centers: Protecting valuable equipment from overheating.
• Attics & Basements: Unoccupied spaces where temperatures can fluctuate.
• Laundries & Utility Rooms: Where steam and lint can accumulate.

Technical Specifications