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Construction Documents <br />20033 <br />Orange County Europa Center <br />28 4600 - 13 FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM <br />G. Provide photoelectric smoke detector within 15 feet of every Fire Alarm Control Panel, NAC <br />Panel or other fire alarm control equipment. These detectors shall be provided weather shown <br />on plans or not. <br />H. Set spot-type smoke detector sensitivities to normal/medium, unless directed otherwise by the <br />design engineer/owner’s rep. High sensitivity may be appropriate in relatively benign, clean <br />environments such as art museums and libraries, to improve system response time without <br />causing nuisance alarms. <br />I. Unless suitably protected against dust and other debris, spot type smoke detectors shall not be <br />installed until final construction clean-up has been completed. In the even that detectors are <br />damaged during construction due to failure to adequately protect devices, they shall be replaced <br />by the contractor at no expense to the owner. <br />J. Print a complete System Status and Programming Report after the above steps have been <br />done. This must include the program settings for each alarm initiating device and the current <br />sensitivity of each analog addressable smoke detector. <br />K. Install instruction cards and labels. <br />L. Basic operating instructions shall be framed and permanently mounted at the Main Control Unit. <br />The NFPA 72 record of completion must either be kept at the Main Control Unit or an alternate <br />location may be permanently engraved at the Main Control Unit. <br />M. Provide engraved label at the Main Control Unit and secondary power supplies identifying the <br />120V power source including panelboard location, panelboard identifier, and branch circuit <br />number. <br />N. Breaker serving fire alarm power supplies shall be protected with a fire alarm handle lock, <br />Space Age Electronics ELOCK series or approved equal. Additionally the breaker handle shall <br />be labeled with 1/4" permanent red dot. <br />O. Identification of individual initiating devices is required. Assign each initiating device a unique <br />number as follows, sequence starting from the FACP: (Addressable Loop # -- Device #). Show <br />device numbers on as built plans and permanently mark each detector base so that it is <br />readable on the floor below without having to remove detector. Labels must be typewritten with <br />black lettering and clear background. <br />3.02 CONDUIT AND WIRING <br />A. All fire alarm system wiring shall be in metal conduit, minimum 3/4", or surface metal raceway. <br />All fire alarm system raceway, couplers, and connectors must meet performance and <br />installation requirements as identified in other sections of this specification manual. <br />B. Detection or alarm circuits must not be included in raceways containing AC power or AC control <br />wiring. Within the Fire Alarm Control Panels, and 120V control wiring or other circuits must with <br />an externally supplied voltage above 24 V must be properly separated from other circuits and <br />have the appropriate warning label to alert service personnel to the potential hazard. <br />C. There shall be no splices in the system other than at device terminal blocks, or on terminal <br />blocks in cabinets. <br />D. Permanent wire markers shall be used to identify all connections in the Main Fire Alarm Control <br />Unit and other control equipment, at power supplies and terminal cabinets. <br />E. In multistory buildings, all circuits leaving the riser on each floor shall feed through a labeled <br />terminal block in a hinged enclosure accessible from the floor. <br />F. All wiring terminal block screws shall have pressure wire connectors of the self-lifting or box lug <br />type. <br />G. All wiring shall be checked for grounds, opens, and shorts, prior to termination at panels and <br />installation of detector heads. The minimum allowed resistance to ground between any two <br />conductors shall be 10 megohms, as verified with an insulation resistance test. Provide <br />Engineer with the results of these tests. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: ECCAC5A0-6CC8-4B37-8AD3-89D69F0AE1AE