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NF EN 14604 : 2005

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SMOKE ALARM DEVICES

Published date

01-12-2013

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
  4.1 Compliance
  4.2 Individual alarm indicator (optional)
  4.3 Mains-on indicator
  4.4 Connection of external ancillary devices
  4.5 Means of calibration
  4.6 User replaceable components
  4.7 Normal power source
  4.8 Standby power source
  4.9 Electrical safety requirements
  4.10 Routine test facility
  4.11 Terminals for external conductors
  4.12 Smoke alarm signals
  4.13 Battery removal indication
  4.14 Battery connections
  4.15 Battery capacity
  4.16 Protection against the ingress of foreign bodies
  4.17 Additional requirements for software controlled smoke
       alarms
  4.18 Inter-connectable smoke alarms
  4.19 Marking and data
5 Tests
  5.1 General
  5.2 Repeatability
  5.3 Directional dependence
  5.4 Initial sensitivity
  5.5 Air movement
  5.6 Dazzling
  5.7 Dry heat
  5.8 Cold (operational)
  5.9 Damp heat (operational)
  5.10 Sulphur dioxide (SO[2]) corrosion
  5.11 Impact
  5.12 Vibration (operational)
  5.13 Vibration (endurance)
  5.14 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), immunity tests
       (operational)
  5.15 Fire sensitivity
  5.16 Battery fault warning
  5.17 Sound output
  5.18 Sounder durability
  5.19 Inter-connectable smoke alarms
  5.20 Alarm silence facility (optional)
  5.21 Variation in supply voltage
  5.22 Battery reversal
  5.23 Back-up power source
  5.24 Electrical safety - assessment and testing to
       determine the adequacy of personal protection
       against hazardous currents passing through the
       human body (electric shock), excessive
       temperature and the start and spread of fire
Annex A (normative) Smoke tunnel for response threshold
                    value measurements
Annex B (normative) Test aerosol for response threshold
                    value measurements
Annex C (normative) Smoke measuring instruments
      C.1 Obscuration meter
      C.2 Measuring ionization chamber (MIC)
Annex D (normative) Apparatus for dazzling test
Annex E (informative) Apparatus for impact test
Annex F (normative) Fire test room
Annex G (normative) Smouldering pyrolysis wood fire (TF2)
      G.1 Fuel
      G.2 Hotplate
      G.3 Arrangement
      G.4 Heating rate
      G.5 End of test condition
      G.6 Test validity criteria
Annex H (normative) Glowing smouldering cotton fire (TF3)
      H.1 Fuel
      H.2 Arrangement
      H.3 Ignition
      H.4 End of test condition
      H.5 Test validity criteria
Annex I (normative) Flaming plastics (polyurethane) fire (TF4)
      I.1 Fuel
      I.2 Arrangement
      I.3 Ignition
      I.4 End of test condition
      I.5 Test validity criteria
Annex J (normative) Flaming liquid (n-heptane) fire (TF5)
      J.1 Fuel
      J.2 Arrangement
      J.3 Ignition
      J.4 End of test condition
      J.5 Test validity criteria
Annex K (informative) Information concerning the construction
                       of the smoke tunnel
Annex L (normative) Alarms suitable for installation in
                       leisure accommodation vehicles (LAVs)
      L.1 Temperature cycle test
Annex M (informative) Information concerning the construction
                       of the measuring ionization chamber
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses addressing the provisions of
                       the EU Construction
                       Products Directive (89/106/EEC)
      ZA.1 Scope and relevant clauses
      ZA.2 Procedures for the attestation of conformity of
           smoke alarms covered by this standard
      ZA.3 CE Marking and labelling and accompanying
           documentation
      ZA.4 EC certificate and declaration of conformity

Specifies requirements, test methods, performance criteria, and manufacturer's instructions for smoke alarms that operate using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization, intended for household or similar residential application.

DevelopmentNote
Indice de classement: S61-966PR. PR NF EN 14604 March 2003. (03/2003) PR NF EN 14604 April 2012. (05/2012) Supersedes NFS 61 966. (05/2013) PR NF EN 14604 April 2016. (04/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Association Francaise de Normalisation
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
UNI EN 14604 : 2005 Identical
EN 14604:2005/AC:2008 Identical
DIN EN 14604 E : 2009 Identical
UNE-EN 14604:2006 Identical
DIN EN 14604:2016-02 (Draft) Identical
BS EN 14604:2005 Identical

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