FAQs

For detailed information on installation, please search for the product you are enquiring for and review the installation guide available in the downloads section. 

Apollo's analogue addressable ranges of detectors use a unique method of addressing called the XPERT card. It is a simple coded card that is fitted into the base and can then be read by the detector once it is plugged in. In order to set the address, you need to remove some of the pips located on the card.

Once it has been decided what address the card is to be set to, lay it on a flat surface, pips down and insert a screwdriver in the slot on the reverse of the pip to be removed and give it a firm twist. Once the card had been coded, slide it into the slot on the side of the detector base, making sure it locks into position. As the monitor is rotated into the base the remaining pips will operate the address buttons on the base of the detector and the address will be read by the detector electronics. The pips on the XPERT card are numbered 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64. If, for example, you wish to set the address to 43, you should remove the pips numbered 1, 2, 8, 32. The pips that are removed should add up to the address that you wish to set.

To set the address of a device that uses a DIL switch, such as the XP95 manual call point, the seven segments of the DIL switch have to be set to either 0 or 1.

Please refer to individual product labelling for further information.

Since March 1981, each detector manufactured by Apollo has a date-coded serial number, the first four digits indicating the month and year of manufacture i.e. 1096 1234 shows that the detector was made in October 1996.

Detectors manufactured by Apollo which do not have a serial number can only have their age determined by referring to serialised records held at Apollo. The absence of a serial number would mean that the detector was made before March 1981.Detectors manufactured by Apollo have a recommended working life of 10 years when used in dry, non-corrosive atmospheres and provided that they are regularly inspected, tested, cleaned and recalibrated as recommended. For further information, please visit our Cleaning & Recalibration page.

Most Apollo detectors will continue to operate within specification after 10 years' service, however, gradual deterioration of integrity and reliability should be allowed for.

In the interests of safety and the avoidance of unwanted alarms, Apollo recommends the rountine replacement of detectors after 10 years service.

Carbon Monoxide, known by its chemical formula CO, is an odourless, tasteless, invisible and toxic gas. It is produced by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, petrol, diesel and paraffin. If this gas is not vented correctly, it can build up and cause ill health and even death.

Home CO detectors detect the build-up of CO and alert residents that there is a risk of CO poisoning. Apollo do not produce this type of CO detector.

CO fire detectors, however, are used to indicate the outbreak of fire by sensing the level of CO in the air. They use the same sensing technology as home CO detectors, but are more sensitive and respond more quickly.

CO fire detectors have an electrochemical cell which senses CO, but not smoke or any other combustion products. They are effective in detecting certain types of fire such as smouldering fires. This type of fire produces CO which can be detected some distance from the seat of the fire.

Smoke detectors, however, will almost certainly give a better response to a fire that has produced a rising plume of smoke. CO fire detectors will give a poor response to flaming fires.

Apollo manufacturers a CO detector as part of the Discovery range. To find out more, download our CO detector literature PDF. TO DO LINK (missing pdf)

The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has issued guidelines for the use of CO detectors. To find out more, visit their website at www.fia.uk.com

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