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NIST Report of Test FR 4016: Home Smoke Alarm Tests

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Test Graphs, Series 1

Details of each of the 27 tests, numbered 1 through 15 and 30 through 41 are available. For each of the tests, graphs of all test data are included.

Test 1, Smoldering Chair, Living Area
Test 2, Flaming Chair, Living Area
Test 3, Smoldering Mattress, Bedroom (Test aborted due to ignition failure)
Test 4, Smoldering Mattress, Bedroom
Test 5, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom
Test 6, Smoldering Mattress, Bedroom
Test 7, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom
Test 8, Smoldering Mattress, Bedroom
Test 9, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom (Burn Room Door Closed)
Test 10, Flaming Chair, Living Area
Test 11, Smoldering Chair, Living Area
Test 12, Cooking Oil Fire, Kitchen
Test 13, Cooking Oil Fire, Kitchen
Test 14, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom (Burn Room Door Closed)
Test 15, Flaming Chair, Living Area

Test 30, Smoldering Chair, Living Area (Test aborted due to ignition failure)
Test 31, Smoldering Chair, Living Area
Test 32, Flaming Chair, Living Area (Test aborted due to ignition failure)
Test 33, Flaming Chair, Living Area
Test 34, Smoldering Chair, Living Area
Test 35, Flaming Chair, Living Area
Test 36, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom (Burn Room Door Closed)
Test 37, Smoldering Mattress, Bedroom
Test 38, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom
Test 39, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom
Test 40, Smoldering Mattress, Bedroom
Test 41, Cooking Oil Fire, Kitchen

Test Graphs, Series 2

Details of each of the nine tests, numbered 20 through 28, are available. For each of the tests, graphs of all test data are included.

Test 20, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom (Burn Room Door Closed)
Test 21, Smoldering Mattress, Bedroom
Test 22, Flaming Mattress, Bedroom
Test 23, Smoldering Chair, Living Room
Test 24, Cooking Oil Fire, Kitchen
Test 25, Flaming Chair, Living Room
Test 26, Flaming Chair, Living Room
Test 27, Smoldering Chair, Living Room
Test 28, Fully Involved Living Room (Air Conditioning on Second Floor)

Created October 17, 2012, Updated September 21, 2016