Xtralis VSP-962 VESDA-E Filter Cartridge
Overview
The Xtralis VSP-962 is the genuine intelligent filter cartridge purpose-built for Xtralis (now Honeywell) VESDA-E aspirating smoke detectors, covering the VEU, VEP, and VES detector families. As the first line of defense against dust, dirt, and particulate contamination inside a VESDA-E detection chamber, the VSP-962 protects the optical sensing block from fouling that would otherwise degrade detection sensitivity and trigger nuisance faults, making it a critical consumable in every aspirating smoke detection maintenance program.
With fast quotation turnaround and technical support, Seven Star LLC proudly supplies the VSP-962 filter cartridge to data centers, warehouses, and industrial facilities across the Sultanate. Every cartridge shipped from our Muscat-based inventory is genuine Xtralis/Honeywell factory stock, ensuring the smart on-board memory and filtration performance match original VESDA-E design specifications exactly.
Operating Principle
The VSP-962 uses a two-stage filtration design: a coarse particle filter captures larger dust and debris before air reaches the detector’s optical chamber, while a finer optical protection stage forms a clean air barrier around the laser detection block itself, keeping the sensing optics free of contamination throughout the filter’s service life. Air drawn through the VESDA-E pipe network passes through both filtration stages before reaching the detection chamber, ensuring consistent, accurate smoke particle counting regardless of ambient dust loading in the protected space.
Unlike a passive filter, the VSP-962 incorporates a smart on-board chip that continuously logs cumulative dust count and calculates remaining filter life, communicating this data directly to the host VESDA-E detector’s diagnostics. This allows facility maintenance teams to plan cartridge replacement proactively based on actual operating conditions rather than a fixed calendar interval, reducing both unnecessary early replacements and the risk of a filter reaching end-of-life undetected in high-dust environments.
Engineering Design of the Xtralis VSP-962
The VSP-962 is a compact, field-replaceable cartridge measuring 40 mm by 72 mm by 53 mm, engineered to snap directly into the VESDA-E detector housing without tools, requiring only a brief service interruption to swap. The single-cartridge VSP-962 is available individually or in a VSP-962-20 twenty-pack for sites managing multiple detectors across a facility, simplifying spare parts inventory for building maintenance and fire safety teams.
Because the cartridge integrates directly with the VESDA-E detector’s onboard diagnostics and reporting software, replacement events, remaining filter life, and dust accumulation trends are all visible from the same interface used to monitor smoke detection status, giving facility managers a single point of visibility for both fire detection performance and consumable maintenance planning.
Key Features
The Xtralis VSP-962 intelligent filter cartridge keeps VESDA-E aspirating smoke detectors performing at factory-specified sensitivity:
- Provides two-stage filtration with coarse particle capture and fine optical protection.
- Compatible with VEU, VEP, and VES VESDA-E aspirating smoke detector models.
- Features an on-board smart chip that tracks dust count and calculates remaining filter life.
- Installs as a field-replaceable cartridge with no tools required for routine service.
- Maintains a clean air barrier around the laser detection chamber for consistent sensitivity.
- Reports filter status directly to the host detector’s diagnostics for proactive maintenance.
- Available individually or as a VSP-962-20 twenty-pack for multi-detector facilities.
- Preserves lifetime detection performance by preventing optical chamber contamination.
Industrial Applications
The VSP-962 is a standard maintenance component in data centers, warehouses, cold storage facilities, and cleanrooms where VESDA-E aspirating smoke detection systems provide very early warning fire detection. Its dust-tracking intelligence is particularly valuable in industrial and warehouse environments with elevated ambient particulate levels, where filter loading can vary significantly between sites and a fixed replacement schedule risks either premature waste or undetected filter saturation.
With engineering support in Muscat, Seven Star LLC distributes the VSP-962 filter cartridge to facility management companies, fire protection contractors, and industrial operators throughout Muscat, the Sohar and Salalah economic zones, and the wider Sultanate of Oman. Our direct sourcing ensures every cartridge is genuine factory stock compatible with the smart diagnostics of installed VESDA-E detector networks.
Technical Specifications
The table below summarizes the key specifications of the Xtralis VSP-962 filter cartridge:
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Model | Xtralis VSP-962 |
| Product Type | Intelligent replacement filter cartridge |
| Compatible Detectors | VESDA-E VEU, VEP, VES |
| Filtration Stages | Coarse particle filter + optical protection filter |
| Dimensions | 40 mm x 72 mm x 53 mm |
| Diagnostics | On-board smart chip; dust count and filter life tracking |
| Installation | Tool-free, field-replaceable |
| Packaging Options | Single cartridge or VSP-962-20 twenty-pack |
Service Environment and Replacement Practice
The Xtralis VSP-962 is a sealed consumable. Xtralis states plainly that the cartridge cannot be cleaned and must be replaced with a new one, so blowing out or washing a loaded filter both voids the manufacturer’s performance claim and leaves the on-board smart chip reporting a remaining-life figure that no longer matches the condition of the media. Replacement is a short, planned operation on a detector that otherwise runs continuously, and the host detector records the change in its own event log so the maintenance evidence is generated automatically.
The VESDA-E detectors the VSP-962 serves — VEU, VEP and VES — operate in ambient conditions of 0°C to 39°C at 10% to 95% relative humidity non-condensing, in IP40 enclosures, and monitor sampled airflow ultrasonically on every inlet port. Filter loading and airflow are therefore related symptoms: a cartridge approaching end of life in a dusty warehouse or cold-store environment typically shows first as drift in the flow readings, which is why the dust-count data reported by the Xtralis VSP-962 is best read alongside the airflow trend rather than in isolation.
For sites that also run VEA addressable detectors, the equivalent cartridge is the VSP-972, a different physical format measuring 72 mm by 108 mm by 13 mm. Seven Star LLC can supply either against your installed VESDA-E fleet, and can confirm which cartridge each detector model on your asset register requires before you place the order.
Request a Quote for Xtralis VSP-962 VESDA-E Filter Cartridge
Seven Star LLC supplies the Xtralis VSP-962 VESDA-E filter cartridge on request across Oman and the GCC. Contact our instrumentation division for a formal RFQ, a technical datasheet download, or application engineering support for your aspirating smoke detection maintenance program. Backed by genuine manufacturer documentation, Seven Star LLC guarantees genuine factory stock, full manufacturer compatibility, and local technical support that untrusted supplier cannot offer.
Seven Star LLC supplies the Xtralis VSP-962 on request across Oman for facility maintenance teams servicing VESDA-E fleets. Order the Xtralis VSP-962 today to avoid detection downtime during scheduled filter changes.
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Xtralis VESDA detectors and spares listed here
Two generations appear in the listing. From the earlier VESDA range come the VLC-505, a compact detector for single areas with VESDAnet communication, and the VESDA VLI, built for dusty industrial environments. The current generation is VESDA-E, represented by the VEP detector. Spare parts follow VSP numbers:- VSP-962 filter cartridge for VESDA-E detectors
- VSP-972 filter cartridge for the VESDA-E VEA
- VSP-964-03 smoke detection chamber (MK3) for VESDA-E
Where VESDA aspirating detection is used
Aspirating detection is chosen where point detectors respond too late or cannot be reached for testing: data halls and telecom rooms, switchgear and control rooms, clean rooms, cold stores, warehouses with high racking, cable tunnels and heritage buildings. The VLI extends this to dirty areas such as conveyors and process buildings. Such sites are common in the GCC, where data centers and utility substations are expanding.Ordering VESDA parts: what we need
Send the detector model and part number from the detector label, for example VLC-505 or the VEP variant code, with the serial number. VESDA-E detectors are made in several variants by pipe count and display type, so the complete code is needed. For filters and chambers, give the VSP number and the detector it serves. For a new detector, the pipe network design has to exist first: tell us the model selected by your designer and the fire panel interface required. We check each number against Xtralis documentation.Browse Xtralis products by category: Fire & Gas Detector.
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