Re: Fire Side Chat -- Fire Alarm Code Issue

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> You fail to understand that residential
>>> fire alarms are covered by the same code.
>>
>> Residential fire alarms are, yes.
>> Residential security systems are not.
>
> That's where you've got it wrong.  The UL Residential Fire listing makes
> no distinction between a residential fire only system (which is
> practically unheard of) and a fire / burg system.  If the panel is listed,
> use it for fire.  If not, don't.  Either way, anything you use to connect
> smokes to an alarm system must be listed for the purpose.  The code is
> clear and simple about that.


NFPA 72-2002 11.7.6.7  Installations that include the connection of
single-or multiple-station alarms with other input or output devices, such
as but not limited to relay modules, remote signaling devices, phone
dialers, security panels, heat detectors, and manual pull stations, shall be
permitted, providing that an open or short circuit of the wiring leading to
these input or output devices does not prevent normal operation of the
single- or multiple-station alarm.