Re: Here's one for the books

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"J. Sloud" <jsloud2001@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:37:29 -0500, "R.H.Campbell"
> <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>But thinking about it afterwards, this panel could have burned the whole
>>damn building down. Who says low voltage equipment poses no risks !!!!!
>>
>>RHC
>
> How's Canadian fire code read regarding using non-Listed panels for
> smoke detection?  NFPA72 specifically forbids using non-Listed
> equipment for any type of fire alarm detecting or reporting.  Per
> NFPS72, you'd also need to have a smoke above the control panel that
> would have been quite effective in preventing the building from
> burning down.  Good thing this didn't happen in the middle of the
> night.


DSC makes an 832 "ULC" version that's approved for monitoring fire alarm and
listed devices.  You need the 5701 module which has the second supervised
digitial communicator "on board".