Re: Can't Mix Smoke Models....really?

["Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I never had this be and issue before. Smoke detectors become obsolete at
any
given time. Why not just test each unit, then you can determine whether
this
is just the panel manufacturer's suggestion? Please post your findings.

Jim Rojas


<tinyelvis77@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1133035527.351667.324130@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a Caddx NX8 panel, and am finally adding an additional two wire
> smoke that I had originally planned while installing the system.
>
> I bought a Sentrol (521BXT) to add and already have installed a System
> Sensor (2WT-B).
>
> As I'm wiring it up to the panel, I see a note indicating that both are
> compatible with the system; but there is a big note not to mix
> models.....Oops.
>
> Why is it that they need to be identical?
>