Re: Ademco:PanelDumpsCentralStation

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was just gonna say the same...more like he's acting as owner builder which
there's nothing wrong with...thing is to know when you can do something and
when you can't/shouldn't.


"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Hiring a professional, in this case an electrical contractor to install
the
| system and hiring another company-a professional alarm company to test &
| inspect the system hardly qualifies as a DIY install.
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|
| Doug L
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| "Robert L Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| >> Sounds like a commerical fire install in which
| >> case a professional should be doing the job.
| >
| > Don't be too certain, Crash.  I have lots of DIY clients who install
their
| > own commercial fire alarms.  I recently won an account in Dade County
away
| > from ADT and Simplex (I think it was Simplex).  There were three
| > buildings. Both wanted six figures for the job plus major monthly fees.
| >
| > The client paid ~$17,000 for materials, hired an electrician to do the
| > installation for another ~$25,000 and saved over $60,000.  Not bad.
They
| > hired a local alarm company to do periodic tests and inspections.
| >
| > --
| >
| > Regards,
| > Robert L Bass
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