Re: Ademco:PanelDumpsCentralStation

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What bait...what are you talking about?



"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Yawn, cast your bait elsewhere.
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| Doug L
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| "Robert L Bass" <> 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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| > If L is referring to my comments regarding the Dade County project for
| > which I provided the hardware, I didn't exactly consider that one a DIY
| > job either.  However, I've sold lots of commercial fire alarm systems to
| > companies who were unwilling to pay the exhorbitant rates alarm
| > contractors wanted to do the job.  Most have their own staff do the
| > installation. Sometimes an on-site electrician does the job but that
also
| > isn't exactly DIY.  Other times a technically competent staff person or
| > even an owner with a penchant for DIY projects will do the installation.
| >
| > Due to changes in California law, we've been seeing a lot of commercial
| > fire alarm system orders for day care centers lately.  They don't
usually
| > need a huge system because the properties are rarely very large.  The
| > installation is often bid by one or more alarm contractors at $6,000 or
| > more.  The parts rarely cost even $2K from my online store.  Most small
| > day-care centers are not well-off.  The savings from DIY can be a real
| > help to them.
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| > Regards,
| > Robert L Bass
| >
| > BTW, I usually advise the client to have a licensed alarm tech or
| > electrician inspect and test the system due to the risks involved in
| > commercial fire, particularly where children are involved.
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| >
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