Re: The Fire Alarm Experts strike again?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I walk away from ones like that a lot. Same for 6000 sq ft homes that call
for at least 8 smokes and the client only wants one to qualify for the
insurance discount...nope sorry you buy what's called for or no smokes at
all.


"Everywhere Man" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1156397196.971520.314040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| We lost a bid for a commercial deal (Subway Deli/Carvel) to ADT but the
| reason why had me laughing.
| The owner chose ADT because I refused to match their offer of
| installing a Vista20 panel, 2 doors, 1 motion, 1 glassbreak, and a HEAT
| detector. I offered any other device not related to fire but no dice.
| The owner was deadset on getting a "FIRE alarm system" thrown in, and
| since ADT was the only one willing to do it they were choosing ADT.
| This is in NYC mind you.
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| Nick Markowitz wrote:
| > Working in a building down on smallman street i n the strip district
section
| > of pittsburgh reinstalling a phone system went to cut away a bundle of
old
| > phone wire to make room for new KSU and fire Alarm goes off sure enough
the
| > front pull station and bell were wired with 4 conductor phone wire when
| > pittsburgh requires metal raceways.
| > Fire dept showed up fire prevention after them to take pictures and
report
| > and company that did work is one of the big ones here.
| > Makes you wonder what these techs were thinking when they did that job
bell
| > was mounted upside down and niether bell or pull box had back boxes
behind
| > them either.
| >
| > --
| > Nick Markowitz Jr.
| > Owner
| > Markowitz Electric Protection
| > Private Industry Fire Investigator.
| > Qualified Electrical- Fire Alarm Contractor
| >
| > Contributing Editor Pa. Firemans Magazine
| >
| > Senior Correspondant www.1strespondernews.com
| > Contributor www.monyoughfire.com
| > www.nbfd.us
| > Contract Broadcast Engineer WAVL  910 AM apollo Pa.
| >
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