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Relay Programming (First Alert)



Installing a First Alert 168CPS in a large house on a golf course.  The
sub has three overhead doors on the garage in front of the house and one
on the lower level for his golf cart.

He wants to be able to push one button at night and have all the doors
closed (open ones close and closed ones stay put).

I ran a four conductor to each door and another to the location of each
opener motor.

I think I have it figured out on paper but there is one issue that I
have never tried.

Will the relays respond to a zone fault even if the panel isn't armed?

This is my plan:

Run a loop from the power side of the opener to the return (parallel to
the normal wire).

All four loops through a relay that activates on command (FA 700 keypads).

Each loop then runs through another relay that is controlled by the zone
status - if the zone is not faulted relay is open, if the zone is
faulted relay is closed.

When the command is given any open doors will get the short causing them
to close, closed doors will not get the signal.

Also considering triggering the command upon activation of 'stay' arming
for even more convenience to the sub.

Any thoughts (using the wiring I described above - too late to add any)

Also thought about using a normally open door contact to run the signal
through but the sub wants the doors protected and I don't like the idea
of running the door controller voltage through my panel or putting two
contacts on each door but if I must, I must (N.O. contacts have to be
special ordered and the company gets antsy.  This 'feature' was talked
up to the sub by the salesman - now I have to make it work with the
equipment spec'd... crap... don't get me started on the sales guys...)

Thanks

Joe


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