Re: smoke detector wiring

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nothing wrong with 18 zones, just a bit of an overkill. No, I would not use
the sounders in the smokes as aux burg sounder.


"stormy2084" <stormy2084@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| What's wrong with 18 zones?  I like the idea of one per zone to make it
| very easy to diagnose.  We have a 5000 sqft house and the layout is
| such that 18 detectors is appropriate using the placement guidelines
| supplied by System Sensor.  Sure, I could zone a few of them in the
| hallways, but again, each on its own seems much more simple (expansion
| boards are cheap).  Reviewing my post, I guess it is 14 of the
| detectors listed plus three heat only plus one optical detector (for
| end-to end coverage along the peak of a 30x60' great room with a 24'
| high barrel vault ceiling) for a total of 18.
|
| As for the aux alarm - I was just curious... figured the more noise the
| merrier.  Not to mention I suggested that I figured it was a no-no.
|
| Have I ever done this?  Nope.  I do know that I'll figure things out
| and the final result will be a quality installation.  I'll also run all
| of my final designs by the home automation and security company I'm
| working with, but I prefer to do the research on my time since I'm
| paying them on a consulting basis.  They don't normally work this way
| but I'm "not an average DIY'er" (their words).  In our (very small)
| town, we have electrical inspections only and I've got a friendly
| relationship with the inspector and working through things with him.
| I'm also talking to the local fire department about the setup as well.
|
| Having lurked in this group over a year and having read a lot of
| historical posts, I figured getting a worthwhile response was about
| 50/50.  My worst fear is that Robert Bass will reply, four people will
| quibble over some local jurisdiction detail and then the whole thing
| will be derailed with something about Bass being wanted by the FBI,
| MI-6 and the Florida BBB /sarc.
|
| Constructive feedback appreciated!
|