Re: Fire Alarm System Inspections. How and how much?

[Paul Brewington <pbrewington@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, Heres the scoop.  I am an alarm company.   Been in business 10+
 years.   I have only installed about 15 systems.   Just too busy
doing other things to go back and inspect.  Yes I do have a fire alarm
license issued in this state.  No I do not have a nicet certification.

Here's the situation,   The area these systems are in were never
required to be inspected.    Now they require a yearly inspection. So
now other companies are inspecting the systems and seem to be charging
a very hefty fee.   Since I have the monitoring on these systems, I
know this is happening.   Other companies are having the owner to put
the system in test and call back for the results.

It just annoys me that I sold and still service the panel, but someone
else makes more money on the inspection than I do on the monitoring.




On 10 Nov 2006 03:27:02 -0800, "jewellfish" <jewellfish@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Sorry, but I am a bit confused. .  .are you a building owner looking to
>have a facility inspected? or a person who wants to start doing fire
>alarm inspections?
>
>If your a building owner, easist thing would be to call a couple
>companies to get quotes (Fire Marshall in your area can probably give
>you a few names.
>
>If your a alarm company owner and you are wanting to start doing fire
>alarm inspections--Stop.  Hire someone who has, at least, a level 2
>NICET certification in Fire alarm technologies.  You realize these are
>LIFE-SAFETY systems.  You can't wake up one morning and decide "I'm
>gonna start inspection fire alarms, today."
>
>If you still feel like this is something you want to do, memorize NFPA
>72.  Then, you will, at least, have an idea of what questions you need
>to be asking.
>
>Cheers
>
>Paul Brewington wrote:
>> What do you check for when doing a routine yearly inspection.   How do
>> you price it out?   I have never done this and I now see the error of
>> my ways.    I need to get a program started and would like some
>> guidence.  Thanks PAul.