Re: Mix n Match Smokes on the same zone.

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe different tolerances will interupt the electron flux?..like "crossing
the streams".

Dunno, but I don't mix them anyway.


"Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Z9V4h.1582$mR4.1371@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|I give up. I think if they are listed to work with the panel then they
| should work with each other. I am not a EE so what I say isn't worth much.
I
| guees you'd have to put the question in writing to the manufacturers to
get
| their take.
|
| "Nick Lawrence" <nlaw@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:5cf8c$45540c18$43bca3f1$20655@xxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Roland...
| > Right you are... but what about mixing different brands/models of cross
| > listed smokes on the same loop?
| >
| > Roland Moore wrote:
| >> One reason is you should only use devices that are listed for use with
| >> that panel.
| >>
| >> "Nick Lawrence" <nlaw@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
| >> news:5a788$45540323$43bca3f1$16508@xxxxxxxxxxxx
| >>
| >>>Group...
| >>>Can anyone provide an explanation, of cite applicable code, as to why
it
| >>>is not a good practice to install and mix different brands and/or
models
| >>>of 2-wire smoke detectors on the same fire zone (ademco vista panel,
| >>>2-wire fire loop).
| >>>TIA, Nick
| >>
| >>
|