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

["ABLE_1" <royboynospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

You should have a clause in your contract that states no one shall service
the system other than you or your authorized servicing company.  Think
liability.

Also change the cabinet locks and don't give the customer a key.  :-)


"Paul Brewington" <pbrewington@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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.