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

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>"that basically go door to door offering free inspection of sprinkler and
>fire systems"

I can't quite picture how that works. Generally speaking if you are required
to have a fire alarm, most times it must be monitored and under an
inspection contract where we are. If the end user has any warranty on a
system, a third party involvement might void that. If the customer knows he
has a bad system what would be his motivation to let them inspect? Here you
have to turn in red tags to the state and the AHJ. Best thing the customer
could hope for is to lose his CO for free.
Who has time for that anyway? Most of the time it is all you can do to
inspect what is out there under contract already.


"Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "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.
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> That may not exactly be the case.  I know of one or two sprinkler
> companies that basically go door to door offering free inspection of
> sprinkler and fire systems, and then make a list of reccomended repairs
> and upgrades.  Its a sales tactic.
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