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

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >"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.
>

They are doing it.


> "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.
>>
>> 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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