Re: The Fire Alarm experts Strike Again

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

Nick, I've seen many fire systems that have been installed improperly, I've
seen a lot more where the original installation was probably OK, but the
system has been compromised by others working on the system, be it a
sprinkler company disconnecting the bell circuits while they drain the
system, an electrician disconnecting the keypad/annunciator to stop it
beeping while they shut down power, elevator companies disconnecting the
recall relays, the building owner disconnecting pull stations, a single
phone line looped to two RJ jacks, flow switches wired so they send an alarm
on restore and a restore on flow, I've even seen them installed facing the
wrong way on the pipe, wall warts supplying power to the panel, in many
cases its impossible to tell who was responsible for the errors, but its not
always the original installation or service company.

Doug
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"nick markowitz" <nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Friend of mine asked me to install a Burglar alarm at a  large retail
> store which the place he works for just recently moved to after losing
> there previous lease.
> The store is fully sprinklered and has a fire system by another large
> Burg/Fire installing company and I made sure before starting that he realy
> wanted me to do the burg alarm and not the company that did the fire work.
> He said he did not want them doing the burg.work becuse he was displeased
> with how the fire system was put in.
> The store owner has an electronics backround so he had an inkling things
> were not done properly.
> After I get my  burg system installed and working  the sales (pig) rep
> shows up from other company upset they did not get the burg work and said
> I installed used products and they were all obsolete. mind you what I
> installed was all new Honeywell  and some of it was beta products not even
> on the market yet.
> The sales (Pig) Rep was shown the door and 3 days ago
> a small flash fire developed when chemichals flashed over in a utilty room
> and luckily fire dept responded when smoke went off  but system it self
> never sounded. only keypad beeped.
> tech from fire company came out and found wire on horn circuit was not
> hooked to panel.Horn ciruit was never supervised.
> So much for there superior systems and installs.
> seems like these fire experts never learn.
> and now the AHJ is not to pleased abiut the situation.
>
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