Re: The Fire Alarm experts Strike Again

["Stanley Barthfarkle" <sbarth@xxxxxxxxx>]

(Sorry for top posting... continuity)

All of which is why quarterly fire alarm testing is a good idea for
commercial, and 30 days for large commercial/industrial.


"Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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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