Re: AC Smoke interconnection

[Frank Olson <Use-the-email-links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just Looking wrote:
>> Nothing prohibits an individual from wiring his AC smokes to his >home's
> burglar alarm panel
>
> Maybe not an individual, but around here most certainly a licensed fire
> alarm company can't do it legally.


Even a licensed fire alarm company can do such an interconnection.
Around my neck of the woods, engineers often want the fire alarm system
to "monitor" some building functions (such as damper positions or fan
status).  Bass has on a number of occasions stated that you can't
connect anything to a fire alarm system unless it's "listed" for the
purpose.  I have yet to see a "UL Listed damper switch", yet such
interconnection is done all the time.  At one particular school, the
smoke alarms in the dormitories are "monitored" by the fire alarm
system.  They don't initiate an evacuation alarm but simply provide a
visual indication of the room in which the smoke alarm has been
activated.  This allows staff to respond (most often it's because one of
the students is smoking which is strictly against the "rooles").  The
school is located in New York State (which is one of the most strictest
jurisdictions in the US).

There is no code or statute that prohibits an end-user (homeowner) from
interconnecting his AC smoke alarms to his burglar alarm panel.  Bass
and I frequently get into this argument and he loses all the time when I
post the relevant code.  He's an idiot.  I'd suggest ignoring him, but
he's way too entertaining.

You will notice that he doesn't respond to me directly.  Care to guess why?