Re: Hook in AC Fire Alarms to Security System

["nick markowitz" <nick-markowitz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

NFPA prohibits tying 120 volt smokes to a fire panel because of problems of
false alarms caused when power drops to smokes it is highly likely to false
.
 3-8.1.3 and3-8.1.4.4
Put in some wireless smokes which are supervised would be the better way.

<racerx90@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm looking to tie in my BRK AC fire alarm system into my Caddx NX-8e
> Security System so I can have it monitored in case of a fire. I'd
> prefer not to rewire my entire house with fire alarms if possible.
>
> Does anyone of any systems which will allow me to tie the two systems
> together (i.e. AC->DC systems)? I'm aware of the safety issues/code
> violations around doing this, so I'd like to do it the right way.
>
> So far, the only thing I've seen which can do this is the Cepco system
> which monitors the alarm from a sensor which sends a signal over the AC
> wires which gets picked up by a remote receiver which can be either
> hardwired-in or plugged directly into an AC outlet (the box has either
> NO or NC connections leading from it.)
>
> I wasn't sure if there were any other systems out there that can also
> do this that might be a better way of doing it. Thanks!!!
>