Re: Hook in AC Fire Alarms to Security System

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't do it. Do it right or don't do it at all. I cringe everytime I see
someone do this.



<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!!!
|