Re: Hook in AC Fire Alarms to Security System

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Trust your family's lives on line carrier technology?
What if the AC was out when the fire started? Does line carrier junk work
over a dead AC line?


<racerx90@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1168582906.180714.66750@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| (Other than from an asthetics point of view) I suppose I could install
| two sets fire alarms in the house.The only way I could do this though
| would be to do it wirelessly (or rebuild my house since it would be
| near impossible to route the wires without major destruction! ;)
|
| The only thing I'm a little confused by is why would Cepco sell such a
| system if it was against code. They say on their web site that not only
| is it UL Listed but Listed with the California Fire Marshal (CSFM
| 7300-1628-100.) It's specifically designed for 120V Fire Alarms to be
| connected to an Alarm Panel for monitoring purposes (states it right in
| the application notes in several places.)
|
| I hope we're all talking about the same system here, it's not a direct
| connect method (i.e. using a BRK relay module for instance which is
| ABSOLUTELY against code and I'm aware of this.) The way they do their
| system is much different than I've seen before. If you don't know what
| I mean then you might want to check out their web site for details.
|
| I understand this is not the most ideal method since the two systems
| are independent and no supervision would be possible. But wouldn't it
| be better to have some monitoring than none at all? (Not doing
| something doesn't make any sense to me since if a fire broke out at my
| house and I'm not home it's going to burn to the ground period - my
| neighbors are just too far away to notice.)
|
| Thanks!!
|
|
| Crash Gordon wrote:
| > 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
| > news:1168538957.727150.103410@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | 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!!!
| > |
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