Re: Church told to hang own fire panel

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
>>First, the "guide" in the reference ain't that
>>"handy" especially from a layman's view...
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> I can't speak for you.  I found it helpful in
> explaining things to my DIY customers.
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>>and I'm sure that a business owner has nothing
>>better to do than acquire, read and digest the
>>NFPA72...
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> Most of the time commercial fire alarms we sell
> get installed by in-house electriciams.  They usually
> know NFPA better than many of the alarm installers
> I've met over the years.
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>>so he/she can accurately describe his wiring in
>>terms of what class and style wiring he/she has installed.
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> You're still referring to "class?"

As does the form you claim to be so familiar with

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>>Not to mention battery calcs and what not.
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> Battery calcs are a snap.  Many of the
> manufcturers even provide a downloadable
> spreadsheet to facilitate it.
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>>Then there is the quick trip to radio shack
>>to try and find out how to do a discharge
>>test on a battery.
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> You go to Radio Shack?
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I have, when the need for a particular item comes up in the middle of an
instal.  Where else would a layman go to figure out how to do a
discharge test and what he/she needs to do it?

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>>The Fire Marshall around here just loves finding
>>inspection forms with "self" entered under "Service
>>Organization"... oh wait, he never has...
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> Hmm.  Which is it?  Does he love it or hasn't
> he ever seen it?  Oh, wait.  You were kidding.
> About the entire post or just this?
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