Re: 2 Partition DSC 1864 Smoke Detector Question

["Mike Schumann" <mike-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not legally required to have Smoke Detectors in my application, so I
don't think the lack of commercial approval should be an issue.

Mike Schumann

"Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mike Schumann" <mike-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> The reset part of this is what has been bugging me.  I want the remote
>> building smoke detectors on a separate zone from the main building
>> detectors, so that I can tell which building has an alarm.  But I'm
>> perplexed on how to handle the reset function.
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>> Mike Schumann
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>> "Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> "Mike Schumann" <mike-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>I am installing DSC 1864 Alarm Panel with 2 partitions to provide
>>>>security in two buildings.  I am using 2 wire smoke detectors, directly
>>>>connected to PGM2 in the panel in the main building.
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>>>> I am running a 4 wire cable to the remote building for the second
>>>> keypad and a PC5108 Expansion Module.  I also want to put in a couple
>>>> of smoke detectors in the remote building.
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>>>> What is the best solution for providing smoke detectors in the remote
>>>> building?  Can I use 4 wire smoke detectors and wire them into a zone
>>>> on the PC5108 or do I need to do something else?
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>>>> Thanks,
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>>>> Mike Schumann
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>>> You would probably want a way to reset the four wire smokes, this is
>>> normally done by using a PGM on the panel to interrupt power to the
>>> smokes, if you wire them into the 5108 and draw power from the 5108 then
>>> you don't have any easy way to reset them. I suppose you could use a
>>> 5208 PGM module in the remote building to do this but I'm not sure if
>>> the manufacturer recommends it, you could even power the zone expander
>>> from the PGM output in the panel, but thats probably not a good idea
>>> either. I think I would just run a separate fire rated 4 conductor for
>>> the smokes in the remote building, that way you can use the PGM output
>>> in the panel per the manufacturers instructions.
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>>> Doug
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> Reset of four wire smokes is accomplished by removing power to the smokes
> for a few seconds, you can have the four wire smokes on different zones so
> you can identify which building caused the alarm and still use a common
> reset, but Jewellfish brings up a possibly overlooked issue if you are
> located in the US. The 1864 isn't rated for commercial fire in the US.
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> Doug
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