Re: Addressable Fire Panel Search

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>> On 10/27/2010 2:26 AM, Frank Kurz wrote:
>>> On 26/10/2010 7:49 PM, ABLE1 wrote:
>>>> Hey all,
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>>>> Looking for a reliable Commercial Addressable Fire Panel.
>>>>
>>>> Needs to have more than 150 zones.
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>>>> Easy to program with on board keys, etc.
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>>>> Downloadable with included software.
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>>>> Reasonably priced.
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>>>> At least 2 NAC's
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>>>> Any other features would be standard on most any Commercial Fire Panel.
>>>> I can name a number of panels Silent Knight, FireLite, Ademco, and
>>>> others.
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>>>> Actually looking for pros and cons that you are using. Any tidbit will
>>>> be
>>>> helpful.
>>>>
>>>> TIA
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>>>> Les
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>>> With 150 ZONES you've pretty well limited yourself to "the big guys". If
>>> EVAC and fire phones are involved, you won't have a whole lot of
>>> options. Notifier, Chubb Edwards, Simplex, Siemens, Gamewell. Mircom may
>>> figure in there as well. Their FX-2000 is also priced well, but I
>>> understand that they've had some problems in the US market. Why so many
>>> zones, mind my asking?
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>> Could we have a discussion on the Edwards line?
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>> The Direct TV job is dismal - large portions of many days are spent
>> trying to connect with other techs who either have equipment you need, or
>> need equipment you have.  Once a week (and again on the first of every
>> month) we have to drive two hours (one way) to submit paperwork, get
>> inventoried and get what equipment they will issue (never enough for the
>> whole week). We also engage in a "tech meeting" where, among other
>> things, they complain about gas usage.  This being a piece-work job I see
>> why they have such high turnover - in the 6-7 weeks I've been there I've
>> seen three guys walk out the door.  Two of them had been there several
>> years (five years is considered an "old timer").  Perhaps if I worked
>> directly for Direct TV it would be different, but being a
>> "Semi-independent" for a sub-contractor...
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>> ANYWAY - I've just accepted a job offer from a fire and safety company as
>> a service tech.  They use, almost exclusively, Edwards products.  I will
>> be doing service work and head end programming.
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>> Having only had contact with Edwards gear as a user doing fire
>> inspections I am curious.  It looks like fairly solid equipment and I'm
>> told that programming is straight forward without too many twists.
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>> The company has been around for many years and they are picking up the
>> tab for my code update to renew my fire alarm license - plus I'm starting
>> at just a buck an hour less than I was making when I left the other place
>> (frankly, more than I expected).
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>> I would like to hear opinions/experiences with the Edwards line.
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>> Thanks
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> There old equipment (this will show my age) like the 9600 custom was a
> tank..
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> new one like the esa2000  and such were piece of junk, at that time I
> stopped using those panel and got into Notifier..
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Oups its the 6500 custom.. my bad!