Re: No glass break tube install a piece of wire in Pull Station ? WTF

["Matthew Stanley" <mstanley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Frank Kurz" <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 03/07/2011 11:55 AM, nick markowitz wrote:
>> On Jul 3, 9:29 am, "doug"<vssd...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
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>>>> jewellfish Wrote:
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>>>>> I have encountered the same fix, although in my case the repair had
>>>>> been made with an old wooden fireplace match (head still attached).  I
>>>>> thought, well, at least if there was a fire the head would catch,
>>>>> pretty quick, and burn through allowing the handle to drop...
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>>>> I don't know what old pull-stations you two are talking about.  The
>>>> ones
>>>> like that I've worked on have a toggle switch behind the unit that is
>>>> not "easily" actuated by the force of gravity.  In fact, the glass
>>>> doesn't hold up the actuator; it's there to visually inspect which one
>>>> was pulled on-purpose.  It also acts as a psychological barrier to
>>>> prevent some kid pulling it.
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>>>> I've seen a ton of them without the glass and the little flip actuator
>>>> stays up by design. not held up by the glass/match/dowel.
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>>> They sound like Edward's stations and the rods are still available, the
>>> last
>>> ones I bought from ADI were plastic with a groove in the middle to allow
>>> them to break easily.
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>>> For the most part though the toggle switch is broken when we get the
>>> call to
>>> reset the system, caused by someone trying to forcibly close the "flap"
>>> without opening the pull station and resetting the toggle switch.
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>>> I've never seen one with anything other than the glass/plastic rod in
>>> place
>>> or occasionally without anything at all
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>>> Doug
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>> I have seen some with a fiberglass break rods  and Kidde unit which
>> used a fire board key
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> Pacific Protective Systems used to manufacture break glass stations with a
> fiber washer (a number of them are still in active service even though
> they don't have a ULC Listing).  I've seen one instance where a resident
> manager replaced the fiber one with a regular steel washer.  Like anyone
> carries a screwdriver in their back pocket...  Oh wait...  I just happen
> to have one!  :-)
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> --
> Frank Kurz
> www.firetechs.net
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Was that the same pull station ADEMCO used with the 508 fire system?

Matthew