Re: New Age Fire Alarm Panel

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 7:19:45 PM UTC-5, ABLE1 wrote:
> Just thought I would document my observation of yesterday and here is a=
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> good a place as any other.
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> Received a call from a guy by the name of Sam.  Said that he hoped I=20
> could help him since I was now the fifth person he was told to call.  He=
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> started by calling System Sensor that finally referred him to Alarmax=20
> who referred him to me.
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> He said that he was having a problem with a System Sensor 2WB that was=20
> always going into alarm.  He said he swapped it with another but then=20
> when he installed it at another location it would shortly go into alarm.
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> He said that the location was in the sanding room.  I said, a smoke=20
> detector in a sanding room is not recommended.
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> So I set an appointment to go and clean detectors.  So I get to the=20
> address and it is a Amish cabinet shop at his home.  Come to find out=20
> that there are a total of four 2 wire smokes in the shop.  ALL WERE VERY=
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> DIRTY, amazingly full of saw dust............
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> Trained Sam and his sons how to open up and clean the detectors.  Then I=
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> looked at the panel.  All smokes were wired back to a Altronix 6062=20
> timer.  Oh and no EOLR needed.  I kid you not.
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> Now all you guys can speculate all you want, but the dang thing really=20
> did work.  When a smoke goes into alarm it kicks off a loud air horn.
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> Sam said that the guy that installed it 7 years ago was no longer in=20
> business so he had to get this fixed because it was waking him up at 3:30=
am.
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> There are days that I am glad I really answered the phone.
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> Hope you enjoyed the story.
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> Have a good weekend.
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> Les

When people ask me how long I've been installing alarms systems I'll someti=
mes tell them "Well ..... let me see, I think the first alarm I ever instal=
led consisted of a vine tied to a rock placed over a cave opening." Or "We =
used to get paid with a chicken or a few dozen eggs."=20

As a matter of fact, I still have a customer who raises chickens that gives=
 me a dozen eggs (along with a check, nowdays)