Re: New Age Fire Alarm Panel

[ABLE1 <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/5/2015 9:25 PM, RTS wrote:
> "ABLE1"  wrote in message news:zMTAw.1280962$Rp.197200@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Just thought I would document my observation of yesterday and here is a
> good a place as any other.
>
> Received a call from a guy by the name of Sam.  Said that he hoped I
> could help him since I was now the fifth person he was told to call.  He
> started by calling System Sensor that finally referred him to Alarmax
> who referred him to me.
>
> He said that he was having a problem with a System Sensor 2WB that was
> always going into alarm.  He said he swapped it with another but then
> when he installed it at another location it would shortly go into alarm.
>
> He said that the location was in the sanding room.  I said, a smoke
> detector in a sanding room is not recommended.
>
> So I set an appointment to go and clean detectors.  So I get to the
> address and it is a Amish cabinet shop at his home.  Come to find out
> that there are a total of four 2 wire smokes in the shop.  ALL WERE VERY
> DIRTY, amazingly full of saw dust............
>
> Trained Sam and his sons how to open up and clean the detectors.  Then I
> looked at the panel.  All smokes were wired back to a Altronix 6062
> timer.  Oh and no EOLR needed.  I kid you not.
>
> Now all you guys can speculate all you want, but the dang thing really
> did work.  When a smoke goes into alarm it kicks off a loud air horn.
>
> Sam said that the guy that installed it 7 years ago was no longer in
> business so he had to get this fixed because it was waking him up at
> 3:30am.
>
> There are days that I am glad I really answered the phone.
>
> Hope you enjoyed the story.
>
> Have a good weekend.
>
> Les
>
>
>
>
> Les,  you know you live and work in the RURAL part of America  when the
> Burglar alarm your called to fix  consists of a battery, bell, laundry
> line clip, 2 tacks, small piece of cardboard and 60 feet of string..
> After  I stopped ROFL,   I tied the string back together where it had
> broken and declared the alarm fixed...
>
> (((true story)))
>
> RTS
>

Yupper doozie!!!