Fire Alarm Systems

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1. apollo 65 smoke detectors

   By Guest james, June 24, 2015
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   • AnthonyB
   • July 8, 2015

2. Battery calculations for fire alarm systems

   By Guest JamieM, July 2, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • July 4, 2015

3. Noise level of fire alarm panel

   By Guest MikeDob, June 18, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • June 18, 2015

4. Life expectancy of fire alarm panel

   By Guest MichaelWo, June 18, 2015
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   • green-foam
   • June 18, 2015

5. Manual call point activate randomly

   By Guest Jaco, June 10, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • June 13, 2015

6. 3 wire systems: are they still allowed?

   By thefireguy, May 22, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • May 29, 2015

7. L3 fire alarm system

   By Guest Avi, May 28, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • May 28, 2015

8. Fire alarm system in sheltered housing

   By Guest Ferguss, May 13, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • May 14, 2015

9. Does fire alarm cabling need testing?

   By Guest PaulLead, June 12, 2014
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   • Tom Sutton
   • May 8, 2015

10. Alarm test lasts 7 minutes

    By Guest Morag, January 22, 2013
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    • Tom Sutton
    • May 1, 2015

11. Do cold rooms require fire alarms?

    By Guest TiffanyAr, April 8, 2015
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    • Tom Sutton
    • April 9, 2015

12. Can we maintain our fire alarm system ourselves?

    By Guest MartynJ, April 8, 2015
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    • Tom Sutton
    • April 9, 2015

13. Do fire alarms have to be linked to fire brigade?

    By Guest SaraP, March 12, 2013
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    • green-foam
    • March 23, 2015

14. Is it a legal requirement to have a servicing contract for fire alarms in place and to service fire alarm system twice a year?

    By Guest MalcolmFar, March 14, 2015
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    • Tom Sutton
    • March 15, 2015

15. Do we need such a comprehensive fire alarm system?

    By Guest Kelly, February 5, 2015
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    • Tom Sutton
    • February 5, 2015

16. Is it allowed for call point to just activate first stage fire alarm?

    By Guest stevenKer, January 28, 2015
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    • Tom Sutton
    • January 28, 2015

17. Call points placed outside

    By Guest JohnLil, October 30, 2014
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    • Couvre-Feu
    • October 30, 2014

18. How long do I have to keep fire call point checks?

    By Guest BarrySax, October 8, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • October 10, 2014

19. Intermittent sounder

    By Guest AllanL, September 8, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • September 8, 2014

20. Installing fire alarm system myself

    By Guest Fraser, August 16, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • August 18, 2014

21. Temporary fire alarm system in school

    By Guest StephCam, July 25, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • July 27, 2014

22. How long to backup batteries have to last?

    By Guest JohnFree, June 23, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • June 23, 2014

23. Wet fire alarm system panel

    By Guest Alb chevalier, May 15, 2014
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    • green-foam
    • May 16, 2014

24. Distance between call points

    By dgreen3, March 21, 2014
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    • dgreen3
    • March 24, 2014

25. How should fire alarm switches be marked?

    By Guest RichardSm, March 20, 2014
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    • green-foam
    • March 21, 2014