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Security & Fire Protection Systems: question followups
question followups in Security & Fire Protection Systems
Security & Fire Protection Systems: question followups
question followups in Security & Fire Protection Systems
Security & Fire Protection Systems: question followups
question followups in Security & Fire Protection Systems
Security & Fire Protection Systems: question followups
question followups in Security & Fire Protection Systems
Security & Fire Protection Systems: question followups
question followups in Security & Fire Protection Systems
Security & Fire Protection Systems: question followups
question followups in Security & Fire Protection Systems
Security & Fire Protection Systems: resetting code, standby battery, rechargeable batteries
standby battery, rechargeable batteries, power failure: Hello Kevin, and thanks for your question. I ve been on the road, else I d have answered sooner. We don t have enough clues to offer you a definitive answer, so I ll give you some general suggestions. All alarm panels have a standby battery that takes...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: security, home security systems, fire alarm system
home security systems, fire alarm system, tiny transmitters: Hello, Steph, and thanks for your question. Your question is a bit broad, so I ll answer in broad statements. Feel free to ask additional questions later so we can drill down to the system and options that are a match for your needs. First, affordability....
Security & Fire Protection Systems: sensors, home security systems, motion sensors
home security systems, motion sensors, false alarms: Hello, Benny, and thanks for your question. There are two answers: yes, and no. Let me explain. Motion detectors and pets have never mixed well, but with the explosion of home security systems over the last decade, equipment manufacturers have tried...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke alamrm that keeps going off, products of combustion, smoke detector
products of combustion, smoke detector, smoke detectors: Hello Chris, and thanks for your question. Smoke detectors don t belong in any area where products of combustion are normally created. This would include kitchens and areas near furnaces. I m not surprised by the problems you report. Next, today s fire...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke alarm Nortron Model #AC12W, smoke alarms, smoke alarm
smoke alarms, smoke alarm, right direction: Hello Heidi, and thanks for writing. I too have been unable to find any information on Nortron beyond that it looks like a Canadian company. If you did not inherit them, did you buy them? If so, I d be interested in learning where -- as this could help...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke alarm beeping, smoke alarm, test button
smoke alarm, test button: Hi Michael, and thanks for writing. It s hard to say what s wrong with your detector other than it s not working correctly. Try this: disconnect the electric harness and remove the battery. Then press and hold test button for 20 seconds. Put everything...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke alarm chirps, smoke alarms, diagnostic clues
smoke alarms, diagnostic clues, test button: Hello Mickey, and thanks for writing. I have noticed quite a few smoke detector questions of late. I have no idea why -- and I have no new ideas about causes or solutions. When I get questions such as these, I search for the owner s manual online. That...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke alarm, faulty wiring, chirp
faulty wiring, chirp, smoke alarm: Thank you for your question. An electrician can easily troubleshoot the problem for you. But before you call one, please try an experiment. Turn off the power to the detectors AND remove all the batteries. This will prove, one way or the other, whether...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke alarms, depth answer, sensitivity adjustment
depth answer, sensitivity adjustment, bathroom fan: Hello Jenni, This is a fairly common problem in homes and apartments. First I have to ask a few questions. 1.) How far is the detector from the bathroom? a.) Is it closer than 3 feet? Try moving it away from the door. b.) If it is more...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke detector 4 chirps, proplem, smoke detectors
proplem, smoke detectors, smoke detector: Tonya, there s nothing in the literature for the 9120B that indicates a series of four chirps. If you just had the detectors installed, I suggest calling the contractor back to either explain what the symptom means, or to replace the detectors. Hope...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke detector alarms, furnace room, backup batteries
furnace room, backup batteries, best bet: Hello Liz, and thanks for your question. Smoke detectors require a little bit of maintenance; changing the backup batteries about once a year, and having a periodic cleaning. How often a detector needs to be cleaned not only depends on the type of detector...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke detector, nfpa 72, little notch
nfpa 72, little notch, screw driver: Hello Trina, I m sorry for the delay in answering your question. According to the new NFPA-72 (fire codes) the layout that the previous owners used is just about right, I commend them in thier (or the electricians) wisdom. As for your false alarm...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: smoke detectors going off - AGAIN, home security system, monitored home security system
home security system, monitored home security system, false alarms: Hi Amy, and thanks for writing. It sounds like you have smoke detectors connected to your monitored home security system. If this is true, then turning off power to the house won t help, because the security system has back-up batteries. The main cause...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: troubleshooting home security system, burglary alarms, home security alarm
burglary alarms, home security alarm, home security system: Hi, Kevin, and thanks for your question. It s hard to separate the effects you describe from the action you took -- turning off the breaker. I ve not, however, ever heard of a control beeping on a regular schedule like yours. Here s what I think... ...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: troubleshooting interconnected smoke detectors, fresh batteries, fire panel
fresh batteries, fire panel, home improvement store: Hello John, and thanks for your question. Current codes do require that when one smoke detector sounds, all detectors sounds. I am puzzled by two things you describe: 1. The inability to reset the detectors with the reset switch. 2. Going into alarm...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: which home security system is best, e mail address, home security system
e mail address, home security system, central monitoring station: Hello, and Thank You for the question. Congratulations on building your new house. Now is the best time to wire your house for a security system, while the walls are open. Here are a few hints: Run a 4 conductor wire (a minimum of 22 gauge wire)...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: window alarms, window contact, dear dave
window contact, dear dave, hi mary: Hi Mary, and thanks for your question. Is motion detection important? Sure. Consider this: a window contact detects when the window (or door) is opened. But what happens if a burglar breaks the glass? With just a contact -- nothing. Motion detection...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: window contact wiring code?, school of hard knocks, national electrical code
school of hard knocks, national electrical code, coleman cable: Hello Tom, and thanks for writing. I know of no code requirements specifically for the application you describe. That said, I d mention that many of the good wiring practices that you follow are probably a reflection of parts of the National Electrical...
Security & Fire Protection Systems: your last bit in your profile/intro, double cylinder deadbolts, home alarm system
double cylinder deadbolts, home alarm system, basement window: First thing I ll suggest is that you go to my security Web site [www.blackdogsecurity.org] where you can read a bunch of articles I ve written about home security (and some other topics). You can refer to that all the time, and there s a heck of a lot of info...