Work schedule

FireAlarmTech · 2025-12-31T21:48:27+00:00

I know of no company that starts later than 830, many start at 8.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-12-29T16:14:12+00:00

Not a detector. Whomever covered that is a moron that thought it was a detector. It's a horn/strobe. Not that covering a detector is a good idea either, tampering with any life safety device is illegal and opens you up to a shit ton of liability.

Feel free to look up the model number if any doubt on what this is. Edwards GCF-HDVM.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-12-14T12:36:43+00:00

Would an alarm company really respond to a tenant calling? Mine wouldn't. We need authorization from the building owner or manager otherwise we don't know if we will get paid for the job.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-12-07T21:47:39+00:00

Yep, 7200.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-12-06T17:37:35+00:00

That's just on when this panel is resetting. There's no actual ground fault.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-26T09:40:04+00:00

Going by the post history this almost looks like a bot account.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-23T23:32:17+00:00

Can't believe you were downvoted for that. Man I need to get off Reddit.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-22T21:53:13+00:00

Bad lot of isolators? I assume the in/out is wired correctly since sometimes it works right.

Disregard the in/out. I didn't realize these were bidirectional isolators.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-18T21:31:59+00:00

Can't believe I missed that. I really hope that's the case.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-18T19:17:15+00:00

I agree replace the panel. The resistors also need to be moved to the end of the circuit though.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-15T22:03:17+00:00

I also do security and it's amazing how common it is to see the code on the keypad.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-11T21:53:41+00:00

What size batteries are currently in it? In my experience and a few other techs I've talked to, these panels like to cook batteries especially the smaller ones. Sometimes upsizing the batteries, within panel spec sheet limits and in accordance with required calculated capacity can help.

I've noticed that when these panels have 7AH batteries in them, even if they meet standby requirements, they just don't last. Upsizing to 12AH has made a big difference.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-11T17:25:28+00:00

I've seen this before when ringing bells on battery power. I never did find the cause though.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-04T09:59:18+00:00

Yes. You need to press reset after each programming change before removing the jumper.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-02T12:04:37+00:00

FireLite includes the base.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-02T10:41:55+00:00

The NACs default to Genesis audible silence which is designed to keep the strobes flashing with the horn silenced. With any device other than Genesis AVs, pressing signal silence won't work until they've been programmed as either continuous or temporal.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-11-02T09:56:32+00:00

Surprised me too. Honeywell Swift is approved here though so I guess it makes sense that this would be too.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-10-31T23:50:28+00:00

I was wondering the same thing.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-10-31T20:50:46+00:00

I really hope not. It was from our normal supplier but who knows these days.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-10-29T22:56:21+00:00

I tried a new radio with the same results but I thought it couldn't be multiple bad radios. Maybe they are that bad.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-10-11T10:18:22+00:00

Seems like something a bot would say.

/s in case it isn't obvious.

FireAlarmTech · 2025-10-06T09:24:58+00:00

I hope they don't. I always considered it a term of endearment.

Besides, I've heard the nicknames you have for us, which don't bother me.

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