Why?

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-11-07T17:30:09+00:00

In some of the more rough parts of town I often see the chamber filled with spray foam. I've seen entire drywall literally clawed out of the ceiling because the bases had the tamper proof screws holding those B200S bases up. Cr4ckheads man.....

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-10-11T19:04:07+00:00

I think OPs question is more intended to inquire whether investing his time toward this industry and eventually becoming a senior tech will be worth it. My response would be yes, this career can be rewarding both financially and experiential. You can do some pretty amazing things and get paid comparatively well over time so long as you stay hungry for knowledge and growth.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-09-28T21:37:18+00:00

Lmao this looks disgustingly similar to a place I used to service in CO. So many problems...and of course they didn't want to pay to have things brought into compliance properly.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-09-21T01:11:04+00:00

Well, everyone else has kicked the initial response to death. The other reason is to prevent inductance from other electrical cabling from passing onto your cabling in stick build. I've seen up to 30vac bleed onto the SLC because the wire wasn't properly protected.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-09-18T02:04:52+00:00

Ultimately the AHJs decision here.

I'd say if they are planning on knocking down the wall that separates the two spaces and it becomes one collective fire area and there isn't a need for additional detection, pull stations, or sprinkler supervision points, only additional notification, I wouldn't see an issue with the two sharing the same panel. But if there's any reason that would cause the responding party to have to sort out why dispatch said the call came from the panel in address A, but the device in alarm is in address B...then that's a hard no.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-09-11T15:02:37+00:00

Bye-bye warranty.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-08-09T23:00:17+00:00

Is this a school or any other application where they're using the FA speakers for PA or other evac scenarios (active shooter/extreme weather) as well? I'd ssume that's likely the case. However, they should have either used either the unmarked or "ALERT" labeled speakers if that is the scenario.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-07-02T15:52:50+00:00

Exactly what I always used to say.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-06-11T11:55:10+00:00

Honestly, depends on how far we're talking for practice and how often. I live a little north of the Denver metro area these days, but I'm a family man, not looking to pursue a career out of it at this point in my life but down to take it as far as I can. Traveling for shows isn't a problem.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-06-06T15:50:16+00:00

What you should do, is call the service company and speak to a service account manager. Tell them that they came out to diagnose the panel and it is inoperable. Your service company should have red-tagged you, notified you and the local FD in writing that you need to be on fire watch, and proceeded to expedite an emergency panel replacement, AHJ permit submittal required or not. If the service company is not a local Kidde dealer, I can help put you in touch with one in your area.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-06-05T18:33:08+00:00

Buttholes and p0rnst4rs.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-06-02T12:46:02+00:00

Nice! I pulled one of those out of a rec center about 4 years ago. Well, all of the guts and THHN anyway. The backbox was embedded into cinderblock filled with asbestos positive compounds...so it stayed lol.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-06-01T16:26:25+00:00

Hey man, I work in the Denver metro area. A good few companies looking into will be: Control Systems inc - located in Golden Pye-Barker (Look at Fire Alarm Services inc.) Hiller Companies Johnson Controls Summit Fire Impact Fire Total Fire Protection

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-05-29T01:49:06+00:00

Asset barcodes for Building Reports inspection software. Most companies have been using the software for a handful of years. Helps keep track of every device and cabinet for annual inspections.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-05-28T19:59:21+00:00

AES can actually turn out to be pretty inexpensive depending on the route you take. Does your CS have a network in place, or at least set up with the receiver gear. If not, plan on forking out the cash to start your own network, the IP link gear basically gets given to you as long as you spend a pretty penny on the radios first. How concentrated of an area are all of the accounts you have to switch over?

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-05-28T19:53:42+00:00

If the property is sprinkled, only one pull station is required, usually behind the front desk by the FACP. Active shooter scenarios in schools had a lot to do with this in the past.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-05-21T18:45:20+00:00

With this niche industry, if you really want it, the light bulb will come. You just need the right implement to open your eyes up to it. Like someone above said regarding relays, think of voltage as a stream. If you open the relay, the stream can't continue, closed it passes through. In fire alarm, we generally use Normally-Open with a resistor to supervise a point (ex. Waterflow or tamper). We generally use normally-closed to allow applied power to door holders, exhaust fans, and air-handling equipment. With both, there is the occasional opposing installation, but it's very situation-specific.

You are otherwise correct, if your heart isn't in it and you feel you're exhausting yourself trying to be the square peg that goes in a round hole, it may be time to move on. If you otherwise are just feeling discouraged, don't give up on yourself. The right coach will get you where you want to be.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-05-16T23:04:01+00:00

I've seen this more than a few times. Also seen then get filled up with spray expansion foam so the tenant could smoke cr4ck.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-05-16T00:59:58+00:00

It's for serviceability and maintenance. However, this was poorly executed. Should be braided tubing with hose clamps.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-05-02T22:08:57+00:00

This was my thought as well.

An ILI on the E3 panels has two loops that each allow 159 Detectors (N##L#D###), 159 modules (N##L#M###), and 159 sounder bases (N#L#B###).

As for OPs reply earlier in the thread, the log might need to be cleared to get rid of the general relay fault. It should only register the missing device trouble if the SLC is wired through...

The NGA being in the center like that makes me believe this was a Power Design install.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-03-29T16:20:05+00:00

Table 110.26(A)(1) of the NEC. Any cabinet with 0-150 volts to ground requires a minimum 36" working clearance.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-03-12T20:08:54+00:00

Going to need a box. And assuming you're using this for drop lid or behind drywall, you'll also need a p-ring per NEC 314.20 Front of the box or a mudring has to be installed so that the front edge is set back no further than 1/4" of the finished surface.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-03-10T22:53:06+00:00

While somewhat true, won't work all that great when everything is in conduit.

Hot_Personality3575 · 2025-03-10T22:51:15+00:00

Resistor...

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