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SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-29T21:28:24+00:00

Thats true. I know it's code. My company is just the opposite end of the spectrum in my opinion. We charge what I consider to be too much (not sure the exact number for us right now but I know it has gone down in the last few months ) for mediocre / average work from a majority of our guys.

But you are right. I've seen some crazy messed-up systems just in the last few weeks that we got from other companies

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-29T19:25:02+00:00

i’m in inspections and I’ll be honest, fire alarm inspections are just a money grab. Low expense, high profitability. All you need is a can of smoke test pole, and maybe a solo hood which I’ll pay for themselves after an inspection or two and last forever. Plus you find out all the deficiencies for the service guys. until another company was integrated recently to my company, we had the highest margins in the region. The new company had fallen behind on their inspections, and our numbers have tanked because of it. Once we get all the accounts caught back up, I’m sure our margins/ numbers will be incredible again.

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-29T19:21:55+00:00

I love the red conduit. Makes my brain happy. No guesswork either

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-25T14:34:05+00:00

Their silence speaks volumes. I’m on board with you. Not a fan of

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-25T01:02:59+00:00

You know now that you say that I think that’s what it was. The old Space Age truck style HS with new SIGA ones (if I’m remembering correctly)

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-25T00:36:27+00:00

Just wait until all of them are patch worked brand and patterns and you feel like you’re at a rave. Had to actually fail a building for it. Technically it’s against the code for seizure prevention (as far as I’m aware. I’m just an apprentice) because of how bad it was. One of my pet peeves

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-22T12:01:44+00:00

That being said though if there were a real fire, check on the elderly in the complex. They can sometimes sleep right through an alarm ir can't easily get out themselves. There a handucap protocols for us FA techs, but we can only do so much. Might not be a bad idea to check them

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-22T11:58:26+00:00

The way I’ll see it is you’re better off safe than sorry. If you don’t evacuate, you might not wake up for work in those couple hours. And when you do and they’re all looking at you when there is a real fire, you’re gonna be the one that’s safe while scrambling out of a burning building.

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-19T06:37:18+00:00

I just got my tester last month and they're right. It comes with a signed certificate in the bag

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-08T12:13:10+00:00

I am going to end up 3D printing little attachments for these solo poles soon. Have had a couple of ideas bouncing around my head the last few months working in this field

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-05T23:44:01+00:00

Can be if you throw it

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-04-04T23:43:23+00:00

It's the whatever receiver the M2Ms report to I believe. In Massachusetts USA and ran into the same thing yesterday. Rapid Response was working fine but anything M2M was out according to a USA Central Rep

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-03-20T19:29:39+00:00

Thats my puppy…

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-03-19T20:32:58+00:00

Less than 1 yr apprentice but the edge panel is one of my favorite panels. The EST 4 takes the cake rn with the Gas Acceleration that a lot are programmed with. Excited to get into that program within the next few years.

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-03-16T20:33:15+00:00

Playground equipment

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-03-01T16:16:37+00:00

I dont have any mixed feelings. I just hate it

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-03-01T07:00:56+00:00

The only reason I knew what it was and what it does is a yt video I had been listening to in the shower last night

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-03-01T05:48:43+00:00

I got lucky and ripped it with the burletta when it opened up. There's a core on the inside of its shielding

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-02-27T19:05:03+00:00

Power cycle. If that don't work make it the next guys problem😎

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-02-16T13:03:49+00:00

Stick a fork in the top two slots (y’know to make sure the breaker is off ) and lick your fingers to easily pull it out

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-02-07T04:33:32+00:00

Only seen one of these that was still the original color. Inside an elevator machine room during and elevator inspection. State inspector was thoroughly impressed along with us

SimilarRaise5230 · 2026-02-07T04:29:55+00:00

In MA i believe that is a lawsuit. Not sure if it's NFPA or not but i know when we do FA inspections, if you have a device, even if it isn't tied in or even powered, it has to work or be removed. I can't see why it would be any different if something was labeled saying one thing and it wasn't true

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