Well, what were the odds? It happened again (sort of). I was eating lunch in the food court, and then the fire alarm goes off! I scramble to get out my camera and after I turn it on, I grab my lunch and get out (forgetting my book bag was under the table – oops).
Well, after we get outside, they tell us it was NOT a drill, and they don’t know what set it off, so we had to wait for the fire department to arrive and inspect the place. After finding out there’s no fire, they silence the alarm. The system, like all the rest on the campus, is programmed for “audible silence”, so the strobes were still flashing after the alarm stopped. However, wanting to get back to their lunch (not to mention the warm building) people start to make their way back in. But, the UPD officer on the scene forces them back out. Well, as it turns out, for some reason, they couldn’t get the system to reset (it was acting funny from the start – the “Alarm Silenced” LED was on, even though it was never silenced), so they decide to let everyone back in anyway.
They fiddled with it for the next 20-25 minutes, and they even set if off again briefly (they didn’t make us evacuate, though). After finally figuring out a smoke detector was the problem (it went bad), they were finally able to get the system to reset.
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Here’s a video of my entire fire alarm collection. Sorry about the shaky video.
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Testing my Wheelock EHS-DL1 Horn/Strobe with my Fire-Lite BG-12L.
Video discusses the installation of double interlock releasing panel mechanisms on preaction and deluge fire sprinkler systems. For more information contact Potter Signal at 800-325-3936 or at www.pottersignal.com.
Here’s a demo on how to wire a 4 wire smoke detector to a fire alarm control panel. The panel shown is a Fire-Lite MS-4424B, and the smoke is a BRK 2824 photoelectric. NOTE: there is some strobe footage shown, is you suffer any ill effects from viewing a strobe flash, please do not watch.
Video discusses the installation of releasing panel mechanisms on preaction and deluge fire sprinkler systems. For more information contact Potter Signal at 800-325-3936 or at www.pottersignal.com.
A Video For the Ocean City, Maryland Fire Department
Video discusses the various ADA compliant audio/visual devices installed in conjunction with fire sprinkler systems that provide notification to building occupants. For more information contact Potter Signal at 800-325-3936 or at www.pottersignal.com.
Video discusses the installation of various tamper switches in wet and dry pipe fire sprinkler systems. For more information contact Potter Signal at 800-325-3936 or at www.pottersignal.com.