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In some circumstances you need to put the alarm control panel in one location but have the information from the panel available somewhere else. For example, the control panel might need to be installed in the main reception area of an office complex but the information might need to be duplicated in the hut of the night-watchman. Another example might be in a school where the alarm control panel needs to be near the school office but the information also needs to be available in the caretaker's house. In these and similar situations, FirePoint-2 gives you a simple solution.
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Why are use plate Repeater in the fire alarm system and Where to install?
Plate Repeater is used in the fire alarm system so that it shows the same information that the main control panel does. The repeater panel looks a lot like the main control panel and can be placed up to 30 meters from the main control panel.
What is the use of repeater panel in fire alarm control panel?
Repeater panels, also known as Annunciator panels are used to provide a visual display of the main panel. They can additionally provide limited control functions, such as acknowledge, silence, and reseting the main fire alarm panel.
What is the difference between a repeater panel and a mimic panel in a fire alarm system?
A repeater panel looks nearly or identical to the main panel. You can control the functions of the panel that you can do on the main panel. A mimic panel just simply 'mimics' what happens on the fire alarm system. You can't do any functions like enable/disable or sound/silence alarms etc. It has an in built piezo buzzer when a fire alarm is activated, the mimic panel displays this status and tells you the zone/zone description. It may also tell you any faults that have occured. You can silence the buzzer on this mimic panel.
Is it required to have a fire alarm panel?
Only if your building is required to have an interconnected fire alarm system. Your local and state fire codes and building codes will determine what kind of alarm system is required, if any. Many single or two-family dwellings are allowed to have individual smoke alarms that are not connected to an alarm panel, but they only give local audible/visual alarm. An alarm panel allows the system to call automatically for help, when necessary. When you have one connected in a building it will supply power to the smoke detectors and the rest of the fire alarm system and may indicate where the fire has been detected. This information can be relayed to the dispatchers, allowing the fire officer/brigade to find the source of the alarm quickly and attend to the cause.
How do you turn off a fire sprinkler tamper alarm?
First you locate the source of the alarm, undo the condition (e.g., valve closed, inadequate pressure, etc), then reset the alarm condition on the sprinkler control panel and reset the alarm on the fire alarm control panel (assuming they're connected, as required by many fire codes).
How a mimic panel works in fire alarm system?
Mimic panel in fire alarm system 'mimics' or mirrors the signal of the Main Fire Control Panel.
Can fire alarm sub panel power supply tap from main fire alarm panel?
Yes, as long as there is enough typical/backup/standby power for both.
Where should a fire alarm control panel be sited?
It should be really located by an entrance exit for conveniant reasons. For example, when there is a fire alarm or a fire, the fire brigade can quickly access and see where abouts the fire has been reported to, instead of wondering around to find it in some random office, corridor some where. Or you could have repeater panels, two panels that nearly look identical to eachother. The main panel controls the system on its own. It then corresponds the information from the main panel to the repeater panel where it is displayed. Idealy, you should have some zone displaying panel by an exit so it can easily be accessed and looked at with the main panel being at a central office somewhere. Both ways are a good option.
Is a Simplex 4020 fire alarm panel addressable?
Yes.
How much is fire alarm load?
The power load of a fire alarm will depend upon how many components are connected. A single smoke alarm may be a very small load on the AC power. However, a more sophisticated alarm panel with multiple sensors and annunciators (horns, strobes) and fire-alarm release systems (panic hardware release, fire doors, extinguisher systems) may require a lot of power. As a general rule, any alarm and function required by the fire code is also required to have a backup power source, whether from a battery or a motor-generator set.
Monitor fire extinguisher?
Some new fire codes (2011) require alarm monitoring of fire extinguishers, if an alarm system is already required in the occupancy.
Will manually turning off a shunt trip breaker set off the fire alarm?
Manually turning off a shunt trip breaker should not set off the fire alarm. The only way that the breaker could set off the fire alarm when turned to the off position is if there is an auxiliary contact on the breaker connected to the fire alarm circuit. This is not usually done because the breaker should be able to be turned off when doing maintenance on the breakers circuit. If the breaker is a mandatory feed breaker to a piece of fire alarm equipment and shouldn't be left in the off position it might have a trouble circuit connected to the fire alarm panel. A trouble alarm on a fire alarm panel is different from an alarm circuit alarm.
