Fire Alarm Systems

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1. Does fire alarm cabling need testing?

   By Guest PaulLead, June 12, 2014
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   • Tom Sutton
   • May 8, 2015

2. Alarm test lasts 7 minutes

   By Guest Morag, January 22, 2013
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   • Tom Sutton
   • May 1, 2015

3. Do cold rooms require fire alarms?

   By Guest TiffanyAr, April 8, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • April 9, 2015

4. Can we maintain our fire alarm system ourselves?

   By Guest MartynJ, April 8, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • April 9, 2015

5. Do fire alarms have to be linked to fire brigade?

   By Guest SaraP, March 12, 2013
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   • green-foam
   • March 23, 2015

6. Is it a legal requirement to have a servicing contract for fire alarms in place and to service fire alarm system twice a year?

   By Guest MalcolmFar, March 14, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • March 15, 2015

7. Do we need such a comprehensive fire alarm system?

   By Guest Kelly, February 5, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • February 5, 2015

8. Is it allowed for call point to just activate first stage fire alarm?

   By Guest stevenKer, January 28, 2015
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   • Tom Sutton
   • January 28, 2015

9. Call points placed outside

   By Guest JohnLil, October 30, 2014
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   • Couvre-Feu
   • October 30, 2014

10. What fire detection in shop with flat above?

    By Guest GeorgePur, October 27, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • October 28, 2014

11. How long do I have to keep fire call point checks?

    By Guest BarrySax, October 8, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • October 10, 2014

12. Intermittent sounder

    By Guest AllanL, September 8, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • September 8, 2014

13. Installing fire alarm system myself

    By Guest Fraser, August 16, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • August 18, 2014

14. Temporary fire alarm system in school

    By Guest StephCam, July 25, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • July 27, 2014

15. How long to backup batteries have to last?

    By Guest JohnFree, June 23, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • June 23, 2014

16. Wet fire alarm system panel

    By Guest Alb chevalier, May 15, 2014
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    • green-foam
    • May 16, 2014

17. Distance between call points

    By dgreen3, March 21, 2014
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    • dgreen3
    • March 24, 2014

18. How should fire alarm switches be marked?

    By Guest RichardSm, March 20, 2014
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    • green-foam
    • March 21, 2014

19. Do fire alarm cables have to be fireproof?

    By Guest Karuna, December 17, 2013
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    • green-foam
    • January 27, 2014

20. What training should I have to sign off fire alarm installation certificate?

    By Guest David, January 25, 2014
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    • Tom Sutton
    • January 27, 2014

21. Do fire alarms have to be replaced after ten years?

    By Guest PhilEmm, January 25, 2014
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    • green-foam
    • January 25, 2014

22. How do you disconnect a fire alarm panel?

    By Guest MoMcG, November 13, 2013
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    • green-foam
    • November 14, 2013

23. Can you have several fire alarm panels at the same time?

    By Guest darrenau, November 6, 2013
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    • Tom Sutton
    • November 7, 2013

24. Do all call points have to be the same?

    By Guest Deborahhunt, October 28, 2013
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    • green-foam
    • October 29, 2013

25. Leaseholders force us to pay for weekly fire alarm tests

    By Guest Silas, March 13, 2013
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    • Tom Sutton
    • October 17, 2013