ryant35
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- Location
- Cypress, CA
We have a 10 story fully sprinklered high rise with voice evac and total area smoke detection. Every time we complete a tenant improvement the fire department has us conduct a 24 hour standby + 15 min alarm battery test on the panels & all NAC panels.
We pass every time after spending some time a couple of years ago creating master floor plans to correct the calculations & installing 2 sets of 110AH batteries on the panels.
It occurred to me today that if the building power fails withing 48 hours of the battery test the system will fail and leave the occupants of the building without a working fire alarm system.
This seems like a huge liability for this building and the fire department, and these type of tests should never be done on an occupied building. Does anyone agree with me?
We pass every time after spending some time a couple of years ago creating master floor plans to correct the calculations & installing 2 sets of 110AH batteries on the panels.
It occurred to me today that if the building power fails withing 48 hours of the battery test the system will fail and leave the occupants of the building without a working fire alarm system.
This seems like a huge liability for this building and the fire department, and these type of tests should never be done on an occupied building. Does anyone agree with me?