Dark Sparky
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- Location
- USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer
We are engineering/designing a renovation to an existing church which has an existing Siemens fire alarm system.
The owner would like to replace the Siemens system with a nonproprietary system - likely either Firelite or Notifier.
We are also putting in a small addition - just a few meeting rooms - and adding some HVAC equipment. So we'll likely need a few more points added to the FA system.
Is a new non-proprietary FACP going to be compatible with the existing Siemens notification & initiation devices?
Is it typical to be able to install a new non-proprietary FACP, and connect the existing Siemens devices to it?
Or are we likely going to need all new devices as well?
Any other high-level considerations we should be taking into account?
Any questions welcome; I'll be onsite in the morning (Jan. 3) to gather more info.
Thanks in advance.
The owner would like to replace the Siemens system with a nonproprietary system - likely either Firelite or Notifier.
We are also putting in a small addition - just a few meeting rooms - and adding some HVAC equipment. So we'll likely need a few more points added to the FA system.
Is a new non-proprietary FACP going to be compatible with the existing Siemens notification & initiation devices?
Is it typical to be able to install a new non-proprietary FACP, and connect the existing Siemens devices to it?
Or are we likely going to need all new devices as well?
Any other high-level considerations we should be taking into account?
Any questions welcome; I'll be onsite in the morning (Jan. 3) to gather more info.
Thanks in advance.