Blog tagged as smoke detector

Signaling Line Circuit (SLC) isolation made easy

23/06/23 07:32 AM By Adam Jacobs - Comment(s)

Fire departments and other code officials are starting to look closely at SLC isolation.  The signaling line circuit is the circuit or circuits that connect all of the inputs - detectors, pull stations, modules, etc. - to the control panel.  Circuit isolation has been part of the life safe...

Potter Announces Integrated Voice Network Paging

04/05/23 09:23 AM By Adam Jacobs - Comment(s)

Potter’s Integrated Voice Network Paging supplies largescale environments with structured paging and live stream voice management.

Building requirements for larger infrastructures, such as campuses, military, and other multi-building sites, require solutions to page to one or multiple independent sys...

Wireless commercial fire alarm systems

12/04/23 07:29 AM By Adam Jacobs - Comment(s)
Wireless commercial fire alarm systems

I had another person ask me if there is such a thing as wireless fire alarm systems.  We may be the only company installing them, but YES they are real.  We've been working with these systems for almost 10 years now.  They are not usually an option for new construction projects, becau...

Addressable fire alarm systems

22/11/22 02:45 PM By admin - Comment(s)

I have people ask me often, what does "addressable" mean?  Well, in fire alarms, there are two basic types - conventional (zoned) systems, and addressable (point ID) systems.  I like to compare the two like taking a vacation in a new city.  Let's say you head out to visit a ...