5 Story Building - Backbone of the SLC

[@Mohammadalhashash]

That is what we can call a treasure video. That is brilliant. You saved our lives with this.

[@PSS1312]

This guy is a blessing to people like me who are trying to understand FA related stuff. Great job, God bless.

[@JoeKlochan]

Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to reach out if you have questions

[@mohammadabdallah9061]

I swear you are professional man❤

[@duffykev]

Thank you for all of your videos. When my job just put me on fire alarm systems I went right to you tube to learn as much as I could. Your channel has me still installing 3 years later and still loving it. You have helped me a lot . Thank you again.

[@PRBSurfer84]

This should be the standard for trade classes to use. I will continue drop your channel to anyone wanting to learn.

[@nateb720]

Joe, Just wanted to say, I found your channel 9 years ago when I got into the trade. This information helped me thrive and Im currently on my 10th year in fire alarm installation and service, NICET 3, and working at one of the TOP 3 fire alarm manufacturers in the world. Your videos are gold, they helped me tremendously in my early years in the trade. Just wanted to say thanks!

[@JoeKlochan]

Good deal, thanks for the nice message!

[@mitchelldarby1964]

Thank you sir i have just finished watching all of your videos. This has been so informative i would recommend everyone who is trying to get into fire alarm systems to watch all the videos he has.

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[@lando6634]

Glad you're back, excellent video.

[@Xarmin96]

Just stumbled onto this series. Definitely one of the best resources out there. Really hoping to see more in the 5 story building series! And thank you, really appreciate the effort and time you put into making these videos.

[@mikematin4735]

Great Videos Joe. Please continute the good work. Your work is the best resource I have found on the internet.

[@brunobarbosa7448]

You need to make more videos Joe. Your explanations are very easy to understand.

[@cy7571]

Excellent, Can’t wait for the next video that details tamper and flow wiring and the other slc devices.

[@michaeltill1854]

Great video man. Still the best fire alarm videos around.

[@richardranger4460]

Great video! Like how you're going the entire process. Look forward to the next vid.

[@vickb24]

This is some GREAT content! Straight forward and to the point. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@edsonestrella1]

Really great job, you're the best explaining the process and functionality, still subscribed since your first video

[@JoeKlochan]

Thanks!

[@user-lf7en6rf8m]

Thanks Joe, fantastic information, 👍

[@55555Luc333]

Excellent video! Can't wait to see the next ones.

[@dayelkim9665]

Thank you for making great informative videos.

[@migimnasiocasero]

Welcome back bro we really missed you 🙏

[@marksullivan4580]

Thank you for this clarification.

[@temporalosm]

Awesome! Glad to know your still making these, even though you probably are busy with other stuff. :P

[@dallashill23]

Holy you’re back again

[@AlarmSystemTech]

Excellent content! Always learning something new!

[@bien8895]

Thank You Joe!

[@aminali5825]

We are Waiting for the rest Sir! Please have dont stop now.

[@firealarmschool]

This is great! Nice work

[@FireAlarm33]

Thank you for this video!

[@alaashahin6844]

Great work Joel Edgerton 😁🌹❤️

[@firealarmapprentice4517]

Great video, easy to watch.

[@joelcorvus5759]

Easy to understand... thank you.

[@romansheiman1058]

Thank you very much. Very good explanation 👍

[@gabegoetz1237]

Excellent video, thank u

[@dylarama1]

Loving this series! When can we expect the next video??

[@JoeKlochan]

Thanks! Sorry I'm not more motivated. I honestly don't know when I'll pump out the next one. This series takes a little more effort because the drawings are better, and I've just been more interested in other things lately. Thanks for watching!

[@dylarama1]

Joe Klochan take your time! I’m a notifier tech myself, and I’ve learned most of what I know about fire alarm from your channel

[@mstrlucky652]

Great vid..your doing a good deed helping others 😁

[@jhormanlopez268]

Great content

[@benholly599]

Good to see you still making helpful content... can you demonstrate troubleshooting a ground fault? I heard it is best to use a analog meter rather than a digital.

[@calecoggins9985]

He already has a video doing that.

[@JoeKlochan]

I have a video on troubleshooting grounds faults already. I've heard people discuss the benefits of an analog meter when tracing them, but I've never used one and can't speak to that. For the vast majority of ground faults the digital multimeter works great.

[@dennisritchie965]

Looking forward to the next video

[@benholly599]

Appreciate the reply back. Thanks

[@dennisritchie965]

@@JoeKlochan my dads been a tech for over 20 years and he swears by them

[@michaelhinchey]

I'm assuming this series is over. I mean this start was better than what any text book can explain.

[@JoeKlochan]

I have the next one 90% finished, I just can't bring myself to work on it. As you can tell by the gaps between videos, I'm not super motivated...

[@savemyneighborhood]

very good video. I wonder how a technician tests an SLC loop wire with an intelligent alarm panel like EST3?

[@karmatsering9055]

Thank you 🙏

[@marlonbiagtan9911]

Very informative Joe, keep it up and feature more helpful videos like these. Do you do BMS setup as well, maybe you can share your expertise as well :)

[@JoeKlochan]

I've interfaced with a few BMS or BAS systems in the past with different fire panels. The problem with a video like that is it's so panel-specific that it may not be useful to a wide audience. It's also very situation-specific. In addition to that, I feel like I would have a ton of videos to make before I'd be close to something that advanced, and unfortunately I'm rarely motivated to make any progress on the videos I already have planned.

[@barrywitt4618]

Joe, Any idea when the next video will be uploaded? I'm looking forward to it.

[@JoeKlochan]

Thanks, but I've been lazy and have had no desire to work on it. Not sure if that will change in the near future.

[@jacobb554]

@@JoeKlochan Maybe if you make the videos and sell them in a bundle it will make you more money and be more motivating for you, I know i would definitely pay for training like this, especially if they are your videos

[@jacobb554]

Joe, have you considered making a patron service where people pay you a monthly payment to have access to any new training videos you would make? I know i would sign up

[@JoeKlochan]

I don't think I could commit to making a video each month. I think I'd run out of things to cover, and I just haven't been in the mood to make videos lately. I tried a donation link once, but you have to use a KZbin-approved partner, and most of those weren't good. The one I used got one donation and then seemed to go under or something, so they just kept that money. That's never been why I made the videos, although if the videos made more money I would be motivated to make more. I just don't think there'd ever be a big enough audience to be worth very much.

[@Camdog2005]

Question: If style 6 and a short occurs, all other devices either side still work... so why the need for a line isolation module?

[@JoeKlochan]

Nothing will work if a short occurs on style 6. If there's a short, all of the current (technically not ALL, but for all intents and purposes, all current) will take the path of least resistance. No devices will work on any type of circuit if there's a direct short. That's why the iso mods are needed. They isolate the section that's sorted. That's why they're used in pairs.

[@marcoa.montesii9800]

Do you have anything on wiring up a PIV to an FMM with a surge protector?

[@JoeKlochan]

I do not, but the surge protector would be just in and out, very simple, and the PIV would be similar to any other valve tamper. Checkout the video on wiring devices to sprinkler systems for that.

[@myuvidhany]

Hi Joe, Great explanation. I have an issue with NFS-320 "Trouble in System" Alarm, it is appear on the display "No Device on L1". This panel is used for energized 4 solenoid of CO2 Vent Snuffing dan 2 pressure switch inputs. Coule you help me to figure out how to fix it, is it related with SLC? Please guide me with simple steps if you don't mind. Thanks a bunch.

[@JoeKlochan]

That trouble means the panel has no points programmed. When you take that panel out of the box and power it up, you'll get that trouble. It knows that it needs some devices on the SLC in order for it to do anything, and currently there are no points programmed. You could connect a device and auto program it, but it should be programmed via the software and then the devices need to be connected to the SLC.

[@AnnelMedina]

Do you have a video explaining what’s a “home run”? And how to connect to your devices when pulling a “home run”. Thanks

[@JoeKlochan]

Home run simply means a wire pull all the way back to the panel. If you're at a device with a wire labeled "home run", that's either your feed or return to or from the panel.

[@paulweber3339]

Many times you refer to the acronym SLC. What does that stand for?

[@JoeKlochan]

SLC = Signaling Line Circuit Most manufacturers use that term for their data loops, the circuits that communicate with all the addressable devices.

[@paulweber3339]

@@JoeKlochan Thanks for clearing that up.

[@bagusbudi3018]

Hi, is there any equipment or tool to test a smoke/heat detector unit w/o connect it to any control panel devices?

[@kassahunnegash24]

Well Done,Could u make wiring addresable & convectional best animation video?thank u.

[@jumpertechnology8245]

hi very interesting really I am happy

[@bajrambajrami3135]

Veryy niceeee!

[@Zeus0886]

Joe , Would you be able to make a video on fan and damper shutdown with a mr-201 relay?

[@JoeKlochan]

Check out video 5. It covers fans and doors with an MR-201. Dampers would be done the same way.

[@Kalau049]

Joe, can you make a video on fire detection & alarm systems submittal review?(how to, what to look for). Great videos by the way

[@JoeKlochan]

Unfortunately that's not my wheelhouse at all. Wouldn't know much about it.

[@calebmorand4604]

I have a question for you. What happens if during a power outage, an fcps batteries run out and the fcps completely powers down, but the FACP still has battery life and It sends alarm signals to the inputs on the powered down fcps ? Would this damage the fcps? Thanks

[@kruzer32]

Love all your videos. Why is there only 1 SLC returning to the FACP when you have 7 loop cards? Shouldn’t there be 7 SLC leaving the FACP and one less SLC one each floor moving up?

[@JoeKlochan]

Yes, that's what I tried to explain but I may have not done a great job doing so. You'd have 7 leaving and 7 returning, but what I was trying to explain was that on the 1st floor there'd only be 6 loops in the Riser and return, 2nd floor 5, etc. There would be 7 leaving and 7 returning though.

[@kruzer32]

Joe Klochan No you explained it well. It’s me: I’m trying to get into this field so I’ve watch all your videos trying to absorb every detail and makes sure I understand everything. You’re doing such a great job and so many people are blessed by your content. Keep it up and thank you for responding to my question. I look forward to the next video.

[@aronlichtman]

Hi can you please add more videos About fan and ac shout off relays And co sounder Base Thanks in advance

[@paulweber3339]

Joe you say all the devices are in parallel, however from the sketch they look like they are in series. Am I not seeing it correctly?

[@JoeKlochan]

Well, if you see this as a series circuit, how would it be wired in parallel? To me, a series circuit would be as follows (I'll try to explain it without a picture): Picture a battery powering light bulbs. The positive terminal of the battery is wired to a light bulb, then a wire leaves that bulb and goes to the next bulb. Then a wire leaves that bulb and goes to the next bulb. And that goes on until a wire leaves the last bulb and returns to the negative terminal of the battery.

[@elijahgitanga5174]

How exactly do you choose to use four core or two core? Which criteria is considered?

[@JoeKlochan]

Usually that's determined by the type of building and local codes. The technician doesn't decide which to use.

[@elijahgitanga5174]

@@JoeKlochan thanks

[@elijahgitanga5174]

And what is the purpose of the interface panel in fire detection system??

[@JoeKlochan]

@@elijahgitanga5174 I'm not sure what interface panel you're talking about?

[@elijahgitanga5174]

@@JoeKlochan one with a bunch or relay modules and one isolation module...specifically from flowgain manufacturers

[@juancarlosvillars]

Hi Joe! I recently discovered your channel and have been enjoying your videos daily. Your “khan academy” approach to explaining fire alarm systems is a fantastic. I’m a fire alarm consultant based out of NYC. I would like to connect with you, if possible. Let me know if that would be ok.

[@JoeKlochan]

Yeah, sure, you can email me at [e-mail]

[@electronicsgadgets3812]

This is connected in series not in parallel I think?

[@josefactor]

Correct me if im wrong..the difference of class A and class B is the otherway around..

[@ibrahimtapikara7659]

I wonder what is the name of the program you are drawing

[@JoeKlochan]

It's just Microsoft paint, the software that comes on all windows computers.

[@abdulfaheem5813]

please make a video on cause and effect matrix design and programming software of any facp panel(gent vigilon/cooper etc)

[@JoeKlochan]

I haven't programmed any of those panels so I'm not the guy for that. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@crisreitv1666]

Difference b/w slc and 24 sir?

[@JoeKlochan]

SLC is a data signal. It's two way communication between smart devices and the panel.

[@bustroff7937]

Молодец братишка (Russian words)😂👍

[@tonyn7168]

why do we need isolator modules?

[@maheshkhuman2880]

To increase the bill..... there is no way for short circuit

[@jenfungwu1]

Hi joe my name is jen I am install a fire lite es 50 x for the first time Will you be interesting in coaching me how to do it I do have electrical background .

[@JoeKlochan]

Hey Jen, I've done a few things like that in the past, and it can be a little tricky to do depending on your level of experience. I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you may have, but I don't think it'd be practical to give you all the info you'd need if you haven't done it before. Hopefully you're at least working off of drawings?

[@engineerantelopeiv2690]

Joe, can we talk via email? I have some questions I would like to ask.

[@JoeKlochan]

Yeah you can email me at [e-mail]

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