Fire Alarm Inspection 8!! HUGE System!

[@a.r.aproductions1569]

As someone who has had dozens of hex reset BG-10’s break on them due to over tightening, the key lock ones are MEGA satisfying to operate

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

they literally are

[@dale4231]

Mixture of system sensor and gentex devices reminds me of my school. We have System Sensor MA12/24 horns on hi/lo mounted above or right next to Gentex GXS 175 candela strobes which were installed when the system was replaced in 1994. The 1999 section has P241575s and S241575s. The 2007 sections have P2Rs and SRs, and the 2017 section has P2Rs, SRs, PC2Ws, and SCWs. The difference with the 2017 areas is that the alarms are synchronized unlike the rest of the building. Crap ton of door holders and modules, fan shutdowns, smoke evac system, and tied in with access control and shutters throughout the building. Pulls are BGX101Ls in most of the older areas and NBG12LXs in all of the newer areas. Smokes are all addressable Notifier models of various ages. Whole system is run by a Notifier NFS2-3030 and a bunch of different power extenders and SLC expander cards. Total of 39 loops in the building as it is a rather large high school. P.S. this is only the system in the main building. There are three other buildings tied in with connected alarm systems and outdoor alarms throughout the campus.

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

oh interesting!

[@dale4231]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHipaZuvh82Kedk%20%20%20%20. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oovVn3WolLJ8atU these two videos show off my schools system the best I think

[@maxdutiel]

There is probably more than one fire panel. The NFS 3030 can only support up to 10 loop cards on one panel.

[@dale4231]

@@maxdutiel there are! However I don’t really count those. I would like to point out we also have a 2014 aquatic center with a voice evac system, and a very old building with three floors of classrooms. That building has old system sensor horns and gentex strobes

[@24-204]

Can you test the commander 1 in your system test

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i believe i have in the past

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

That’s a cool mix of alarms! I love how they have Commander 1s and 2 or 3s in one part, L series in another, and voice evac. Interesting system! I bet my school’s system is way bigger. There are 2 huge buildings tied together and both have separate fire alarm systems

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

oh jeez

[@burnoutteamclubbtcp7283]

The Building also has a couple of commander 4's

[@geoffg8840]

​@@kansasfirealarms5101 why does the alarm keep turning on/off after a few seconds?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

Walk test

[@geoffg8840]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 ah ok thanks

[@a.r.aproductions1569]

It also looks like the older part of the building is running CLIP (Classic Loop Interface Protocol). It takes a few extra seconds to activate. Just give it an extra second or 2 and u should be fine

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

it could be… it all worked so i wasnt too concerned

[@a.r.aproductions1569]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 that’s the attitude of a true Fire alarm technician. Welcome to hell lol

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

lmaooo. we didn’t have walktest mode so thats why i think it took so long for alarms to register when we got further along

[@maxdutiel]

The system at my HS is a notifier nfs 3030 with 6 loops. The whole system replaced an old simplex system, I’ve noticed that the devices poll weirdly. They poll really slow, even on flashscan, and sometimes the fsp-851s will just go solid green until it polls again.

[@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions]

Interesting system! Odd that some are Voice Evac and some have L-Series and Advance horn strobes. I like the mix of devices also.

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

oh definitely!

[@tornadochasingsiege]

the fact that it took like 20 seconds for the fire alarm system to activate on one of those pulls is scary in 20 seconds a fire could spread like through most of that hallway by the time the fire alarms activated

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

We were stacking about 100 different signals on the panel so it was taking a bit to register

[@SomeDudeWithAnExitSign]

Very unique system. Kinda reminds me of my rival Middle school which has a similar system but there is no Gentex devices and BGX-101Ls

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

it definitely is!

[@redwolfmaddox3986]

Love these videos

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i appreciate!

[@EASsirenVids01]

Awesome video! I hope you noted down which pull stations didn’t activate the switch when pulled.

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

Its always good to do so but I was sure it was operator error. We were stacking alarms on the system which is why it took so so long for some to come through. At least 50 alarms by the end of it all

[@EASsirenVids01]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 that’s fair

[@fgjf1079]

Thanks for sharing. How much do you charge for an inspection of this size?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i don’t know about that. do you need am inspection in the kc area?

[@fgjf1079]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 I’m in California. I’m just trying to get an idea of how much it costs...

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i’m not to sure.. i can ask my boss and see what he says. this will be tomorrow

[@fgjf1079]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 if your boss is able to share that info, that would be awesome. Thanks

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i can just ask him and i’ll relay the information

[@user-Calebculwell]

I wonder how many nbg-12lx’s are in that building

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i know its above 40 pulls total

[@user-Calebculwell]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 ok , because you can only use 99 nbg-12lx’s on a clip system

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i didn’t film them all. impossible to

[@user-Calebculwell]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 ok I was just wondering

[@Declanslifesafety]

whats the panel?

[@alexandersfirealarms]

Cool Advance speaker strobe ceiling mounts in white Advance P2Rs White Gentex commander 1’s and white Gentex commander 3’s

[@alexandersfirealarms]

And L-series strobes and L-series P2RLs

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

It actually had White commander 1 Strobes and Horn Strobes, a couple white commander 4 commander horn strobes, white commander 3 horn strobes, P2Rs (so red), SRLs (red strobes), and SPKWCLs (white celling speaker-strobes( L-Series))

[@24-204]

I ❤ commander 1s

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

they are cool!

[@FireTech7]

You should fail the ones that don't activate when it's pulled

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i think i just wasnt pulling them hard enough so i’m not too concerned

[@FireTech7]

@Marc Leslie doubtful

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

we were stacking 70+ alarms so that’s probably why it was slow

[@maxdutiel]

Is this all just one panel, or is it multiple panels on notifier net?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i believe there was 2 panels

[@SilkyTrains]

Imagine hearing that in the bathroom.. that’s horrifying.

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

There is a lot of devices in this. Would you clarify which one?

[@randompersonFire]

Does the voice-evacuation portion have a message?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

i think it did

[@GaryBeltz]

Does the part with voice evac play a message?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

it did

[@heckeroffical3862]

Nice

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

Thanks!!

[@firesign89]

Nice!

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

thanks!!

[@rockstar5919]

I got to ask how come the alarm is resetting itself out the panel?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

we had a button pusher at the panel

[@rockstar5919]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 oh I get it

[@firealarmfan]

One of the gentex commander 3 in the front is not working

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

time stamp?

[@QueenKenziegaming]

Is this a malfunction or something because it goes off then stops repeatedly?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

just glitching as we were stacking alarms onto the panel as opposed to resetting every time

[@QueenKenziegaming]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 could it been a malfunction if you didn’t set it off

[@midnightjackolantern1070]

my biggest fear is going to a plublic bathroom and seeing a fire alarm then it going off

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

just gotta follow the same procedure during a fire alarm in any other situation..

[@midnightjackolantern1070]

@@kansasfirealarms5101 yep true the fire alarm at my new school is kinda old its a edwards 202-7A-T and the white is starting to yellow alot idk if its old or rare can u tell me if u know

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

they aren’t rare but they are starting to age out of service

[@Fire-hq3rm]

thats cool

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

Thanks!!

[@heckeroffical3862]

Awesome

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

Thanks!!

[@ticearpey3235]

What kind of panel? It sounds like some sort of Notifier Fire Warden.

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

something newer notifier but i can’t remember the details

[@SomeDudeWithAnExitSign]

Probably a 3030. No way a FireWarden would be in there

[@2010MegaScooter]

Always wondered what the push then pull down looked like. It was always in the back of my mind when I was in high school, like: "What if I pulled it?" 😈😈

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

well i wouldn’t recommend as thats kinda a felony unless there is an emergency

[@Chathamrailfan]

I saw those gentex white strobes yesterday.

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

oh cool!

[@maxdutiel]

7:38 did they reset the system?

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

Nah we left it in alarm. Its better that way lol

[@LukeDoyle-fl4wd]

there is something wrong with these bg-12s

[@kansasfirealarms5101]

Not sure. Could be an age thing