Fire In My Generator Building Fire Alarm System Smoke Detector Activation Test

[@VoidsDemise5443]

My heart dropped when I saw fire in the generator before I saw "test." I was like nic, are you fucking kidding me what did you do now 😭

[@Azuretxzs]

Same here hahaha

[@ericgreen9051]

Same

[@serahubber2229]

same

[@All_ConsumingBandu]

It's amazing how you have a generator, it's so FIRE!!! get it? It also amazes me on your power outage videos how you lose power a lot. My Province next to yours I never had an outage ever since I lived here. Not trying to brag, I'm just stating a fact.

[@randomvideo9551]

The fact that you were doing that and you can hear firetrucks in the background I was just hoping they weren’t coming to your house

[@iatif1995]

That was an ambulance

[@aidsgaragegaming_yt]

you should set it off in the drop ceiling of your garage see how long it takes to reach the smoke below it. love the content thx!

[@therealperegrine]

This guys house is burning down, meanwhile at the neighbours: "Do you hear that?" "It's just that fucking kid playing with his fire alarm again, we don't need to call 911." "Didn't they go on vacation?" "Oh well. I guess not."

[@alphawolffurry-t8r]

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[@ericdircks]

This Guys House Is Burning Down Meanwhile At The Neighbors Do You Hear That It's Just That Fucking Kid Playing His Fire Alarm Again We Don't Need To Call 911 Did They Go On Vacation Oh Well I Guess Not

[@ericgreen9051]

@ericdircks bro just copied the commet but with grammar 😂😂And lol me "that's there fault!"

[@tonitighe4008]

Automatically starting generator sounds nice, I love the sound of an automatic starting generator

[@BlueBooBamBoo]

just as an idea have you thought about putting an EPO(emergency power off) on the generator? something that triggers when the fire alarm goes off or as a inside switch. i think it would be cool to see how you would do it

[@thetoffeetable]

That was a really good idea to test the fire alarm for a power outage scenario. To be honest, I'm also surprised that the smoke sensor still tripped so quick with the generator fan running. That's a lot of smoke being blown outside. It must be a big relief knowing that the fire alarm system would still function as intended even in the unlikely event of power outage during a fire. Another great video! Looking forward to the next one! Just a suggestion, but what about using the fog machine to set off the system in future monthly test video? That would be cool.

[@thewannabetradesman]

The most tested fire alarm system ever installed [probably] you've got the detecting a fire part down good - now you should do something to put OUT the fires Also maybe it could be a good idea in the event of a fire to shut off the generator and it's ventilation so as not to give a possible fire a bunch of air to build up. The most likely reason for a fire in that building would be a failure of the generator or some part of it's equipment, which could likely be helped if it was turned off upon smoke detection.

[@The_FireAlarmGuy]

Nice video Nic 😊, Good to see the fire alarm system working correctly as it should 😄

[@Z-Ack]

Neighbors have to love the crazy fire alarm guy making all the noise all the time.. plus that system is too funny to have in a house..

[@nics-systems-electric]

They don't mind at all

[@bryanhankinson03]

​@@nics-systems-electric I am a little bit confused with the alarm when you silence the fire alarm did you hear any clicking from the horn strobe

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@bryanhankinson03 just the strobes you can hear

[@bryanhankinson03]

@@nics-systems-electric yeah I can some strobe can start clicking and strobe will not click

[@bryanhankinson03]

@@nics-systems-electric I am apologize for that

[@FIREalarmGuy2023]

This video is very cool! I thought the generator actually caught fire lmao 😄

[@TheFirePanel]

Nice! Ever consider automated shutdown on the generator if there's an alarm condition in that room?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Might do that sometime

[@mbcommandnerd]

What you should try is putting in a system that switches the fan on and opens the dampers if a fire is detected while the generator is not running. That way, it’ll vent out the smoke pretty quickly, preventing it from building up too much. Kind of like your high school’s smoke exhaust system, in a way!

[@nics-systems-electric]

You would actually want the opposite as you wouldn't want air fuelling the fire

[@mbcommandnerd]

@@nics-systems-electric Good point. I guess in a small space like that, it IS safer to suffocate the fire than to give it more air.

[@dashcamandy2242]

It's a great idea to have redundant detection systems, and of course to have the generator shed monitored by the alarm panel in the first place. A bit of spilled oil on the generator's muffler, or exhaust fan failure, and you'd be up a certain creek without the proverbial paddle. It's also a great idea to use simulated real-world scenarios for testing. The more contingencies you plan for, the less likely you are to suffer the consequences of failing to plan for the oddball failure. (And, as I've found, the more contingencies you plan for, the less likely they are to ever occur in the first place, because life just seems to work that way.)

[@lutinogamesofficial4347]

Great video as always, Nic! Keep up the good work. Also, I was wondering, if you could do a relay module, that shuts the generator down, if there is an alarm from that smoke or something.

[@bread_cat__]

great video Nic!!!

[@gamerboy12970]

Awesome! Ever consider automated shutdown on the generator if there's an alarm condition in that room?

[@iiileoniii1572]

Why not make it that the Generator E-Stops when the Smoke/Heat Detector in the gen-building trigger?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Could be cool thing to do

[@a_s_h_rb6906]

i was looking for this very comment, thx XD

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@nics-systems-electric that red light bulb lamp I need a generator not the strobe light I’m talking about the standard lightbulb. What’s that they are for.

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@nics-systems-electric at 2:14 what’s the name of that fan?

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@KevinLyons-gn7eu may have showed it in the install video everything to do with the generator is on video

[@stopmotionbymg1221]

This was a cool test. Have you ever thought about adding a smoke vent fan to the garage?

[@CajunReaper95]

I have a question wouldn’t adding a carbon monoxide detector also be useful as well? Since it’s flammable?? I’d also check to see if your generator is efficient in completely burning the air to fuel mixture!

[@siphonralarms9411]

Here’s an idea: fill the bathroom with fog and see how long it takes for that fog to reach the smoke detector and set the fire alarm off!

[@robertsmithshobbyproductions]

He's actually done that before

[@siphonralarms9411]

@@robertsmithshobbyproductions I forgot about that lol

[@tonitighe4008]

That loud sound of the generator starting would freakishly wake up the neighbours

[@adamcrane6306]

Good Moring NIC’S - SYSTEMS & ELECTRIC

[@wibwabz]

maybe try the fog machine in the attic of the garage to see how long it takes for the fog to go down to a smoke detector.

[@ericdircks]

Maybe Try The Fog Machine In The Attic Of The Garage To See How Long It Takes For The Fog To Go Down To a Smoke Detector.

[@sunriseandmoondropthedayca5018]

Hay just an idea that I think might help, u could make it so when the generator fire alarms go off it could flip a switch or something that will cut power to the generator or just turn it completely off but keep other things in there on like the fan or direct all power over to the fan and other things.

[@sunriseandmoondropthedayca5018]

I just finished reading most of the comments and found that alot of people have basically said the same thing as me Lol😂

[@thelifeaofyoutuberday5822]

@nics-systems-electric The fire alarm system would still work since in previous videos you say that these have a battery backup in case of a power outage so unless yours doesn't have a battery backup, which it does because when you had a true power outage the one in your house was still going off battery backup so it would tell you from in the house

[@thethirdrail8397]

you could place a water sprinkler system in the Gen's Housing! all you would need to do is remove the roof and place the water pipe(s) in its place then build a taller roof that could connect to the house/garage. and you could add a fire door/wall to add some time for the FD to arrive if things go from bad to worse. just an Idea...

[@nics-systems-electric]

It could be done but would require protection and monitoring from freezing

[@randomvideo9551]

You should try a scenario where the fire alarm in the garage goes off and see how fast you react

[@nics-systems-electric]

That's an impossible scenario to test

[@randomvideo9551]

@@nics-systems-electric or you could do something similar

[@runejansen654]

you should add a seaqual when firedetector is detecting smoke or heat in generator, let the firesystem turn of the generator.

[@timcat1004]

I walked into one of my network buildings. Forgot I had a cig going and set off the smoke alarm in about 15 seconds. Looks the same as yours.

[@livestreammaster]

More Fog machine videos PLEASE

[@fodo3971]

new camera? SICK

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yes this was a new camera

[@sommawolf4273]

You should put a circuit in place so if the smoke detector goes off it shuts down the generator

[@nics-systems-electric]

Might at some point

[@stephengreene3134]

Are there fire alarm systems that can connect to network for remote management? Thought about it when you had to go into the house to make modifications. I imagine connecting to network could be a security and reliability issue for life safety, but was just curious.

[@nics-systems-electric]

It is not connected to any type of network

[@pilotboy]

modern pertronic panels can connect to LAN using firenet or fireutils

[@HERPDEDERP49]

are you doing an automatic cutoff on the fuelsource / generator control side?

[@TheMcGeeTwins]

Nice video keep up the good work!

[@Aron_B10]

Titel: fire in the generator building I almost had panic that your generator burned down😳 but i like the video tho..

[@Aero-ko5ex]

YAY!! something i was wondering

[@ethangreenyt]

A thing you could have done was activate the system without power. Like switch the breaker to the pannel because if the generator failed to start and caught fire during a power outage, wouldn't there not be power? I know it operates the same with detectors on battery but that would be worse case scenario.

[@uzi686]

I like ur video keep up the comment

[@Michaeldunifin18]

When your entire comment section for this video tells you to put a automatic shutdown in the generator incase of smoke, its all i see

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yes i've been thinking about it for a while so probably will

[@Michaeldunifin18]

@@nics-systems-electric yeah, didn’t watch the whole video but it’ll be a good video if you ever decide to do it

[@someidiot4311]

does the gen building have its own fire alarm panel or is it just wired to the garage?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Part of the garage system

[@Some_Random_Teen]

Would it be possible for you to tie the garage fire alarm system into the generator with a relay so that it disables the generator when the fire alarm goes off? If the emergency stop is just a momentary switch then it would be relatively easy to tie it in to one of the alarm relays on the panel (if you have an extra one).

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yes it can be done

[@elevatorfan1559]

Nice video

[@rajincajin95]

I’ll bet the Karens in your neighborhood love you with all those alarms going off all the time.

[@nics-systems-electric]

We don't seem to have any problem people

[@rajincajin95]

@@nics-systems-electric I got one that lives behind me. We call her the mayor.

[@apctech1]

our apartments have both a smoke alarm and a heat sensor that sets off the alarm at 134F

[@RYCS9]

12:43 how did your horn strobe get silenced when it’s still flashing? How does it work? I thought that it sound the horn and flashes when it gets power

[@nics-systems-electric]

Audible silence or sync mute or selective silence. All means the same thing many panels that are compatible with their devices have the feature though it's not legal in many places anymore.

[@RYCS9]

@@nics-systems-electric but how do the notification appliances know? Does the panel drop voltage on the NAC circuits or is the strobes somewhat like addressable?

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@RYCS9 the chip inside them is designed to work with the protocol of the panel

[@RYCS9]

@@nics-systems-electric ah okay.

[@Eric_Rosen]

Do the fog machine in the staircase and see if both the staircase detector and upstairs hall go off. Maybe twice one with staircase and then disable staircase detector to see if that detector failed how long the upstairs hall would take to go off

[@akshonclip]

You should program the system to shut down the generator and close the dampers when the generator zone detector trips. Otherwise that fan will just feed the fire with oxygen.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yup I've done that now

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Nic do you have a iPhone 15 pro max or just the 15 pro?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Pro max

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

@@nics-systems-electric yo I have the. 15 pro max as well

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 nice

[@giovannipenetra2339]

You should add a safety cut off for the generator if a fire is detected in the generator building.

[@nics-systems-electric]

I will

[@ilikeelectronics100]

I read the text it thought to myself I thought nic the hell u did this time until I saw it was a test and what was that wire that unplugged

[@Jonathan_O]

Seems like that generator enclosure could be a little bigger, especially since it’s wood construction.

[@nics-systems-electric]

The bigger I make it the harder it is to keep it warm in the winter

[@yvonnewray4405]

Second

[@Notinuse-x2k]

You should make so when any of the fire alarms go off in the garage building the generator will automatically shut off

[@nics-systems-electric]

Not any of them but might do the generator building specifically

[@CleitonNevesAlencar]

Enquanto o Rapaz testa o Sistema de Incendio e Detector de Fumaça,eis que você ouve a Sirene de Policia ou Bombeiros e pensa,deu merda ,depois a Sirene para.

[@tonitighe4008]

Bruh why would you angle the exhaust pipe downwards instead of upwards because hot air rises upwards and cold air flows downwards

[@giamansd712]

hey nick your welcome for the super comment is it the first one youve ever had

[@nics-systems-electric]

I have had some probably no more than 10 in total

[@giamansd712]

@@nics-systems-electric pretty rare it happens then ey

[@cjelevators223]

You should make it so when the smoke or heat detector in the generator building activates, the generator turns off.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Might do that sometime

[@mattdude]

11:03 let out the magic smoke

[@joeycaridi3030]

You fooled us again Nic! First time an April fools joke then second time a clickbaity video title

[@nics-systems-electric]

Last one was April fools and this one was a test as it says in the title

[@JustAlex686]

I think it should really automatically shut off the generator if it detects a fire in there

[@nics-systems-electric]

I did that

[@tonitighe4008]

Oh nevermind that is an exhausr smoke fan so it blows smoke outwards

[@VincentthedjPL]

YOFIRST

[@lightsfansmore6619]

So do you have a family or do you live with roommates?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yes I have a family

[@Nicmrict879]

yeah i like my sister hotel in fire 😊😊😊 fire in the hole

[@tonitighe4008]

I think the generator started because of Bluetooth connection

[@paimen777zx5]

Hi

[@mrohcrafts]

53th

[@nuclearcooties9679]

Why would you waste all your money to do that? What is the point?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Backup generators provide power to a building or equipment when the power supply from the utility is lost.

[@uzi686]

Yo nic i have a questin

[@yoshi6261]

😢😢.

[@user-jt5vm3mi1w]

ootage

[@Mrdream1060Ayoub]

First

[@Aisyah708-c3s]

What the f***

[@keithpierce8458]

Nice video