Testing Emergency Exit Door Alarms with the FD

[@davidperry4013]

I love the last 2 doors. Those tiny mechanical horns emit such a unique sound.

[@firesecalert]

1:37 did those have mechanical horns in them?

[@relevanteaglealarms109]

fire security alert I not sure

[@Andrewtheradionerd]

Probably just dying batteries from sitting unused for a while.

[@Alarmo05221]

They did, brass squealer horns

[@IanGSully]

The last 2 doors that you tested, sounded sick!

[@davidperry4013]

All battery-operated smoke alarms from the 1970s and most battery smoke alarms from the early 1980s make that type of noise too. It's a cool sound.

[@videogameplayer0552]

One time I accidentally opened the emergency door at McDonald’s, and it was so loud, and the workers had to reset it with a key

[@Winlonghorn_iso]

That happened when I was at a McDonald’s once but I wasn’t the one that did it

[@seandowd5268]

Oof maybe you guys weee both there

[@Winlonghorn_iso]

@@seandowd5268 I doubt it

[@filipgdr4074]

For some reason at the locations near me they always put it in the kids playground area. Which most kids would go through

[@davidperry4013]

That high pitch wee u wee u siren is so obnoxious and hurts my ears.

[@minneeagle]

I actually once opened an emergency exit at Blockbuster’s in Minneapolis, Minnesota once. Since I was young, I thought it was just an ordinary door.

[@minneeagle]

@TBB747 Well at least you showed it didn’t go off

[@billmuir6074]

I once opened an emergency exit at a drugstore at age 6. Since I couldn’t read yet, I thought it was just a regular door. I was horrified when the alarm went off. It sounded just like the third alarm in this video. My ears were very sensitive to the loud noise due to my autism. Never made that mistake again by opening an emergency door.

[@trentpettit6336]

@@billmuir6074 Was this a CVS store?

[@billmuir6074]

@@trentpettit6336 Rite Aid

[@trentpettit6336]

@@billmuir6074 Wow, thanks for answering me instantly! Was this a Rite Aid in Louisiana? If not, what state?

[@LoyalmoonieProductions]

Aren't those kinds of exit alarms connected to the fire alarm system?

[@relevanteaglealarms109]

Loyalmoonie We do not know yet

[@JoeytheKangarooTech]

No

[@Ih8kone]

No. In fact, they basically work the same way as smoke alarms.

[@Organham4903]

They’re usually self contained, occasionally they set off a security system

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

No

[@alamorailfan]

Very cool! I would love to see more of that!

[@1000tCSX]

SATX Railfanning Productions yes

[@Schobbish]

is it really not to code if the alarm doesn't sound? i would expect that it's fine as long as the door opens since i think the alarms are to prevent theft

[@huizhenli5525]

Nathan Adam it’s also used so others can find a useable exit

[@BeezyKing99]

it is, the door alarms are supposed to sound off if they're meant to be used as an emergency exit so the in-store staff know which door has been tampered with and/or exited through... therefore they can review the footage to see what happened prior to it sounding off.

[@RyanLeiby]

Actually I think the alarm is supposed to be turned on for emergency exits or fire exits to prevent non emergency use

[@aidenlui1]

The alarm is to discourage misuse, to prevent shoplifting and to lead the people trying to escape in a fire to the exit.

[@Schobbish]

@@aidenlui1 I’m still not convinced it’s a code issue though. It makes sense that a shopkeeper wants to prevent misuse etc, but that isn’t something that needs to be required by code. Rather, it’s something that the shopkeeper can choose to use. And I think the fact that it guides others to an exit is just a side effect, else they would be installed on all emergency exits.

[@SystemFire20lifesafety]

Shouldn’t these set the fire alarm system off? Or is that only for some of them.

[@FireAlert]

only some of them do

[@SERSafety]

These will not set off the fire alarm system, however, they can be wired to give the panel indication.

[@alamorailfan]

System Fire 2.0 Door alarms that are tied to a fire alarm system will sound when there is an alarm in the building. Those Detex alarms are designed to go off by themselves.

[@bjthedjdutchdude1992]

Fire Alert It did happen to me when I pushed one as a little kid. They had an shg horn in it. The outside GMS also went off.

[@954aviation]

yeah I remember when I pushed one as a little kid the alarm went off I was so scared

[@Organham4903]

Is there a point to exit alarms besides asset protection?

[@Undercoverelevator212-s2n]

I feel like the last ones had the Kobishi Squealer type horns!

[@davidperry4013]

love the sound of loud DC buzzers.

[@mrargosthesmartone6945]

Nice job, keep up the great work! 👍

[@nickm5911]

Cool! I always wanted to see one in action!

[@FireAlert]

me to

[@firesecalert]

Same

[@HandE2Go]

just go to walmart and open theirs 🤣

[@18436Melissa]

1:31 Sounds like a 70s smoke alarm made from GE.

[@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440]

1:57 sounds like broken mechanical horn

[@samanthadennis3145]

1:47 Baby Newton Lion with the hammer back & front hit it

[@crazydev3236]

Can you tell me how to see the video you told videoGamerplayer5

[@evanbart4109]

Great video 😀👍👍 I knew that door worked!

[@neon1567]

This is hella unrelated, but what is the name of the alarm sound in 0:50 ? :D Anyways, cool vid!

[@progen1140]

It’s a telephone

[@kadenr6]

Nice! Those things are LOUD!

[@davidperry4013]

I've opened an emergency exit before, and that 110 dB high-pitched we-u-we-u siren really hurts my ears. OUCH!

[@robscott8296]

Why does 1:35 and 1:46 sounds like a fire alarm

[@relevanteaglealarms109]

Rob Scott He made it with an FS 450 Virbtone Fire alarm

[@zenospeed_345]

0:48 Error.404: Not up to code.

[@keithpierce8458]

why do doors have horns in theme

[@FireAlarmTech7.]

That's weird how some of them have mechanical horns in them.

[@ooka7705]

RSS Alarms that’s because they are connected to the fire alarm.

[@keyed_6727]

@@ooka7705 no... you don't hook door alarms up to a fire alarm

[@DanTDMJace]

@@keyed_6727 You can.

[@Ih8kone]

​@@DanTDMJaceReally?! I didn't know that!

[@RakeshSingh-fg5cw]

I pulled the fire alarm

[@RakeshSingh-fg5cw]

Yes it's available for Panasonic TVNZ 🎉🎉

[@minnesota_aviation91]

0:40 A train horn can be heard at this time

[@psirvent8]

Forgot to lock it at 2:06

[@NachoMan626]

At 132 it sounds like a tornado siren,while at 146 it sounds like a fire alarm

[@DanTDMJace]

1:32 1:46

[@HSETM]

Sounds like a Whelen tbh

[@samanthadennis3145]

1:32 Dragon Puppet TV Move Side

[@GaryBeltz]

The alarms on the second set remind me of the old smoke detector horns

[@Alarmo05221]

Fun fact, the first gen Pull station stopper cover had the same horn shown on the second set. It is a brass squealer horn.

[@MisterBrownJack]

Nice!!!!

[@Daniel_L]

Did you notice that he left the door unlocked at the end. 2:05

[@railfannerpnw]

Cool!

[@DCC--vq1ng]

Well leaving the door alarms disarmed is not up to code and could allow customers to escape paying for merchandise.(if these were in a supermarket)

[@davidperry4013]

Also emergency exit alarms are there to alert guide evacuees to the nearest exit in case of visual impairment or dense smoke not just deter shoplifters, dine and dashers, or snipe and sprinters.

[@johndferfr8450]

A bunch of thieves are watching this video.

[@enthusiast286]

1:31 That doesn't sound right...

[@SRR475]

I saw one of them in public and someone open the door and everyone was going nuts

[@steelersnation4L]

Yeah I don’t understand

[@MasonTheNumbersandLoreFan]

I saw it

[@baystateelevators5379]

I hope that wasn’t you that said uh oh in the video

[@marcusortega6179]

I seen one at Walmart🛒

[@WheeloveFireAlarms]

Nice! 1:49 that’s obnoxious

[@steelersnation4L]

Yeah

[@samanthadennis3145]

1:08

[@samanthadennis3145]

Baby Beethoven Giraffe use The Saxophone say mmm

[@samanthadennis3145]

Tikoba Unicorn Horn Headed Black Bird

[@FireAlert]

nice!

[@Dredpath1]

Neat!

[@samanthadennis3145]

Sounds like a red fire alarm

[@Ih8kone]

0:42 Uh oh....

[@Marek_Fanousek_IZS]

good :D

[@spark4the_idiot]

I just opened the emergency door in Walmart Not a Video It just sounded like that

[@megsandrews830]

Brief Language From Leon The Professional (1994)

[@gradientgamer5480]

why they need to be tested. so many pranksters do that

[@joannestealey4482]

My gosh that's high pitched & loud

[@kasekuchenderhamster7501]

Hello

[@Sixitboy]

My brother I eve set one of these off!

[@Undercoverelevator212-s2n]

FIRST!

[@firesecalert]

stupidest comment ever

[@MichaelOKeefe2009]

DETEX

[@nsb1598]

Ye

[@YourFriendlyUmaruFan]

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[@FireRescue80]

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[@YourFriendlyUmaruFan]

Jared Thompson it is more sirious, the whole system needs to be rewired. Also it was not rewired for 13 years

[@FireRescue80]

The Techcat studios Don't know what to tell you sorry!

[@YourFriendlyUmaruFan]

Jared Thompson I am just trying to get "professional help" so my mom will let me do it myself. It needs routine maintenance.

[@8bits59]

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[@elizabethmitchell6004]

911 has 1

[@colinmacdonald5169]

Detex

[@sircampbell1249]

install few in my time..

[@jebtjackson4522]

🤷‍♂️

[@ththomas8253]

X

[@supersaiyangoku3580]

Remove the alarm

[@kieloantinkartano4019]

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[@fubar6661]

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[@firesecalert]

Cool!