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10 Questions to Ask When Choosing Fire Alarm System you are designing and engineering a new facility or an existing building, there are many decisions to made and a lot of them have long-term consequences. every major choice you make, you need to weigh factors: the safety, comfort, and sustainability of your the initial capital expense; the design and installation required; the importance of value-added features; the total cost of ownership; the ease of maintenance expandability; the availability of service and support, more. many cases, you and those who manage the facility will to live with the consequences of your decisions for a time. of the most critical decisions you will make is your of a fire alarm and life-safety system. To make the decision, you must consider all factors. Here 10 vital questions you should ask before making your choice. #1: DOES THE VENDOR HAVE THE TO PROVIDE YOUR FACILITY WITH PROTECTION AND VALUE? facility is unique. Some industries and environments conditions that call for specialized fire protection such as high dust or noise levels, or the presence high-value assets or flammable substances. Others, as hospitals and university dormitories, are 24/7 that require special care to avoid disruption occupants. sure your prospective vendor has proven experience your type of facility and its unique requirements and a full portfolio of products, solutions, and services to them. #2: DOES THE VENDOR OFFER SERVICES OR PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU DESIGN AND ENGINEER THE SYSTEM?. you designing and engineering a fire and life-safety you don want to be starting from scratch. Look for vendor that can design the system for you or support you all the resources you need to simplify and accelerate the from templates and specification tools to videos and It is also to your advantage to work with a company understands the applicable codes and standards, and help you design a system that will meet the requirements by the local AHJ (authority having jurisdiction). #3: ARE THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND AFFORDABLE TO CONFIGURE AND protection products are not created equal, particularly it comes to configuration and installation. Conventional alarm systems require the use of heavier-gauge wiring, dedicated wiring runs from each device to the control That means larger conduit sizes and more wiring, which make configuration and installation challenging and costly. contrast, an addressable fire alarm system allows multiple to be linked in a single circuit and often allows less lighter-gauge wire and smaller conduit to be used. can greatly simplify configuration, and the cost and to install. #4: IS NOTIFICATION DEVICE EASY AND NON-DISRUPTIVE? some fire alarm systems, each device on the system to be manually tested to ensure its proper function. The your network, the more resource and time-intensive effort, and the greater the risk of human error. Testing can be disruptive to occupants. However, many addressable alarm notification devices are self-testing, requiring fewer and less effort. In addition, testing of addressable can be conducted at any time without any disruption building occupants. In addition, each device has its own on the fire alarm system and the intelligence to with the fire alarm panel. So when a situation you know the precise location … and an alarm or message can be delivered to that specific area to ensure the safety of building occupants. #5: IS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND INTUITIVE? your system is installed and operating, there a good you will have non-experts in charge of its daily That why your system should be as easy intuitive to operate as possible. Make sure the system important life-safety information and includes that make it easy to operate, such as color graphic displays, touchscreen controls, and pan-and- for precise navigation. An integrated life-safety management workstation can serve this purpose help manage your overall environment. of use also means ease of servicing. For example, fire alarm systems offer remote diagnostics, providing visibility into system operations an
10 Questions to Ask When Choosing Fire Alarm System you are designing and engineering a new facility or an existing building, there are many decisions to made and a lot of them have long-term consequences. every major choice you make, you need to weigh factors: the safety, comfort, and sustainability of your the initial capital expense; the design and installation required; the importance of value-added features; the total cost of ownership; the ease of maintenance expandability; the availability of service and support, more. many cases, you and those who manage the facility will to live with the consequences of your decisions for a time. of the most critical decisions you will make is your of a fire alarm and life-safety system. To make the decision, you must consider all factors. Here 10 vital questions you should ask before making your choice. #1: DOES THE VENDOR HAVE THE TO PROVIDE YOUR FACILITY WITH PROTECTION AND VALUE? facility is unique. Some industries and environments conditions that call for specialized fire protection such as high dust or noise levels, or the presence high-value assets or flammable substances. Others, as hospitals and university dormitories, are 24/7 that require special care to avoid disruption occupants. sure your prospective vendor has proven experience your type of facility and its unique requirements and a full portfolio of products, solutions, and services to them. #2: DOES THE VENDOR OFFER SERVICES OR PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU DESIGN AND ENGINEER THE SYSTEM?. you designing and engineering a fire and life-safety you don want to be starting from scratch. Look for vendor that can design the system for you or support you all the resources you need to simplify and accelerate the from templates and specification tools to videos and It is also to your advantage to work with a company understands the applicable codes and standards, and help you design a system that will meet the requirements by the local AHJ (authority having jurisdiction). #3: ARE THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND AFFORDABLE TO CONFIGURE AND protection products are not created equal, particularly it comes to configuration and installation. Conventional alarm systems require the use of heavier-gauge wiring, dedicated wiring runs from each device to the control That means larger conduit sizes and more wiring, which make configuration and installation challenging and costly. contrast, an addressable fire alarm system allows multiple to be linked in a single circuit and often allows less lighter-gauge wire and smaller conduit to be used. can greatly simplify configuration, and the cost and to install. #4: IS NOTIFICATION DEVICE EASY AND NON-DISRUPTIVE? some fire alarm systems, each device on the system to be manually tested to ensure its proper function. The your network, the more resource and time-intensive effort, and the greater the risk of human error. Testing can be disruptive to occupants. However, many addressable alarm notification devices are self-testing, requiring fewer and less effort. In addition, testing of addressable can be conducted at any time without any disruption building occupants. In addition, each device has its own on the fire alarm system and the intelligence to with the fire alarm panel. So when a situation you know the precise location … and an alarm or message can be delivered to that specific area to ensure the safety of building occupants. #5: IS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND INTUITIVE? your system is installed and operating, there a good you will have non-experts in charge of its daily That why your system should be as easy intuitive to operate as possible. Make sure the system important life-safety information and includes that make it easy to operate, such as color graphic displays, touchscreen controls, and pan-and- for precise navigation. An integrated life-safety management workstation can serve this purpose help manage your overall environment. of use also means ease of servicing. For example, fire alarm systems offer remote diagnostics, providing visibility into system operations an