YAFAT (yet another fire alarm thread)

[911paramedic]

I woke up to the annoying and deafening "chirp" of the fire alarm in my room this morning. I was thinking there is NO way that thing needs another battery, I just changed it 6 months ago. (Not to mention it is a 15' ceiling so it's not easy.)

Then I go for my coffee and they are doing it in the entire house, not just my room. They only did it three times. You know, a series of chirps, long pause, series of chirps, long pause series of chirps, end of noise. Luckily the bell on the outside of the house wasn't clanging, that would have sucked. (Although that only goes when the water flows.)

Anybody know WTF that was? I used to install the systems but not the alarms, so I have no idea.

P.S. It's just rude waking up to that noise unless there really is a fire. :|

 

[leftyman]

why would you go for a coffee while your fire alarm is going off?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

smoke alarm != fire alarm

 

[PAB]

power outage?

All our smoke detectors are wired together in series, so when one goes off they all go off.

 

[911paramedic]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
smoke alarm != fire alarm

Yes, they are the same. It detects smoke, and because they are wired together they are fire alarms. Where there is smoke, there is fire, or at least one that is trying to start.

P.S. I went for coffee upstairs, its a tri-level home, I didn't go out for coffee, lol.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
smoke alarm != fire alarm

Yes, they are the same. It detects smoke, and because they are wired together they are fire alarms. Where there is smoke, there is fire, or at least one that is trying to start.

P.S. I went for coffee upstairs, its a tri-level home, I didn't go out for coffee, lol.

a fire alarm is a system that includes annunciators and notifies the fire department or a monitoring company. they typically include heat and smoke detectors as well as pull stations. they also must be designed and installed in compliance with NFPA regulations.

smoke alarms are the small battery or hard wired devices in most homes that squeal when they detect smoke. they do NOT notify anyone outside the structure. they may be wire together or independent