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Questions relating to Burglar Alarm and Security Equipment, Fire Alarm and Extinguishment Systems, Access Control, CCTV Systems, Installation, Service, Testing, Verification
Experience in the area
28 years installing, servicing, and testing security, access control, extinguishment, and fire alarm systems
Organizations
Chair of ULC Working Groups for Fire Alarm Testing (CAN/ULC-S536) and Fire Alarm Verification (CAN/ULC-S537)
Publications
www.firetechs.net, Better Business Bureau Magazine, Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (www.asttbc.org) SUPPRESS! and Techs Fire Break Newsletters
Education/Credentials
Associate in Science; Emergency Systems (University of British Columbia); Aircraft Maintenance Technology (BCIT)
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Recent Answers from Frank Kurz
2012-05-08 beeping noice:
I have run into this exact same situation on occasions to numerous to count (in my 30 years in this business). You have a battery operated alarm somewhere in the house. It could be on the wall or ceiling
2012-04-24 XL Star 4600:
Difficult question for me to answer as I'm not sure how your system was wired. If, in fact, all the doors are "home run" to the control, it will be fairly easy to identify which wire it is. You have
2012-04-20 Keypad Wiring:
You'll have to disassemble the keypad. The pins are identified at the solder points on the front side of the board. (R,B,Y,G) or alternatively (+,-,COM+,COM-) usually in that order. If you accidentally
2012-03-11 FBII Model XL-2 home security system:
At the panel, splice the red and black wires together. Splice the green and yellow wires together. You will have to strip them back a bit but they're easy to twist together afterwards. Your phones will
2012-03-07 First alert professional fa215:
There isn't any selectable way to turn "off" the chime on only one keypad. It's an "all" or "nothing" option. If the beeping is driving you nuts, You could wedge a small piece of wire insulation (from
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