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1
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Three types of fire alarm notification

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  1. Trouble
  2. Alarm
  3. Supervisory
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Are detectors rest able t or f?

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True

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What action cause a fire panel to display an alarm

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Actual fire

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Can a residential smk be on a separate circuit

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No

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What does NAC mean

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Notification appliance cct

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What does IDC mean

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Initiation device circuit

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Is CEC not required for fire alarm T or F?

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False

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If one sprinkler in a wet system goes off, do all of them go off T or F?

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False

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Define supervisory CCT?

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Minimum size of 4 wire

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22 AWG

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11
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Is Elevator recall supervised

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NO

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12
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In class b, where is the last device

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In the field (EOL)

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13
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Can you run wires in the same conduit

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No

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14
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Residential smk can be connected to?

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Lighting cct

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15
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Fire alarm have to 2 over riding purposes?

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Eliminate injury and property damage

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16
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4 types of fire alarm system

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Local, auxiliary proprietary and central station

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17
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What constitutes a fire alarm input

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Smk detectors, heat sensors, pull stations

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Outputs wired to the controller include?

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Horns, bells, strobes or speakers

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19
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Where is the Annunciator is located

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Main entrance or selected areas

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20
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4 stages of a fire

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Incipient stage ( ionization smk)
Smouldering stage (photoelectric)
Flame stage (flame detector)
Heat stage( thermal detector)

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21
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Define photoelectric smk detector

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Detects during 2nd stage of a fire

It has a circular chamber with overlapping porous cover

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In a two stage after 5 minutes of being in alert mode it turns to alarm mode T OR F?

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True

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What would happen if, In a initiation cct a device or a connection came apart

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Shows a trouble signal

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24
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What the minimum height of a pull sation

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1050mm to 1150mm

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In a stair well, how often does a smk need to be placed
Every third floor (18 m)
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When is a voice communication required by code
Over 3 stories (36m)
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What are some of the systems that would be considered ancillary
HVAC systems, elevator recall
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What’s the purpose of ancillary cct
To send control signals to other building
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What are 2 signal required for elevator recall
Tell the elevator to return to its normal parking floor, if there’s a problem on this floor it will send it to an alternate floor.
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What’s temp is orange rated for in sprinkler system
57 degree
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Wet pipe sprinkler
Water is constantly maintained within the pipe and immediately discharged onto the fire
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Where is Dry pipe used
Where temperature my freeze the water( unheated garages, cold storage)
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What’s the ratio of pressure in a Dry pipe
6:1
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How long for for a dry pipe to initiate
60 sec
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3 parts of a fire triangle
Oxygen, fuel and heat
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4 parts of a fire tetrahedron
Heat, fuel, oxygen and chain reaction
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Which ones more expensive class B or A
Class A
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Who performs the verification?
By qualified independent party
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What’s a two stage system
When activated, causes panel to sound an alert and, after 5 minutes turn into alarm mode
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Signal cct with ground fault shows what on the panel?
Trouble
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Residential smks, if one goes off, what happens
They all go off
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Can you use pig tails for heat detectors
No
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O/C device must be identified with?
Red and locked in the ON position
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How should Electrical supervisory device be wired?
In a way that’s is not possible to remove from the cct without causing a trouble
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When should verification be preformed ?
Once all fire alarm equipment has been installed and no ground faults
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The amount of signals devices used is dependent on?
The current draw of each particular device
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Audible device rule
Each audible device most provide suitable terminals or integral leads for connection into the signal cct
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Inverse square law
Distance from the sound source increases, the sound intensity is inversely proportional to square device
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What are the 2 typical types of audible signal
Alert and alarm
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Single stage system
When activated it causes the panel to sound the alarm
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What are fire alarm system comprised of
Inputs( imitation, supervisory cct), a controller ( system brain), outputs( signaling, ancillary, auxiliary)
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Local system is ?
Primarily to warn the occupants in the building
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Auxiliary systems
have features of a local system with added features of automatically contacting the local fire department
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Proprietary systems
This system is a central station that is located on the premises and constantly monitored by trained operators Transmits troubles and alerts signals to the central supervising station
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Central stations
Alarm signals transmitted outside the protected premises to a monitoring company of fire department
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Central stations
Alarm signals transmitted outside the protected premises to a monitoring company of fire department
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When is a fire alarm system required
Fire alarm system must be constant, continuous operation, it is constantly monitored for faults
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Power supplied to the fire alarm cct shall be
Provided from a separate cct
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Heat Detectors cannot
Be connected using pigtails or Wire Connectors
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In a Commercial Building a Fire Alarm System must abide by
The CEC, the OBC
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In a Supervisory Circuit, a fault is caused when
A Supervised device such as a normally open water valve, is moved from its typical state
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An EOL must be installed:
Less than 1800mm AFF to the center of the device
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A Zone can be defined as:
An area reserved by Fire Detectors, and, A designated area of a Building
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Backup Power must last?
at least 24 hours

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