Duct Smoke Detectors by Div 13,15 or 16?
Duct Smoke Detectors by Div 13,15 or 16?
(OP)
Each area seems abit different but here in the West many Electrical Engineers specifiy that the Duct Smoke Detectors should be provided by Div 15, installed by 15 and monitored by the Fire Alarm Contractor. After the Analog Addressable technology came out and many of the panels will allow you to view, adjust and print sensitivity levels of the detectors it would make sense to have Div 13851 (Fire Alarm) provide the DD units rather than having them monitor the Div 15 detectors with a module that would only tell you if it were in trouble or alarm rather than alot more information including the address that you could get on the Analog Addressable Duct Detectors. As Mechanical Engineers what do you normally do in this respect?





RE: Duct Smoke Detectors by Div 13,15 or 16?
16: "But I thought 15 had it..."
15: "No way, that's been a Div 13 for a while now..."
13: "Since when??"
Don't want that to happen, so we still do it.
RE: Duct Smoke Detectors by Div 13,15 or 16?
RE: Duct Smoke Detectors by Div 13,15 or 16?
RE: Duct Smoke Detectors by Div 13,15 or 16?
RE: Duct Smoke Detectors by Div 13,15 or 16?
Just to add to the fun, CSI (CSC in Canada) the people who brought you NMS specifications have released the long awaited update.
With the new specifications numbers (we're now 21, 22, 23 maybe 24) there should be no question on what will fall where. Plumbing is separate from HVAC (yeah!), controls and electrical are clearly separated, fire protection including alarms and detections have their own sections.
My only hope is that the construction industry will make the change in my lifetime...I'm only 30 though so I stand a small chance.
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