OK, different system, but you might still check with your alarm company about the lifespan of their detectors (at least for smoke and/or CO) to see whether they might need periodic replacement -- or maybe that is included in your service contract?
The klaxon is that super loud alarm you hear in hotels and other public spaces. The alarm panel is what the entire system is hooked up to. It shows the different areas of the building, where the alarm is going off, stuff like that.TheBeachHouse said:
For us a yearly inspection by the alarm company to test each sensor and the alarm strobes on the porch, probably wake everyone around the area. There is a "control panel" in a service area and a "keyboard panel" in the office. If an alarm sounds or a problem sensed by the system the screen on the keyboard panel tells you the location of the problem. A "fault" like lack of electrical power or a failure in the com link (phone line) sets off an annoying beeping that we hear and check, an actual alarm screams at everyone. It can also function as a security system for our area of the building. Part of my concern was a protecting against a fire or problem during vacation time. We use a local company, but there are national companies also.
No, we have a good system. We hear the alarms for our neighbor across the street all the time. Our guy does a good job, respect historical homes, inspects quarterly, and half the money of all the others. (We shopped around.) He discussed and talked the fire dept out of making him install an alarm over the stove. (Are we ever thankful!) He does your state as well, I believe.
Ours has gone off twice due to specific room where detector was placed outside a bath door and set off by a steamy shower, moving the detector seems to have solved the problem.
