Smoke detector - phone dialer add-on

[Bob Greene]

I've just installed smoke detectors for a customer - 8 Firex
interconnected - 2 floors plus attic and cellar. 150 year old house - lots
of fishing, horse hair plaster and split lath....

Now he wants to add a dialer - if the detectors activate, he wants it to
dial a pre-programmed number.

Does anyone know of an add-on box that will do this?

Thanks in advance.




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[Robert L. Bass]

You will need a means of connecting a dialer to the smoke detectors. Firex
makes a model 499 relay which connects to the 110VAC supply and to the 9V
interconnection trigger lead at one of the detectors.

http://www.icca.invensys.com/firex/accessories.htm
http://www.icca.invensys.com/manuals/firex/110-278F.pdf

The relay output can then be connected to a dialer which dials from 1 to 8
telephone numbers (depending on the model) and plays your prerecorded
message. I carry several dialer models, including Visonic and USP. If
you're in the trade you can buy them wholesale at your regular supplier but
help yourself to the information anyway.

http://www.bass-home.com/gotoproduct.cfm?item=27720
http://www.bass-home.com/gotoproduct.cfm?item=88960

The down side to using the relay is it's not UL listed for use with a dialer
or alarm system. There's no way to supervise the smokes or the relay which
is a code requirement. Also, if there is a power failure the relay will not
function. Furthermore, these dialers are not UL listed for the purpose of
monitoring a fire alarm.

If US code compliance is not an issue use your own judgment in determining
whether to implement this.

Regards,
Robert

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Bob Greene wrote: I've just installed smoke detectors for a customer - 8 Firex interconnected - 2 floors plus attic and cellar. 150 year old house - lots of fishing, horse hair plaster and split lath.... Now he wants to add a dialer - if the detectors activate, he wants it to dial a pre-programmed number. Does anyone know of an add-on box that will do this? Thanks in advance. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

[Robert L. Bass]

You will need a means of connecting a dialer to the smoke detectors. Firex
makes a model 499 relay which connects to the 110VAC supply and to the 9V
interconnection trigger lead at one of the detectors.

http://www.icca.invensys.com/firex/accessories.htm
http://www.icca.invensys.com/manuals/firex/110-278F.pdf

The relay output can then be connected to a dialer which dials from 1 to 8
telephone numbers (depending on the model) and plays your prerecorded
message. I carry several dialer models, including Visonic and USP. If
you're in the trade you can buy them wholesale at your regular supplier but
help yourself to the information anyway.

http://www.bass-home.com/gotoproduct.cfm?item=27720
http://www.bass-home.com/gotoproduct.cfm?item=88960

The down side to using the relay is it's not UL listed for use with a dialer
or alarm system. There's no way to supervise the smokes or the relay which
is a code requirement. Also, if there is a power failure the relay will not
function. Furthermore, these dialers are not UL listed for the purpose of
monitoring a fire alarm.

If US code compliance is not an issue use your own judgment in determining
whether to implement this.

Regards,
Robert

=============================>
Bass Home Electronics, Inc
2291 Pine View Circle
Sarasota · Florida · 34231
877-722-8900 Sales & Tech Support
941-925-9747 Fax
941-232-0791 Wireless
Nextel Private ID - 161*21755*1
http://www.bass-home.com
=============================>

Bob Greene wrote: I've just installed smoke detectors for a customer - 8 Firex interconnected - 2 floors plus attic and cellar. 150 year old house - lots of fishing, horse hair plaster and split lath.... Now he wants to add a dialer - if the detectors activate, he wants it to dial a pre-programmed number. Does anyone know of an add-on box that will do this? Thanks in advance. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

[awm]

Bob Greene wrote: I've just installed smoke detectors for a customer - 8 Firex interconnected - 2 floors plus attic and cellar. 150 year old house - lots of fishing, horse hair plaster and split lath.... Now he wants to add a dialer - if the detectors activate, he wants it to dial a pre-programmed number. Does anyone know of an add-on box that will do this? Thanks in advance.

With a bit of inginuity you should be able to interface with a stnbdard
burgalar alram autodialer -- for an example see
http://www.maplin.co.uk item code L69AF Melcom Autodialer