Method and Apparatus for Testing Fire Alarm Initiating Devices

摘要

According to systems and methods for testing alarm initiating devices of a fire alarm system, a control panel of the fire alarm system is placed into test mode. Then, during a walkthrough test, an inspector activates an inspector-activated mechanism of a device. This sends a test mode signal to the control panel, which places the device into a test mode. The inspector or inspector then manually activates the device. The control panel initiates a fire alarm condition in response to a received device signals while the control panel not initiating a fire alarm condition when the device signals are indicative of a fire if the device signals were from alarm initiating devices in the test mode. Alternatively, the control panel places a group of alarm initiating devices into test mode on a rolling basis. As the inspector tests the devices, additional devices are added to the group and previously tested devices are returned to normal operation mode.

主权项

1. A fire alarm system comprising:
alarm initiating devices for initiating fire alarms, each of the devices having an inspector-activated mechanism; and a control panel that receives device signals from the alarm initiating devices and initiates fire alarm conditions based on the device signals, wherein the control panel places the alarm initiating devices into a test mode in response to the inspector-activated mechanisms being activated, the control panel not initiating a fire alarm condition when the device signals are indicative of a fire if the device signals were from alarm initiating devices in the test mode.