RE: Know anything about commerical fire sprinklers?
August 24, 2016 at 5:33 pm
(This post was last modified: August 24, 2016 at 5:35 pm by PETE_ROSE.)
Actually that looks like the fire alarm control pane, also called an FACC panel. Often times these have relatively nothing to do with the sprinkler system and more with the detection and alert portion. Think smoke and heat detectors. It appears from what you said is that it is throwing a trouble alarm code for the battery. These systems have a battery back-up to AC power. It will look like a small brick, usually located at the bottom of the panel. When the voltage drops as the batteries age the system throws the battery trouble code.
The facility or building manager should be notified. It is a fairly inexpensive fix. Hitting the trouble silence button will merely silence the system temporarily. As the system performs routine diagnostics it will generally reissue the audible alarm.
In short the property owner, maintenance, or facility manager should be able to address this with relative ease. I suggest informing them through email if you can so there is a record of the conversation. Often times when the responsible party is informed that it is a safety issue and that you are documenting it to create a written record of notification, things get accomplished.
The facility or building manager should be notified. It is a fairly inexpensive fix. Hitting the trouble silence button will merely silence the system temporarily. As the system performs routine diagnostics it will generally reissue the audible alarm.
In short the property owner, maintenance, or facility manager should be able to address this with relative ease. I suggest informing them through email if you can so there is a record of the conversation. Often times when the responsible party is informed that it is a safety issue and that you are documenting it to create a written record of notification, things get accomplished.
