c. Continuous sounding or operation of alarm notification appliances
[only in designated areas] [throughout the building] as required by
ANSI S3.41.
d.
Closure of doors held open by electromagnetic devices.
e.
Operation of the smoke control system.
f. Deactivation of the air handling units [in the alarmed zone]
[throughout the building].
g. Shutdown of power to the data processing equipment in the alarmed
zones.
h. Automatic discharge of the designated fire suppression systems.
A
[_____] [15] second maximum delay shall be provided for the deluge
system, a [_____] [30] second delay for the wet pipe system.
1.4.4
Primary Power
Operating power shall be provided as required by paragraph Power Supply for
the System. Transfer from normal to emergency power or restoration from
emergency to normal power shall be fully automatic and not cause
transmission of a false alarm. Loss of ac power shall not prevent
transmission of a signal via the fire reporting system upon operation of
any initiating circuit.
1.4.5
Battery Backup Power
Battery backup power shall be through use of rechargeable, sealed-type
storage batteries and battery charger.
1.4.6
Interface With Existing Fire Alarm Equipment
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NOTE: The existing Fire Alarm equipment must be
clearly identified by the fire alarm system designer
in the specification and on the drawings.
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The equipment specified herein shall operate as an extension to an existing
configuration. The new equipment shall be connected to [an existing
control panel in the existing part of the building] [existing monitoring
equipment at the Supervising Station (Building [_____])]. Existing
[control] [monitoring] equipment shall be expanded, modified, or
supplemented as necessary to extend the existing [control] [monitoring]
functions to the new points or zones. New components shall be capable of
merging with the existing configuration without degrading the performance
of either system. The scope of the acceptance tests of paragraph Testing
shall include aspects of operation that involve combined use of both new
and existing portions of the final configuration.
1.4.7
Interface With Other Equipment
Interfacing components shall be furnished as required to connect to
subsystems or devices which interact with the fire alarm system, such as
supervisory or alarm contacts in suppression systems, operating interfaces
for smoke control systems, door releases, etc.
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