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Ok… so I don’t have to be accredited to install the system… I just put it in to their spec?If it’s going to be a new EMS system going in, then contact them and they will come and do a survey, design the new system and come and commission it once you’ve installed it.
There is also the Fire Industry AssociationSo to design, install and commission a new system, what trade bodies would i need to become a member of?
Theres BAFE that i read.... anyone else? I dont mind doing a bit of training, and paying for a certificate, if it covers me to install this, plus get the service contract??
Looking at EMS panels they don't seem too badly priced but new detectors / bases look priceyAll i need to do now is source a couple of spare detector heads... they were giving faults too, and putting fresh battery's in didn't help.... Only stock available for redundant system is from Ebay... and sellers are looking for £180 plus......
Possibility of damage to many priceless artifacts,For me there would have to be a good reason for using wireless on what is a critical a safety system especially with so much RF around these days to cause interference
Possibility of damage to many priceless artifacts,
Time taken to install miles and miles of fp200, and the final aesthetics of have a load of red wires or trunking running through period decorated rooms open to the public.
There is no Wi-Fi or other radio waves within that part of the house. Even mobile signal is extremely poor.
If something is designed to have rf communications, it will be built to avoid interference…. I think that’s the reason the current system is now redundant…. They had to change the frequency it used.
I can understand the concern with thatPossibility of damage to many priceless artifacts,
I think given the type of building it is I think my choice would be MICC and definitely not FP and while it would need a lot of cable it would be a far more resiliant system that is not open to the whims of OFCOM and the governmentTime taken to install miles and miles of fp200, and the final aesthetics of have a load of red wires or trunking running through period decorated rooms open to the public.
RF interference is not just limited to Wi-Fi there are a lot of non licensed / lightly licenced frequencies out there which can all cause issues in other equipmentThere is no Wi-Fi or other radio waves within that part of the house. Even mobile signal is extremely poor.
That theory doesn't always work, having worked with radio data comms for a number years there was one manufacturer that produced 2 radio products that couldn't be co-located due to using different frequency modes and one would wipe the other outIf something is designed to have rf communications, it will be built to avoid interference….
As the radio spectrum becomes more and more cluttered and OFCOM / the government see an opportunity to sell off specific portions of the radio spectrum for chunks of money it is always possible that equipment operating in that part of the spectrum will become redundant with in some cases very little notice, the most noticeable one in recent times is the terrestial TV frequency band with the upper frequencies (UHF channels 60 - 69) being creamed off for 5GI think that’s the reason the current system is now redundant…. They had to change the frequency it used.
Using MICC would be best.Possibility of damage to many priceless artifacts,
Time taken to install miles and miles of fp200, and the final aesthetics of have a load of red wires or trunking running through period decorated rooms open to the public.
No accreditation need to install it, you just follow their spec and design.Ok… so I don’t have to be accredited to install the system… I just put it in to their spec?
What about ongoing servicing? Don’t need a badge for that? Would just be changing the battery’s on an annual basis or something.
I can check if the site insurance requires to be remotely monitored…. But I don’t think so as they have a live-in curator in one wing, and the lord of the manor and family in the other
Thanks.No accreditation need to install it, you just follow their spec and design.
Technically you don’t need any qualifications to carry out a service other than being competent. But as it is with anything how do you define being competent? Personally some basic FIA courses would cover you on that front and teach you the basics and what you need to know. But not sure the cost would be worth it just for one service contract.
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