Fire Alarm Control Panel Peripherals
SDM Magazine 5-Minute Tech Quiz, May 2013
- 1.A fire alarm control panel must be mounted at a location closest to the door where the firefighters will enter. This location is usually identified when submitting plans for an approval by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Duct detectors that were installed by the HVAC company are not compatible with an addressable fire alarm control panel and must be replaced.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.When mounting smoke detectors on a wall, the sensing device has to be between four and 12 inches down from the ceiling.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.NFPA 70 is the National Fire Alarm Code.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5._____________ is the maximum number of water flow switches permitted to be connected to a single ___________initiating device circuit.
- A.
One, addressable
- B.
Two, conventional
- C.
Three, addressable
- D.
Four, addressable
- E.
Five, conventional
- 6.What is the maximum number of supervisory devices permitted to be connected to a single initiating device circuit?
- A.
10
- B.
20
- C.
30
- D.
40
- 7.In new one- and two-family dwellings smoke detectors are required to be installed _______________.
- A.
In all sleeping rooms
- B.
Outside of each separate sleeping area
- C.
On each level of the dwelling
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 8.Smoke detectors are marked with a color code indicating their temperature classification.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Comparing addressable and conventional systems, which of the following statements is true?
- A.
Addressable systems and conventional systems both report specific device activation location information to the monitoring station.
- B.
Conventional systems use less wire than an addressable system.
- C.
There are fewer connections for field wiring in an addressable panel than in a conventional panel.
- D.
Addressable systems allow pull stations to be placed farther apart than when installed on a conventional system.
- 10.Initiating devices do not necessarily have to be installed independently of the circuit conductors.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Any standard smoke detector is permitted to be installed in a return air plenum.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Which of the following is an example of a smoke detector?
- A.
Multi-criteria
- B.
Ionization
- C.
Photoelectric
- D.
Any of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 13.Which of the following devices must be tested for functionality on an annual basis?
- A.
Smoke detectors
- B.
Control panels
- C.
Heat detectors
- D.
Pull stations
- E.
All of the above
- F.
None of the above
- 14.When the height of a ceiling is 15-25 feet, which of the following spacing reduction factors must be used to properly locate smoke detectors?
- A.
0.91
- B.
0.84
- C.
0.77
- D.
No reduction for smoke detectors
- 15.Fire alarm control panels must be painted red for ease of identification as a fire alarm device.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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