I will be off, to visit Duncan,
so I am only making one post today, back to Tuesday and part two of the fire alarm being fitting to all of our flats, a early start at 08.00AM there were boxes everywhere,
with all manner of items inside,
some of the sensors for the flats and basement I am guessing,
work started in the entrance hall,
inside the main panel,
now wired up,
to its transmitting/receiving module,
underneath the main control panel the mains electric on/off box,
all complete,
with relay boxes in the main hall at the front of the building and the rear entrance,
as well as in the stairwells and basement,
then the fun started, fitting the sensors in the front and back halls ceilings, plus the entrance hall of every flat, and the basement, giddy work in the main hall as far as I was concerned!
this took until early afternoon, then any flat owners that wished to attend were given a talk through, about how the alarm worked and how to test it every so often to make sure all circuits were working, after which came the sensors test, each of the several monitors spread around the flats, halls, stairwells and basement were tested,
even the ones fitted in the high ceiling, all was well, job finished and everything tidied up by 6.00 in the evening, just right for my evening meal, which I followed with a Outback Opal Hunters as Diana arrived home from work, so a Midsomer Murder it was before the continuation of last nights A Touch of Frost, before we were off to bed.
3 comments:
Dear Stanley and Diana
It it great you have full fire 🔥 protection now with the alarm system and should increase the overall value of the property. Question-what prompted this installation? A city code upgrade requirement or desire by residents?
Was this furnished by government grant like some places in US or out of pocket expense? No matter what seems very costly! Hope you were able to have local government foot the bill and you folks didn’t get stuck with the expense. It is good that is is now done, I bet you all feel safer now when you sleep at night!
Regards
John and Alley
Dear John and Alley, we actually did not have to put an alarm in place, all that was needed and that we all had, was carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in each flat, but the flat owners looking after of the maintenance of the building was getting too much for them, so the maintenance was contracted out, the company made an inspection of the building but as it is now professionally being looked after it had to come up to the latest fire standards, hence the new interlinked alarm system had to be fitted, the final cost is expected to be over £12,000 split between the 8 flats, plus £2,000 maintenance, inspection and monitoring per year, that only leaves each flats doors to be improved to the latest fire standard, quotes not yet in for those, the bad news, not a penny from the government or anyone else for the upgrade, it is all down to the flat owners, still it is safer for us now, so we can all sleep a lot easier, although it has to be said I have not noticed any difference in my sleep since the alarm was fitted! best regards, Stan and Diana.
Dear Stanley and Diana
I guess it is good to have the upgraded fire alarm system, just sorry it was so costly for everyone. Given high rate of inflation, given it had to be done, better this year than next…when it will cost 15% more.
I guess you can look at the sum spent as a long term “real estate investment” otherwise it would feel like you folks were just relieved of a large sum with limited benefit. Better safe than sorry, but WHY does all this “required “ stuff always give sticker shock given it costs so much!!!!!
Anyway, enjoy the new alarm system!
Regards
John and Alley
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