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Mounting pull station on extrusion.
This is always a problem. Figuring out a place to mount a fire alarm pull station on office and storefront glazing extrusions. Just thought I'd post a picture of a recent one. Plywood backboard, covered with color matched coil stock, and Wiremold box mounted on backboard. Looks pretty decent:
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06-11-2007, 07:11 PM
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Looks clean.  If you don't mind me asking,  Why not slide it over a few inches to the vertical, where there wouldn't be so much overhanging?
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06-11-2007, 07:38 PM
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Looks clean. If you don't mind me asking, Why not slide it over a few inches to the vertical, where there wouldn't be so much overhanging? |
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06-11-2007, 07:40 PM
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Aaahhh.  I see.
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06-13-2007, 05:58 PM
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Marc. Thought you may want to see a UK call point. The window is made from 'plexiglass'. Just push gently and the cover snaps and so releasing a push to open switch.They are surface mounted as you see or can be flush mounted too.
By the way. Your Sounder call point mounted on the extrusion is just perfect. Nice Job
Frank
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06-13-2007, 06:19 PM
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This one's just got a plexi cover you lift up before you can pull the manual station. The plexi cover is an option, which keeps kids from monkeying with it as easily, and keeps it from maybe getting bumped accidentally by someone with an arm-full of boxes.
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06-16-2007, 08:41 PM
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Cover looks to be a STI, with an alarm if cover is lifted to help prevent vandals from causing false alarms?
www.sti-usa.com
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06-16-2007, 09:56 PM
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Cover looks to be a STI, with an alarm if cover is lifted to help prevent vandals from causing false alarms?
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Indeed, it is. "Stopper II". About 40 bucks. It was special order at the supply house, but came in a couple of days. It has a transistor radio battery in the top to trigger a pretty annoying smoke detector type beeper when you lift the cover off. I'm sure that battery will be dead in a year or two, and nobody will remember or even know it has one. No big deal.
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06-17-2007, 09:31 AM
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06-15-2009, 12:18 PM
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Quote:
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Looks clean. If you don't mind me asking, Why not slide it over a few inches to the vertical, where there wouldn't be so much overhanging? |
I agree john, I would of sent an RFI and tried to move it to the side wall of the vestibule, guessing it would still meet the distance requirement from the point of exit
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06-15-2009, 03:58 PM
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Looks great, at least compared to the 411 box I saw at a local YMCA.
What about a 1g W/P box?
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06-15-2009, 08:34 PM
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nice looking job
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06-15-2009, 08:38 PM
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I agree john, I would of sent an RFI and tried to move it to the side wall of the vestibule, guessing it would still meet the distance requirement from the point of exit
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That particular vestibule was a good 60-70 feet wide. That would have put the pull station too far away. I think there was a bench spec'd for each flanking wall anyhow.
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06-15-2009, 08:43 PM
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Quote:
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That particular vestibule was a good 60-70 feet wide. That would have put the pull station too far away. I think there was a bench spec'd for each flanking wall anyhow.
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than for the situation you had to work with....nice job
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07-04-2009, 11:00 PM
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MD, that looks GREAT. I've mounted mps's on a mullion without a back board..I just use self-taps and screwed the wire mold box into the extruded alum. Offcourse the area I installed at didn't require a tamper plastic shield.
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08-14-2009, 10:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MDShunk
Indeed, it is. "Stopper II". About 40 bucks. It was special order at the supply house, but came in a couple of days. It has a transistor radio battery in the top to trigger a pretty annoying smoke detector type beeper when you lift the cover off. I'm sure that battery will be dead in a year or two, and nobody will remember or even know it has one. No big deal.
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Guess it's time to change that battery then.
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08-14-2009, 11:00 PM
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The AHJ actually wanted a pull station there?
Yes, I know it is an ancient thread...
Last edited by MisterCMK; 08-14-2009 at 11:29 PM.
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08-18-2009, 11:59 PM
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service call! another $100 for battery swap
while i'm there i'll fish around for additional services to perform. increase the profits for the day.
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08-20-2009, 09:34 AM
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Quote:
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service call! another $100 for battery swap
while i'm there i'll fish around for additional services to perform. increase the profits for the day. |
They are never going to know that the battery is dead except when you find it on the annual fire alarm inspection. 
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