Tech fire alarm tools, consumables and accessories.
Some of our favorite tools and materials for you or your Technicians
Testing & Diagnostic Gear
Multimeter
Essential for circuit testing. The Fluke meter is expensive and built that way. I have a unit that is over 30 yrs old that I finally retired to my residential tool box. There are less expensive name brand units out there but the Fluke has been a staple in many veteran tech’s tool boxes. As you start out, you will learn the peculiarities with your meter and you won’t leave the van without it.
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Multi-tip driver – There are a couple different drivers that I have found to work very well.
Buy Klein multi screwdrivers on Amazon https://amzn.to/4bxpf7H
This is one of my favorites, Mega-Pro 15 in 1 on Amazon – https://amzn.to/4sz0TQP
Canned Smoke – Sounds easy enough, buy a can of smoke, spray it into the detector and test the system. Well, look at the detector manufacturers information and they may indicate that the aerosol effects the plastic on the detector. Yes, they’re out there. I knew one contractor that would spray the aerosol into a tin can and the place the can over the detector. There are always ways around it but be sure to check the manufacturers instructions or ask them if you aren’t an employee of the manufacturer (JCI/Honeywell and more).
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Accessories
Pull Station Covers
A little information from experience to pay attention to the details. The STI cover is an amazing accessory that we use often. The important part is in the details. Surface mount? Surface mount with hidden conduit? or is the conduit surface also? Weather protection (gasket)? Sounder or not? All these questions have to be answered before selecting the model for your job. Read the installation manual and pay attention, again, to the details when you go to install them. For example, the NBG-12LX manual pull station has to have room between the bottom of the pull station and the cover to operate properly. I have seen many of these mounted twice due to not keeping the proper spacing.
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Consumables:
Nitrile gloves (for moving ceiling tiles) or just working in dirty environments https://amzn.to/4s1NeC4
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