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8.6 Household Fire Warning Equipment
The Household Fire Warning Equipment Standard requires 24 h of standby current plus 4 min of alarm
operation at the end of the 24-hour period. Use battery Ah calculations to confirm compliance. The
formula in Table 12 includes the calculation for 4 min of alarm operation at the end of the 24-hour
period, and a 10% contingency factor that allows for depletion of battery capacity with age.
Because of changing regulations, verify the necessary time with your local AHJ (authority
having jurisdiction).
Table 12: Household Fire Ah Calculation Formula
Total B
1
Hours Total C
1
Alarm Operation
2
Contingency Total Ah
3
(_______ x 24) + ( ________ x 0.067) + 10% = _________
1 Refer to Table 7 on page 24.
2 Value = Minutes of alarm operation
60
3 Total Ah requirements must not exceed the Ah capacity of batteries:
One D126 Battery = 7 Ah
Two D126 Batteries = 14 Ah
One D1218 Battery = 17.2 or 18 Ah
Two D1218 Batteries = 34.4 or 36 Ah
8.7 UL 609 (D9412GV4/D7412GV4/D7212GV4)
The leads providing operating power to the alarm sounding device shall be electrically and
mechanically protected as required in the Standard for Installation and Classification of Mercantile
and Bank Burglar-Alarm Systems, UL 681, or the circuit shall be constructed so that the system is not
defeated by cutting or short-circuiting connections between the control unit and the alarm housing.
The alarm housing for a bank alarm system without a remote alarm transmission connection shall be
mounted on the outside of the building, visible from a public street or highway. It shall be accessible
for examination and repair. It shall also be located not more than four stories above the street level
unless:
A second alarm sounding device and housing, intended for outside service [see 3.3(a)], is
mounted adjacent to the premises or area of the building in which the alarm system is installed
or
A second alarm sounding device, intended for inside service [see 3.3(b)], is mounted within the
premises.
In either case, the outside alarm sounding device and housing may be mounted as high as the seventh
floor.
8.8 UL 365 (D9412GV4/D7412GV4/D7212GV4)
In a mercantile burglar alarm system, a mercantile alarm sounding device located within a building but
outside the protected area, is acceptable, provided it is rated for outside service and alarm conditions
are transmitted to:
a. The dispatch location of the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the protected
property or
b. A central station or residential monitoring station complying with the Standard for Central-Station
Alarm Services, UL 827.
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