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AnOverviewoftheForemostCode Updates

th 9 EditionofUL864,ANSI/UL864

Latest incarnationof astandard firstpublished in1948

NotethatUL864is anANSIstandard. ANSIisnational Norm. ANYNRTLcan certify. FMandULare equivalent

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th UL8649 Edition

WhenpublishedinOctober2003the9thedition hadaneffectivedateofOctober31,2005 ThreesubsequentextensionsbyULhasmovedthe effectivedatetoJune30,2007 ULnolongeracceptsproductsforcertificationto the8thedition

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GroundFaultSupervision

June30,2007

December31,2007 December31,2007

Groundfaultsarenolongerjustashorttoground ManufacturerspecifiestheamountofleakagetogroundandUL teststoverifythetrippoint Wiringinstallationworkmanshipisveryimportant!

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ProductsinstalledinAirhandlingSpaces

June30,2007

Thisisanissueparticularlyforspeakersandassociatedwiring

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DevicesInstalledinanOutletBox

June30,2007

Youcannotjustlayadeviceinanoutletbox!

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WiringtheFireAlarm

June30,2007

Itisvitalthattheinstallerfollowminimumwiregagesize specifiedintheinstallationwiringdiagram

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AlarmSignalProcessingTime

Thisisamajorchangefrom90secondsthathasbeenthe requirementforfireformorethan30years

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TroubleSignalProcessingTime

Troublesignalprocesstimeremainsessentiallyunchanged Provisionisnowmadetodelaytransmissionofabatterytrouble toavoidoverloadingthecentralstationwhenanarealosespower

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AlarmandTroubleSignalsAnnunciation

Voicesystemsmusthaveacommandcenterandthislocation mustindicateallalarmandtroublesignalsforthesystem.

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VisualSignalAnnunciationattheControl

Canbeaholdupalarm!

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AlarmSignaling

ThisistheTemporalThree
th Synchronizationintroducesnewcomplexitiesinthe9 edition

Compatibilityisacriticalissue Currentcalculationsandwiresizearecritical Powersupplyloading

NotetheexceptionThewholealarmsystemdoesnotneedtobe synchronized!

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SupervisorySignals

SupervisorySignalsmustbedistinctlydifferentthantrouble signals.Thiscallsforaseparatedevicetobeusedunlessthe soundercanmakedifferentsounds. Notesupervisorysignalsgenerallydonotlatch

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VoiceAlarmCommandCenter

ControlsActiveLEDonallONYXpanels

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EmergencyVoice/AlarmFunctionSequence

ThisisconsistentwithNFPA72 Somemajorcommunities(i.e.Chicago)followadifferent sequence ItisvitaltobefamiliarwiththelocalHighRiseCode

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FireWardenTelephoneCircuit

TheTelephonecircuitmustbesupervisedforopens,shorts andgrounds. Intodaysenvironment,communicationsforthefireservice personnelisavitalfunction.

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OperationTimeRequirements

th Operatingtimerequirementsaregreatlychangedfromthe8 EditionofULs864Code.

Operatingtimeforalarmandsupervisoryannunciation reducedto10secondsfrom90. Troublesignalsremainat200seconds.

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ReleasingDeviceService

Falsetrippingofareleasingdevicecircuit,besidesbeingan expensivemishap,canbeverydangerous. Thisrequirementspecificallyaddressesasituationwhenthe alarmpanelisbeingserviced.

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NetworkedReleasingDevicePanels

Concernforfalsedumpscarriesovertonetworkedsystems. Ifmultiplesystemscantriggeradumpinthesamesystem,the statusofanypanelonthesystemmustbeannunciatedatthe otherpanelsconnectedtothesystem.

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PreDischargeNotification

Releasingdevicecontrolpanelsmustprovideapredischarge warningtoalertthebuildingoccupants.

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TemporalThree

NotethepanelmusthavethecapabilityofTemporalThree SomemunicipalitiesdonotpermittheTemporalThree therefore,therequirementisonemusthavethecapacity.

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DeactivatingAlarmandDischarge

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AbortSwitches

AbortSwitchesmustbemanuallyoperated. AbortSwitchesmustbeselfrestoring. AbortSwitchesmustNOTbeusedwithpreactionordeluge watersystems.

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AbortSwitchCircuitSupervision

Theabortswitchcircuitmustmeetthesupervisionandstyle requirementsapplicabletoinitiatingcircuits.

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AbortSwitchOperation

Operationoftheabortswitchduringafirealarmrequiresa distinctivevisualandaudibletroublesignal. Thevisualindicatormustbededicatedtotheabortfunction. Theaudiblemaybethecontrolpanelcommontroublesounder oradedicatedaudible

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ManualReleaseSwitch

Manualreleaseswitchmustoverridealldelaysexceptmanual releasedelayperiod Releasemustoccurwithin30seconds Themanualabortswitchisnotrequiredtooverridethemanual releaseswitch.Thiscanbeaprogrammingfunction. Operatorsmanualmustspecifyifmanualoverrideisprovided.

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ProtectedPremiseControlsTiming#1

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ProtectedPremiseControlsTiming#2

Reporttimecanbe1minuteto4hoursbasedonFCCregulations.

Batterytroublesignalshallbetransmittedwithin4hours. Batterytroublesignalshallbetransmittedfor7days.

Immediatelocalannunciation.
Transmissionofsignalwithin60to180minutedelay. Immediatelocalannunciation. Transmissionoverworkingpathwithin4minutes.

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ProtectedPremiseSignalAnnunciation

Ifthesignalssenttoaremotesupervisorystationdonot includezoneinformationforamultizonepanel,zone informationmustbeindicatedatthepanel. Ifindicationisnotlampperzone,itmustinclude: Signalprioritization Indicationbytype Indicationbyzone

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DigitalRadioAlarmTransmitters

Mechanicallyprotectedmeansconduit Ifthetransmittingantennaoftransmitter/antennacombination areremote,conduitisrequired

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DACTDualLineRequirement

Requirementincludes:

Indicationoffaultsubscriberlocation Cannotinhibitothersubscriber Faultsincludesingleopen,ground,wiretowireshort&noise Signalrestorationofservice Faultconditionandrestorationsmustbeannunciatedatthe

supervisingstationwithin200seconds

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NewTransmissionTechnologies

NFPA72,includingthe2007edition,isbasicallyaprescriptive standard Eachtechnologyistreateddifferently

Thereisnocorrelationbetweentechnologies Technologiesarenotratedastotheirstrength
NFPAtechnicalcommitteerecognizedthislimitationand createdtheOtherTechnologiesTransmissionsection ThisiswhereInternetbasedrequirementsoriginated

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Timetotransmitanalarmsignal

The10secondsappliestoallsignalprocessingatthe protectedpremise. Troubleannunciationorsignalretransmissionremainsat200.

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MultiZoneSystems

Note: Aholdup alarmcan havesame priorityas fire

Burglar Alarm

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ComponentReliability

th In8 edition,50%deratingwasrequired. th In9 edition,864adoptsaprocessfirstintroducedinUL217.

Thischangepermitsmoredesignflexibility.

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Software

Softwarehasbecomeamajorconcern. ItiscriticalthattheA&Eandinstallerbefamiliarwiththe programmingfunction. Itisparticularlycriticalthateachoftheprogrammingoptionsbe understoodwithregardtostandardcompliance.

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Softwarecompliancewiththestandard

Softwarehasmadepossibletheconceptofauniversalpanel. AllfeaturesandoptionsmaynotbecompliantwithUL864or NFPA72. ItisvitalthattheA&Ereviewtheoptionsselectedtoassure compliance.

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ExecutiveSoftwaretracking

KnowingtheRev.levelofthesoftwareisveryimportant particularlywhenaproblemoccurs.

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UserAccessandProgramming

Mappingofoutputcircuitsispermitted. Mappinginputcircuitstosupervisingstationisnotpermitted. Theexecutiveprogramdoesautomaticmappingofcritical functions.

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CombinationSystems

Anythingnonfireconnectedtoafirealarmsystemcannot causeanydegradationofsupervisionoralarmfunctions. Testingisconductedbyplacingopens,shorts,groundson thesecircuitstoverifyNOTHINGhasbeencompromised.

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InterconnectedFireAlarmControlUnits

ThisisaconcernforA&EandInstallerhowandwhereyou installisveryimportant. Unlessyoucanseethedisplaysonallofthealarmpanelsat thesametime,ALLpanelsmustconcurrentlydisplay:

Alarm Supervisory Trouble Reset AlarmSilence TroubleSilence

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PowerSupplyCapacity

Thepowersupplyshallbecapableofoperatingthesystem underfullloadwithsupplyvoltageat85%ofratedwithbattery disconnected. Thesystemmustbecapableoffullychargingthebatterywhen thesupplyvoltageisreducedto85%(ortransfervoltage)of ratedvoltage.

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NotificationApplianceCircuits
CompatibilityofNotificationApplianceswithspecificpanels isnowcritical Voltagecalculationsareveryimportantonecantaddjust onemoredevice Synchronizationisacriticalfactorasthesteadystateload canbeverymuchlessthenthepeakload Greatcaremustbetakeninselectingnotificationappliances forusewithaparticularpanel. Thepanelinstallationinstructionsandwiringdiagramsare yourprimaryguide.

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RatingDesignations

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AllNACcircuitsmustbeidentifiedbyoneofthesedesignations AllNACcircuitsmustoperatewithinthespecifiedvoltagerange Notethespecialapplicationcategory

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RegulatedNACCircuits

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SpecialApplicationNACCircuits

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RegulatedNACSurgeCurrentLoading

Loadingforfirstsurgeis10Xsteadystateratingofcircuit Loadingforrepetitivesurgesis5Xsteadystaterating

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SpecialApplicationSurgeCurrentLoading

Onlydevicesspecifiedinthepanelinstallationdocumentation arepermitted!
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