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Whats the maximum allowable mounting height for a fire alarm control panel?

April 26, 2017alarm allowable CONTROL height maximum mounting panel

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Whats the maximum allowable mounting height for a fire alarm control panel?

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For the answer to this question, we’ll have to refer to two (2) versions of the same ULC Installation Standard (CAN/ULC-S524), “-01” and “-06” (even though they both say essentially the same thing). Some Provincial Building Codes may reference the former, while at least one (Ontario) has been amended to include the latter. In the first one, Sentence 4.1.2 states: “The top of the control unit or transponder shall be not more than 2400 mm above the finished floor level.