Fire Alarm and Smoke Detector Maintenance Checklist
by Botha CG, from the Community
This annual preventive maintenance checklist guides technicians through inspecting and testing automatic fire alarm and smoke detection systems. It covers tools and safety guidelines, communication with occupants, and reference to NFPA 72. Steps include testing water flow alarms and valve tamper switches, inspecting conduits, and verifying signals at the fire alarm control panel. It details functional tests for ionization and photoelectric detectors, duct detectors and air sampling tubes, self-restoring and non-restorable heat detectors, photoelectric beam detectors, pull stations, and battery-operated smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The checklist supports documenting findings, estimating maintenance hours, and recording corrective actions to maintain compliance and life safety.
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