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Fire alarms are essential for our safety. They make a lot of noise in the case of an emergency, which can be a loud siren or voice evacuation command that we are all familiar with from fire drills at school and work. However, it can be confusing when the fire alarm control panel makes a beeping noise.
This noise indicates that the panel is in either a Trouble Condition or Supervisory Condition, and it is not the same as the alarm sirens or voice commands. The beeping will only be heard near the control panel and any connected keypads.
Why Is It Beeping?
Trouble Condition:
- Removed devices
- Cut, broken, or disconnected circuit wires
- Dirty smoke detectors
- Power failures
- Low system batteries
Supervisory Condition:
- Fire sprinkler valves shut off
- Duct detectors detect smoke in HVAC system and shut down AC units or close dampers
- Monitor modules reporting the functions of devices like fire pumps
- Outputs from other systems like door holder power supplies
How to Stop the Noise?
To stop the beeping, you will need to follow the specific procedure for your system. Most modern fire alarms have buttons labeled “Silence”, “Trouble Silence”, and “Acknowledge”. These buttons can temporarily silence the beeping, but they do not fix the underlying issue causing it.
For Trouble Conditions, the problem must be identified and resolved to stop the beeping permanently. If you silence the beeping manually, you will know the problem is fixed when the display clears without resetting the fire alarm.
For Supervisory Conditions, the issue must be resolved, and a System Reset must be performed on the panel to clear the condition. If the beeping starts again after hitting the Reset button, the issue has not been resolved.
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