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  1. arwat23

    Are Fire Alarms Required in a Level 2 Alteration?

    Is a new fire alarm system required in a existing suite / building undergoing a minor alteration? The building is fully sprinklered, but there's no fire alarm other than what's required by IFC/CFC 903.4. We searched every room and didn't find a single strobe, smoke detector, or anything fire...
  2. S

    Purpose of silencing function of smoke alarm

    Ontario building code 3.2.4.22. Smoke Alarms … (10) Except as permitted by Sentence (11), a manually operated silencing device shall be incorporated within the circuitry of a smoke alarm installed in a dwelling unit so that it will silence the signal emitted by the smoke alarm for a period of...
    • sunyaer
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    • silencing smoke alarm
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    • Forum: Canada
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