still reading

all the fire alarm jobs have gone cold probably due to the fact that it is january and nobody has any money. So I'll just have to keep reading until spring arrives.

new book i've got

the new book I've got is written by a canadiian for the canadian market, but contains much of the information that i had hoped to get from the other book I bought.

I got cold feet

I must admit I went round to somewhere where I could have looked at her fire alarm, but I was a bit late so I will have to do it another day.

going to have a look at a faulty alarm tomorrow

more of a tweet than a post, but I am going to have a look at my first fault alarm tomorrow.

It's a cheapo, just the alarms but with no panel, but it is still giving the customer problems.

I'll let you know more tomorrow.

bit of a let down with the book

Today Amazon managed to deliver the Design Installation and Maintenance of Fire alarm systems that I thought was going to tell me everything I wanted to know about Fire Alarms that my Mother wouldn't tell me. Unfortunately I was wrong. It just goes into the BS 5839 ad nauseam which I am sure is very useful for established fire alarm engineers of which I am not, but just learning, so it looks as though I will have to put my hand into my pocket yet again and fork out for another book. Oh well,

Gentle ideas as to how to progress

I guess I'll be asked for all types of fire alarm and how to fix them. One of my customers has a cheapo system with three interconnected alarms, and I guess if I want to find out which alarm is causing the problem, I could disconnect the signal cable that connects them all, and see which one is causing the problem.

I also think I take a heater round to test the heater alarms, and a smoke producer to test the smoke alarms.

getting the knowledge

Have taken the first step to fame and fortune in the fire business, have ordered some
 books from Amazon that should set me on the road to installing and fixing peoples alarms successfully.

I have decided to choose the Design Commissioning and Maintenance Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems - a guide to BS5839-1. The book has a couple of good reviews, and applies to us in England as opposed to being an import from the states.

I also have a couple of customers from my existing business that may be interested in me helping me with their situation.

Anyway I'll keep you posted. Thanks for reading this