Hello, I just now stumbled across this site while trying to identify/research/see if there’s any value?? In the system thats in the house i recently moved into. It was previously used as a care facility before being vacant for some time before we moved in. I know the house was originally built in 1929 and has had multiple additions during the years. But I was curious about the fire alarms. I know its a complete, still fully functional system (although im admittedly naive as to what all the parts are even called so please bear with me, its all new to me!). I know it has the two bells, possibly a third in the garage but its late so that cant be verified until daylight because no thank you to spiders, a couple of the pull things, the control panel and the horn. Can anyone tell me anything about this system? Is there any value to it or market for it? Any info is greatly appreciated and apologies again for my lack of knowledge about anything fire alarm related, its all new to me!! Hoping i figure out how to add pics to this post, if I accidentally post without adding pics ill correct it. Nevermind, ignore the last part lol.
You have a Fire-Lite system. The panel is a Fire-Lite Miniscan 112 with BG-10 pull stations rebranded by Ademco. The 112 puts out 12V DC. The notification appliances are Amesco MSB-8B-P2 bells. As for the value of the panel, there’s a listing of the exact same model on eBay for 499.99 plus shipping, so I’d say the panel is worth some good money considering its from the 1980s.
You can either keep it or take it down to sell it. It’s your choice. If you want to keep it, I would take out the dialer, if it has one.
Bro you are lucky! !
I would do anything to have a commercial fire alarm system in my house.
If I were to take it down to sell it where would be the best place to do so?
The best place to sell it? eBay. Just look up 'fire alarm ’ on that site and see how many listings there are. We also have the Flea Market here you can use to post your eBay listings.
Also, if you are going to take it down, disconnect the battery first then AC power. Also make sure whatever breaker is powering the panel is turned off before touching the AC wires. At no point should the battery be powering the system alone. The battery is for power outages, not powering the system permanently. If you take out the battery while the battery is powering the system, you may fry the panel and render it worthless.
Let us know your plans so we can support you in the future!
I think that’s the same brand/model I had at one of my schools. My brother and I where one of the few people who could figure out what each zone was and where when it got triggered or when it had troubles. As students there we helped one of the maintenance guys run a bunch of new lines that got damaged from a backhoe digging between the buildings. We learned a lot about how it worked and rewired a bunch of the devices and fixed a lot of issues.
If I remember correctly, it was a very basic conventional system. Smoke detectors in all the dormitories. Lots of pull stations. An Ansel system and water flows for sprinklers. I had to make adjustments to all the flow switch timers to trigger the system a handful of times as the minerals in the water caused lots of issues with the flapper.
Was excellent extracurricular activity that I’m sure no other school would have allowed
A very interesting system, especially considering having a system be in a house is rare (although I understand why for said previous use is required). I would definitely try to save the system if you can if you are planning on removing it, but the system could also be used still if you want extra fire protection. I would find an electrician though if that is your plan.