Silver pull stations.

Fire Alarm General Discussion
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Have you ever seen a silver pull station in a building? A really long time ago I went to a supermarket that had a silver pull station. Those are no longer allowed. Modern code requires pull stations to be red.

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I’ve seen some Notifier ones on old installs when I was in the field. Very rare to see most of them anywhere now.

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Nonred fire alarm panels and NAs are still allowed by code in most areas and are common where I live, however nonred pull stations are no longer allowed by code and I never see one.

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They were used at the Int’l airport in Houston, last time I went in 2017.

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NFPA 72 doesn’t actually forbid the use of white or silver pull stations.

[quote] [b]17.15.5[/b] Manually actuated alarm-initiating devices shall be mounted on a background of contrasting color. [...] [b]17.15.9.3*[/b] Unless installed in an environment that precludes the use of red paint or red plastic, manual fire alarm boxes shall be red in color. [/quote]

So what does this mean for, say, a pull station to be installed on a red wall? Well, you could use a white or silver pull station, but in most cases it’s easier to paint a white box around the pull station box.

I’ve emailed RSG to ask whether or not they still manufacture their white RMS series. Let’s see what they say.

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According to RSG, they do still manufacture white pull stations with red lettering, but,

(that was directly from the email reply I got from Helen at RSG).

I imagine then, that they’re a custom deal, and that’s why they don’t appear on the regular product lineup.

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My doctors office has a silver NBG-8