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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Jac0b@lemmy.world to c/firealarms@lemmy.ca

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Spotted in a coffee shop chain. What's the use of installing a test switch if you gotta go all the way up just to turn it?

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[–] DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't you want it somewhere out of the way, though, so that it doesn't get set off by accident? I have to stand on a chair to test my home alarm systems; I don't understand what the "fail" is here.

[–] Jac0b@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm not saying the duct detector is in a bad location, but the test switch is. Its that little white box to the right of the detector. The main purpose of installing a test switch is so that you don't have to get a ladder/lift to test the duct detector, but can instead trip a detector remotely. There's no way to really set off the test switch by accident as it needs a fire alarm key to activate.