Test your knowledge of the application, installation and testing of fire alarm initiating devices.
Created by: Thomas P. Hammerberg
1. Wall-mounted smoke detectors must be installed __________ inches below the ceiling to the closest point of the detector.
A. 0-12
B. 4-12
C. 6-12
D. 8-12
2. When installed at exits, manual fire alarm boxes must be installed within __________ feet of the exit doorway.
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 10
3. Where installed for signal initiation during construction, carbon-monoxide detectors shall be replaced prior to the final commissioning of the system.
A. True
B. False
4. All heat detectors must be tested at least once per year.
5. Heat detector spacing on a 20-foot ceiling shall be determined by multiplying the listed spacing by __________ percent.
A. 0
B. 25
C. 55
D. 64
6. When installing air-sampling smoke detectors, maximum air sample transport time shall not exceed __________ seconds.
A. 30
B. 60
C. 90
D. 120
7. On smooth ceilings, projected beam-type detectors may be spaced up to __________ feet between beams.
8. Smoke or heat detectors installed in elevator hoistways must be accessible for servicing or testing from outside the hoistway.
9. On a smooth ceiling, smoke detectors are installed at a nominal spacing of 30 feet, plus or minus __________ percent.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15
10. When installing heat or smoke detectors in areas with partitions extending up to within __________ percent of the ceiling, the spaces separated by the partitions shall be considered separate rooms.
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25