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HKC 1070 panel - anyway of connecting non-HKC fire detectors?

  • 06-08-2018 06:45PM
    #1
    KeRbDoG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,451 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,
    I have a HKC 1070 panel. While I was wiring in another zone I had a notion of 'wouldn't it be handy that my smoke detectors connected to the panel so it could text me if it went off?'
    Is this possible? I know there are HKC fire alarm units but I already have a number of mains/battery smoke detectors linked together. Worst case, I might be up to get HKC units but rather see if it's possible with the existing setup.

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    If the mains units have an interlink there should be a way to get these to trigger a relay & in turn connect that into a hardwired zone on your HKC panel programmed as fire.


  • #3
    ShanE90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭ShanE90


    If your existing setup is interlinked you can get a relay base that sits between the detector base and the smoke head...I have a mix of Ei smoke heat and co alarms and have a relay base on the nearest one to the panel this is wired into zone 1 and when any of the detectors activate they all sound, the contact opens in the relay base and the hkc panel goin into FIRE Alarm... you will need to change the zone type to fire and as a “24 hour” zone


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