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?
this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2025
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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.