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STATE OF OHIO FIRE ALARM TEST PRACTICE
EXAM BUNDLE DEAL
spacing for smoke detectors or manufactured specs -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔rule of thumb - 30ft
manual pull station height - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔3-1/2
to 4-1/2 ft
secondary power must turn of within ? seconds on loss of
primary supply - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔10 seconds
manual pull stations must be mounted within ? feet of
exits on each floor and spaced up to ? - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔5 ft, 200 ft
residential, secondary power supply time - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 hours in normal, 4 minutes of full alarm
commercial, secondary power supply time - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 hours in normal, 5 minutes of full alarm
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live voice, secondary power supply time - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 hours in normal, 15 minutes of full power
audible device decibels, public - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔75 db minimum or 15 above ambient
audible device decibels, private - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔45 db or 15 db above ambient
smoke detector test frequency, functionality -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔annually
smoke detector test frequency, visual - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔semi-annually
smoke detector test frequency, sensitivity - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔at installation and every alternate year
thereafter
smoke detectors, CAN or CANNOT, be supported by
their circuit conductors - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔cannot
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acceptable to the AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Approved
alert tone, ? ,a live voice instruction - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔precedes
protective covers for manual pull stations must be ? and
cannot be made on site - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔listed
mirrors or reflectors can be used on what type of smoke
detectors - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔projected beam
detectors
maximum sound pressure level in any location is ? -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔110 decibels
trouble signals must be restored in ? seconds -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔200 seconds
door header wall space of ? inches or more requires a
one detector on either side of the door - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 inches
STATE OF OHIO FIRE ALARM TEST PRACTICE
EXAM BUNDLE DEAL
spacing for smoke detectors or manufactured specs -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔rule of thumb - 30ft
manual pull station height - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔3-1/2
to 4-1/2 ft
secondary power must turn of within ? seconds on loss of
primary supply - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔10 seconds
manual pull stations must be mounted within ? feet of
exits on each floor and spaced up to ? - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔5 ft, 200 ft
residential, secondary power supply time - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 hours in normal, 4 minutes of full alarm
commercial, secondary power supply time - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 hours in normal, 5 minutes of full alarm
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live voice, secondary power supply time - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 hours in normal, 15 minutes of full power
audible device decibels, public - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔75 db minimum or 15 above ambient
audible device decibels, private - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔45 db or 15 db above ambient
smoke detector test frequency, functionality -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔annually
smoke detector test frequency, visual - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔semi-annually
smoke detector test frequency, sensitivity - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔at installation and every alternate year
thereafter
smoke detectors, CAN or CANNOT, be supported by
their circuit conductors - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔cannot
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acceptable to the AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Approved
alert tone, ? ,a live voice instruction - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔precedes
protective covers for manual pull stations must be ? and
cannot be made on site - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔listed
mirrors or reflectors can be used on what type of smoke
detectors - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔projected beam
detectors
maximum sound pressure level in any location is ? -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔110 decibels
trouble signals must be restored in ? seconds -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔200 seconds
door header wall space of ? inches or more requires a
one detector on either side of the door - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔24 inches
