UPDATE: 2/19/16 I received notification from a reader regarding a new UL 2196 rated CIC cable available from Radix . This is an 18 AWG cable that features two Oxygen-Free Bare Copper (OFBC) conductors insulated with ceramifiable silicone rubber, an aluminum/aramid shield, a 22 AWG solid TC drain wire and low smoke zero halogen FRPE red [Read More]
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New Two Hour Fire Alarm Cable Update
Filed Under: 2 Hour Cabling, City of Chicago Articles, Code Requirements, Installation Requirements, Life Safety Articles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicago Building Code, Chicago CI Cable, CI Cable Chicago, Fire Alarm Risers, Fire alarm test, Life Safety Evaluation, MI cable listing, NFPA 72, NFPA 72 testing requirements, Two Hour Cable Rating, Two Hour Rating, UL 2 hour cable, UL 2196, UL 2196 Cable, UL listed two hour cable
When does a fire alarm panel have to be in a two hour rated room?
I was recently asked a question regarding when life safety codes mandate two hour protection of the fire panel. In a general alarm, general evacuation facility, there is no code requirement. In that situation, people get out of the building immediately so there’s no need to communicate with occupants within the building after the fire department arrives. It’s only [Read More]
Filed Under: 2 Hour Cabling, Code Requirements, Installation Requirements, Life Safety Articles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicago Building Code, Chicago CI Cable, CI Cable Chicago, Fire Alarm Risers, Fire Alarm Survivability, Intelligible Design, Life Safety Evaluation, MI cable listing, NFPA 72, NFPA 72 survivability requirements, NFPA 72 testing requirements, Survivability Requirements, Two Hour Cable Rating, Two Hour Rating, Two Hour Requirements, UL 2 hour cable, UL 2196, UL 2196 Cable, UL listed two hour cable
Update Regarding UL 2196 Listed Cables
UPDATE!!!! There are additional cables that are listed under the FHIT portion of UL 2196. We’ve reviewed all the products listed under this category and are not advocating any particular cable, but from a life safety system installation perspective, the most interesting cable that we’ve seen involves a two conductor, 14 or 16 gauge, [Read More]
Filed Under: 2 Hour Cabling, City of Chicago Articles, Code Requirements, Installation Requirements, Life Safety Articles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicago Building Code, Chicago CI Cable, CI Cable Chicago, Fire Alarm Cable, Fire Alarm Risers, MI cable listing, Two Hour Cable Rating, Two Hour Rating, UL 2 hour cable, UL 2196, UL 2196 Cable, UL listed two hour cable
Installing Mineral InsuIated (MI) Cable
Mark Hall and Ben Piper of Pentair Pyrotenax/Raychem, a manufacturer of mineral insulated (MI) cable, recently posted important information in our comments section regarding the installation of MI cable in Chicago and per UL standards. Ben Piper pointed out Chicago allows MI to be installed without a raceway when used with a required fire alarm and/or emergency voice communication [Read More]
Filed Under: 2 Hour Cabling, City of Chicago Articles, Code Requirements, Installation Requirements, Life Safety Articles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicago Building Code, Chicago CI Cable, CI Cable, CI Cable Chicago, CIC Cable, Circuit Integrity Cable, MI Cable, MI cable listing, Mineral Insulated Cable, Two Hour Cable Rating, Two Hour Rating, UL 2 hour cable, UL 2196, UL 2196 Cable, UL listed two hour cable
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