Re: [Repeater-Builder] Co-Locating in an Elevator Room

[Vincent Caruso]

This is a new one to me.  I have several remote receivers and repeaters co-located in elevator rooms along side several PD & FD systems, and never ran in to this problem.  I think the elevator company may be trying to get out of their contract and using your equipment as the excuse.  NFPA dose govern elevator equipment rooms and I believe it states that the equipment cabinets are to only house elevator related controls only, but it states nothing about the room it self. Maire-Radios wrote: > Well my good man....  They are right.  We can not even put a phone dialer in > an elevator room even when it does service the elevator the room is for.  We > have had to move fire alarm panels and access control panels out of elevator > rooms.  Now if you can build a wall to have your equipment in a little room > by it self even if you have to go through the elevator room that will meet > code. (and the wall's I seen have not even been fire rated)   Or the other > is to get an outdoor box and just move the repeater to the outside.  Been > there and have had to do that also over the years.  This has been going on > since about 1981 when we put our first unit in an elevator room and when the > state inspector came out it had to be moved. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justin W. Pauler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:39 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Co-Locating in an Elevator Room > > >> Hello Everyone... >> >> I got some news today regarding my repeater and I'm a little >> concerned... I think I'm getting the shaft on this deal. >> >> I signed a lease with a building to place an antenna on the roof and a >> repeater and cabinet inside of the elevator room for a said amount of >> money. About 6 months ago I completed the install and everything has >> been kosher since. >> >> Today I got a call from the Security manager asking me to meet up with >> him and the elevator maintenance man regarding a problem with my >> equipment. This meeting was very simple, I was asked to remove my >> equipment from the elevator room, not because it is causing problems, >> but because it has the potential to cause problems. >> >> I was told the following things: >> >>     440 Mhz is "too high" of a frequency to be in an elevator room >> >>     NFPA and the "elevator code" says that nothing can be stored inside >>     of an elevator room other than equipment directly relating to the >> operation >>     of the elevator system >> >>     Even if the unit is "just receiving", it is still building up >> "frequency" on the walls >>     of the room that will cause "bad things" to happen "eventually". >> >> While normally I would tell this fine maintenance man which door he >> could use on his way out, he is pulling rank and telling me that if >> the unit stays in the room longer than 1 month, his company will no >> longer be able to honor it's service contract with the building. >> So.... Sounds like I'm up a creek.... >> >> The fact still remains though, I've never heard of NFPA specifying >> anything about elevator rooms and I've never heard of an "elevator >> code" (but that's not saying it isn't out there). I've also been in >> plenty of other elevator rooms in which radio frequency equipment was >> housed and transmitting sometimes in excess of 10 times my power with >> no issues... Why is this becoming an issue with me? >> >> Any suggestions? Anyone know of a good "waterproof" cabinet that can >> go outside? Is that a good idea? Help. >> >> Justin >> >> -- >> Justin W. Pauler >> Baton Rouge, LA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > >   > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: >     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >     [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: >     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >   > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.