Are they vane type switches or are they pressure activated switches on the 
alarm line? 

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> On Oct 6, 2023, at 4:43 PM, [email protected] wrote:
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> preparing for an inspection, i have 4 risers. 2 of them are 6” pipes and the 
> flow switches work perfectly. 2 of them are 8” pipes and not working as 
> smoothly. first test, it will take 25 seconds for the flow switch to 
> activate. 2nd and 3rd test, less than 5 seconds and they activate. after 
> waiting an hour, the first test will go back to 25 seconds to activate. 
> immediately after this first test, goes back to 5 seconds. any thoughts on 
> why this is happening? need to get this corrected so we can set these 
> accordingly to pass an inspection. i know after they activate, we have 
> settings for how long until it will set off the alarm. that’s not the issue. 
> the issue is the time frame for the switch to move when we open up the 
> inspector test.
> 
> any insight would be appreciated.
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