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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / fire safety system | | French term or phrase: arret-pompier | Les coffrets de relayage pour extracteur ou insufflateur de désenfumage font l’objet d’un contrôle spécifique en raison de tous les périphériques environnants, (commande ***arrêt pompier***, clé de réarmement, marche forcée, contrôleur permanent d’isolement, signalisation, alimentation TBT et TBTS, …)
I have just translated a 60-page tender for a maintenance contract on a fire safety system. Whilst I have managed to find most of the specific fire protection industry technical terms, there were a few that escaped me and this was one of them. Can anyone cast any light on this? Many thanks in advance. |
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| | fireman's switch | Explanation:
The French implies that the fire brigade would only ever want to turn OFF the fire venting system. TTBOMK it can be a two-way thing, and the English takes this into consideration.
Contained within a Zintex metal enclosure, Ventpac houses a high airflow centrifugal fan and positive shutoff damper with motor which are both very quiet in operation. ROOM ATMOSPHERE IS EXTRACTED through a louvred grille positioned in the end plate to the outside of the building. The unit is pre-wired to allow actuation from the external system control panel or a FIREMAN'S SWITCH.
http://securitysa.com/news.aspx?pklNewsId=463&pklCategoryID=...
FIREMAN'S SWITCH for Atrium / Stair SMOKE VENT - Open. Position. Fireman's Switch Override for ALL AHU's & Extract Fans -. Off Position ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/efd/maintenance/fire/documents/UCLFire_TN_063...
It is also proposed to convert the existing SMOKE VENT at the head of the common stair to automatic operation activated by the smoke detection system, together with a FIREMANS SWITCH at ground floor level.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/buildingre...
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Local time: 23:33
| Grading comment Hi Guys, this is great. In fact both answers looked pretty spot-on to me in view of the surrounding context and I had wondered if it were something like this, myself. Your expertise in these technical matters confirms it - thank you so much.
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Explanation:
The French implies that the fire brigade would only ever want to turn OFF the fire venting system. TTBOMK it can be a two-way thing, and the English takes this into consideration.
Contained within a Zintex metal enclosure, Ventpac houses a high airflow centrifugal fan and positive shutoff damper with motor which are both very quiet in operation. ROOM ATMOSPHERE IS EXTRACTED through a louvred grille positioned in the end plate to the outside of the building. The unit is pre-wired to allow actuation from the external system control panel or a FIREMAN'S SWITCH.
http://securitysa.com/news.aspx?pklNewsId=463&pklCategoryID=...
FIREMAN'S SWITCH for Atrium / Stair SMOKE VENT - Open. Position. Fireman's Switch Override for ALL AHU's & Extract Fans -. Off Position ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/efd/maintenance/fire/documents/UCLFire_TN_063...
It is also proposed to convert the existing SMOKE VENT at the head of the common stair to automatic operation activated by the smoke detection system, together with a FIREMANS SWITCH at ground floor level.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/buildingre...
| xxxBourth
Local time: 23:33
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| | Grading comment | Hi Guys, this is great. In fact both answers looked pretty spot-on to me in view of the surrounding context and I had wondered if it were something like this, myself. Your expertise in these technical matters confirms it - thank you so much. |
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