Low Voltage Wiring: Security/Fire Alarm Systems
Best-of-the-best guidelines for handling low voltage wiring\ The A-Z reference on designing, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting modern security and fire alarm systems is now fully up-to-date in a new edition. Prepared by Terry Kennedy and John E. Traister, authors with over three decades of hands-on experience apiece in the construction industry, Low Voltage Wiring: Security/Fire Alarm Systems, Third Edition provides all the appropriate wiring data you need to work on security and...
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LOW VOLTAGE WIRING SECURITY/FIRE ALARM SYSTEMSThe business and technical handbook for low voltage wiringBurglars, vandals, fires, even industrial spies don't stand a chance against a professionally alarmed building, but today there is a serious shortage of security and other low voltage contractors and technicians. Now, you can take advantage of the boom. LOW VOLTAGE WIRING SECURITY/FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS has the answers—with the CD, this book is not just a training kit featuring all the skills necessary to design, install, and maintain security and fire alarm systems in any building—it is a complete business management and growth tutorial.The best source of expert answers to your low voltage business and practical, field questions, LOW VOLTAGE WIRING SECURITY/FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS can allow you to prosper from the rapid growth of the low voltage industry.* A comprehensive source of easy-to-use answers for designing, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting security and fire alarm systems in residential and commercial buildings* Don't miss out on cabling, building automation, andthe coming of photovoltaic circuits* Understand blueprints: dimensions, symbols, the keynotes for success* A look at the code* Quick guide to troubleshooting techniques* Loaded with photos, drawings, and checklists that back up the text* How to maximize profits as a low voltage contractorINCLUDES BUSINESS-BUILDING TOOLS:* Estimating guidelines and tips* Additional profit centers* Writing real-world contracts* CD with downloadable business checklistsCD-ROM INSIDE!* Loaded with business aids* Time-saving checklists* Internet addresses for industry contacts* Live, searchable glossaryJOHN E. TRAISTER (deceased) was involved in the electrical industry for more than 35 years and wrote several best-selling McGraw-Hill books, including the HANDBOOK OF ELECTRICAL DESIGN DETAILS and the NEC HANDBOOK. He was the original author of SECURITY/FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS.TERRY KENNEDY is an analyst for Liberty Mutual and scrutinizes the causes of defects in major construction lawsuits. He has had a hands-on involvement with the construction industry for over 30 years—carpenter, electrician, general contractor, construction manager, estimator—a thorough knowledge of the industry. Mr. Kennedy is a freelance writer, has been a featured speaker and lecturer, has recently completed the 2nd Edition of the ROOFING HANDBOOK, and is working on the ROOFER'S INSTANT ANSWER BOOK for McGraw-Hill.
PrefacePt. 1The Security Systems BusinessCh. 1A Business Built on Contracts3Ch. 2Estimating the Installation of Security Systems27Ch. 3Managing a Security Systems Business49Ch. 4Profit Centers: Service, Maintenance, and Ancillary Cash Flow71Pt. 2The FieldCh. 5Basic Security System Considerations93Ch. 6Basic Installation Techniques121Ch. 7Residential Security Systems159Ch. 8Commercial and Industrial Security Systems183Ch. 9Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Security Systems199Pt. 3A Deeper UnderstandingCh. 10Electrical Circuits233Ch. 11The Code281Ch. 12Print Reading313Using the CD349Glossary351Resource Directory379Index395
