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Networx alarm smoke detector setup11/8/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() Changing the length of any wire will change the amount of power and amperage that travels across it. The lock and its power source are engineered to operate properly with the included ribbon cable. Use caution on metal doors as to not pinch, bind or rub the wires against any holes you have created. ![]() #NETWORX ALARM SMOKE DETECTOR SETUP INSTALL#In hollow doors you should be able to run the wires through the door then out through a 1” diameter hole just behind where you would install the battery box on the hinge side stile. A door without glass would allow you to install the battery box just to one side of the top vertical rod but still may require some splicing of the wire harness. ![]() Our second option was to splice the wires coming out of the back of the Trilogy lock to extend them, allowing us to run the wires to the hinge side of the door, placing them into a surface mounted wire channel just above the horizontal bar. Any modifications are done at your own risk. We were concerned that the second type of modification to the rod listed previously would protrude past a point where people could get caught on the rod and get injured or bump the rod on multiple occasions causing premature failure of the device and possibly preventing emergency egress.Īny field modifications to Alarm Lock product without the direct instructions to do so by the factory may result in the warranty becoming immediately void. Our particular application would not permit this type of modification due to the current and intended use of the doors and the glass in them. #NETWORX ALARM SMOKE DETECTOR SETUP FULL#Once the rod is modified, connected, secured and operation properly, you can install the battery and antenna box according to the instructions provided with the Exit Trim lock, making sure that the box is between the full movement of the rod in both the release and lock positions. You must also verify with the AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction – Fire Marshall, Building Inspector, etc.) that they will approve the modifications if such approval is required. Prior to modifying any hardware, you must understand the fire and life safety codes that pertain to the opening in question and ensure that your intended modifications will not violate them. These modifications could violate fire or life safety codes since the top rod may fail to properly operate the top latch in the event of an emergency or fire, not to mention the secondary lock itself may violate these codes. The modifications were a ‘C’ shape, either 1) flat with the door or 2) sticking out past the lock. I’ve seen some installations of vertical rod devices where someone had modified the vertical rod to go around a secondary lock, and it didn’t look like it would last nor was it aesthetically pleasing. We had to find a way to use the Alarm Lock Exit Trim Networx lock. We could not determine any method to install an electric strike or magnetic lock onto the opening due to the arched tops of the doors that the customer would allow, nor could we utilize an electric latch retraction kit for the existing hardware. These attributes required some difficult considerations prior to the installation of any new hardware. These doors for this job have 5” wide stiles, are custom made for this particular opening (10’ tall and arched tops) and have panes of glass that extends down to about 1/2” above the top of the horizontal bar of the exit devices. Our customer currently has other buildings with these locks and wants to keep the same type of system to make management simple. The application is the main entrance to a medium to high use public building. That being said, it can and has been done, but it requires customization of the top vertical rod, the wire harness and ground wire or the manufacture of a custom mounting plate that allows the top rod to actuate properly without any interference of the wires or battery box.Ī customer requested a Networx lock (ETPDNS1G/10BV99) be installed onto one door of a pair that utilize Von Duprin Surface Vertical Rod Exit Devices. They do not support the installation of Exit Trim locks onto doors with vertical rods so they do not offer any extension kits for the wire harness or an alternative method to install the interior battery and antenna box. Alarm Lock has stated that the Exit Trim locks (specifically the Networx models) are not designed, engineered or recommended for use on vertical rod devices due to the amount of torque required for them to properly operate the rods and latches. ![]()
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