I wondered what it would be like to press the fire button. Quite uneventful as it turns out. The glass snaps right down the middle as intended. Here's how it was for me.
Thank you. I've always wondered about what you do to break the glass. Fire evacuation instructions rarely seem to go beyond 'activate the break glass call point'.
I once had to pull the fire alarm. There was quite a big fire in the corridor. The glass didn't break in half. It broke into a thousand tiny, sharp peices. I got about 6 pieces of glass in my finger.
Test key enters on the bottom left of the unit. To reset once pressed you have to undo the screw to remove the front plate and replace with a new glass sheet.
The circuit for these must be closed all the time - like someone holding in a button on a doorbell making it ring indefinitely. (Safer that way - you'd know sooner if there was a fault!) When the button is held in, the circuit is closed. Once it's released, the alarm triggers - the panel at the other end realises something has broke the circuit. Above the glass on the model in this video is a small microswitch held in the "on" position, which flips to "off" if the glass breaks. Older models had a similar thing, but it was a button right in the middle of the glass which you could see - you didn't break the glass to press it, you broke the glass to let it spring out.
Thank you. I've always wondered about what you do to break the glass. Fire evacuation instructions rarely seem to go beyond 'activate the break glass call point'.
I have a vintage UK call point what uses non laminated non saftey glass, as it was made way before call points had saftey glass like they do now.
I once had to pull the fire alarm. There was quite a big fire in the corridor. The glass didn't break in half. It broke into a thousand tiny, sharp peices. I got about 6 pieces of glass in my finger.
Ouch!!
ouch 😣
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Is that even glass?
Yes. This one is glass. It is designed to break along that line. And it is laminated.
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Nah it’s plasacated glass
Nah it’s plastic glass
@@angelinafinn1355 it’s real glass with a sticker over the front, you can get resettable plastic elements on other types of call point though.
I wanted to know how to reset this old bad boy. Cos theres no space to enter a key in this one
Test key enters on the bottom left of the unit. To reset once pressed you have to undo the screw to remove the front plate and replace with a new glass sheet.
Im sorry that i dont like this Call point because its not resetible
Can you have coloured underwear on in a fire and have to set off a manual call point
Lol
Why Glass? Is there done reason it is glass and not a button?
Will the glass automatically break under a lot of heat?
No it’s just how they are made back then now they are plastic instead of glass
probably so it’s harder to “accidentally” pull it
but that’s just a guess
The sprinklers didn't activate! That was a dud!
The coolest prank!
So, all one has to do is to break the glass and nothing else?? There's like, no button under the glass to press??
The circuit for these must be closed all the time - like someone holding in a button on a doorbell making it ring indefinitely.
(Safer that way - you'd know sooner if there was a fault!)
When the button is held in, the circuit is closed. Once it's released, the alarm triggers - the panel at the other end realises something has broke the circuit. Above the glass on the model in this video is a small microswitch held in the "on" position, which flips to "off" if the glass breaks. Older models had a similar thing, but it was a button right in the middle of the glass which you could see - you didn't break the glass to press it, you broke the glass to let it spring out.
@@MeMyselfAndEyez Oh! Thanks! Now I get it!
Old kac call point
Are U from London?😂
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You can break a virtual alarm here anotheruseless.website/break-glass-to-sound-alarm/
KOsteeen cool
THAT ONE IS MY SCHOOLS PUL POINT LOL Xd
Same
Same
It’s a callpoint
My friend tried to break the glass to set it off but couldn’t do it so I told the office and I snitched on him
snitch
snich
Lol I have before but it’s easier as my school has only apollo intelligents
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why were you mad at him? he didn’t like hurt you