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Florida New Construction Fire Alarm Company

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Lane Electronics and Alarm Systems Inc. is a Florida new construction fire alarm company –

Did you know that Lane Electronics and Alarm Systems works with lots of new construction builders throughout Florida? We cover Central Florida entirely – in fact we currently have projects going on in Kissimmee, Florida, Maitland, Florida, Orlando, Florida, Altamonte Springs, Florida and more. The end of the year brings general contractors to a fork in the road – it’s do or die time so to say. It’s time to wrap up as many big projects as possible to get those numbers on the accounting books for the year. The urgency for completing fire alarm system installation in these projects trickles down to us and we do our best to meet the deadlines we’re given.

Most of the time, general contractors provide us with a fire alarm design layout for their Florida projects and we use their design to give them a proposal for material and labor for the fire alarm installation. These fire alarm designs are often provided to the general contractor by a specialized fire alarm system engineer. The estimators at Lane Electronics then work with the general contractor to put together a price and timeline for completing the fire alarm system installation.

Once a fire alarm system is approved for a new construction Florida property, we use the builder’s master permit information to file what is called a sub permit. In some central Florida municipalities we are required to apply for both a low voltage electrical permit and a fire alarm system permit. The electrical portion of the permit is submitted to the building department for review where as the fire alarm portion is sent to the Fire Marshal’s office for review by a qualified plans examiner. Shop drawings or engineered drawings of the fire alarm system layout, along with data sheets for each piece of equipment (ie: fire alarm control panel, annunciator, manual pull stations, strobes, horn strobes, smoke detectors, heat detectors etc.) must be submitted with the permit application.

The plans examiners will review the national fire alarm and the Florida fire alarm code to ensure each fire alarm device is appropriately spaced and that all areas have adequate protection. The examiners will also ensure that the proper voltage and battery calculations have been completed so that each device receives the proper power supply with and without ac current from the main building electrical supply source.

Once a fire alarm and a low voltage permit have been issued, Lane Electronics fire alarm system installers are dispatched to complete the pre-wire phase of the new construction project. We tediously run all the necessary fire alarm wires – which also have to be rated for the appropriate application. Size of wire and casing of the wire are all important here. Devices mounted on the wall will also have to (in most cases) be enclosed in conduit. Fire alarm system wires above the ceiling must be suspended and cannot rest on the ceiling grid.

Once the above ceiling and other fire alarm pre-wiring has been inspected and approved the walls and ceilings are closed up and Lane Electronics technicians return to install the fire alarm devices. Before the fire alarm can be inspected by the authority having jurisdiction (an inspector) the system must be 100% pre-tested to confirm it functions as designed.

Fire alarm systems in Florida must have two telephone lines to the fire alarm control panel for communication to the central station for fire alarm system monitoring or they must have an approved UL listed cellular or internet communicator. These cellular communicators check in with the monitoring center periodically to ensure that the communication paths stay open in the event of an emergency. Lane Electronics provides cellular and internet fire alarm monitoring services. We also provide the required service and inspections required for Florida fire alarm systems after the new construction process is completed and the system is turned over to the property owner or manager.

For design, installation, service, monitoring or inspection help for your Florida fire alarm system please contact us at 407-299-6070

Florida Security System Options – So Many to Choose From!

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Florida security system options more vast than any other service provider!

With the recent hurricane Irma hitting central Florida many homeowners were left extremely frustrated with service providers such as Spectrum and Duke Energy. Duke energy customers in some cases went 10 days or longer without power being restored while customers under the grid of the Orlando Utility Authority had power restored much quicker. Even Kissimmee Utility Authority had their customers back up and running long before Duke Energy customers. Spectrum cable and internet customers also felt the brunt of damage to the infrastructure when estimates for restoration times lingered past the two week mark. Some of you may have experienced the infamous Spectrum message when calling in to report outages. We certainly didn’t get any live customer service representatives, instead customers heard a pre-recorded message letting them know that they are aware of vast outages and there is NO estimate on restoration time.

Ok, Irma was a natural disaster – so why were homeowners in central Florida so frustrated? Duke Energy nor Spectrum can have any control over a natural disaster taking out critical infrastructure. That’s where the frustration comes in for Florida homeowners too!! We do not have control over our service providers. In many places you have one option for your electric provider, one option for cable, one option for satellite, one option for water. It gets frustrating because if you don’t get good customer service or the product just plain doesn’t live up to expectations – it’s just too bad!

Luckily, for you and the rest of central Florida – you have LOTS of choices for home security providers. Not just homeowners either! Renters in central Florida have home security system options, too. You probably already know about ADT home security in Orlando, Florida but do you know about the many family owned, independent local home security alarm companies available to you? As a family owned home security business, Lane Electronics and Alarm Sytems Inc. has the power to give you better service for a better price. We are willing to fight for your business – you are more than just “another home security monitoring account” to us. Lane Electronics and Alarm Systems cares about your family, your home and your business.

Lane Electronics and Alarm Systems provides quality home security products manufactured by DMP. DMP home security systems feature spectrum jumping technology so wireless home security products are resistant to hackers who have the ability to block the frequency of wireless security systems. DMP security systems also use a feature DMP calls “red on alarm”. What does a red security keypad mean? In DMP’s world – it means your home security system had a breach while the security system was in the armed state. Imagine coming home, disarming your home security system and only after having sat down on the couch do you realize your home has been broken into. How scary would that be? DMP home security system keypads turn red after an alarm event so that the moment you see your red security keypad you know that an alarm event has happened and you know to leave the house and wait for authorities to clear the premise.

There are many other features that make DMP home security products great. If you’re looking for a new Florida home security installation, Lane Electronics and Alarm Systems would love to provide you with a free home security system quote. If you have an existing home security system by manufacturers such as Honeywell (formerly Ademco), DSC, CADDX, GE, Moose Home Security or others – give us a call. We can still provide you with home security monitoring services.

This is one of those times when having a choice in your providers is a big benefit to central Florida.

 

Lane Electronics and Alarm Systems is based in Winter Park, Florida but services most of the state of Florida including Orlando, Florida and surrounding suburbs.