<div dir="auto">Yes, helpful:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Re: 1, yeah “Everon”, or “Everon, formerly ADT Commercial”</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Re: 4a/4c, yeah I suspected they’d only reset the FACP, and really they shouldn’t be directly interacting with the other controls, right? But if this same thing happens again, I suggest whoever is there in person first take a look at the Fire Pump controller display in the other room and send a picture to this list (send anyway if normal but especially if error or if stuck on firmware screen).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Re: 5, in that case they (FD) may be half right, but missing the key detail of what problem to correct so we’re better protected. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Re: 6, gotcha, we can either put it on TEST before attempting a test, or inform the FD that we’re doing the thing again and *expect* them to get an alert. We can decide whether to attempt this *before* vs *after* restarting the pump controller to clear the firmware screen.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Re: 7, right, sorry, meant the fire pump controller, will attach photo of today’s display. This is approximately what it was doing during a previous blip that called the FD, possibly the same instance you’re referring to but I’m not positive. Courtney watched Daver toggle the main and transfer switches that time to restart the fire pump controller, which is what I didn’t do today because I wasn’t sure of status. It seems unlikely anyone (i.e. Adam or Daver) is intentionally trying to do firmware things without having warned *either* of us though, and it doesn’t sound like a new-since-Sunday problem so I think it’s safe to proceed with restarting the controller and then maaaaybe a transfer switch test.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Will do at least the first part tomorrow if Courtney reminds me (she will)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks!</div><div dir="auto">Tara</div><div dir="auto">508-361-9605</div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 16:05 Ross Harpestad <<a href="mailto:grsshppr@kumango.net">grsshppr@kumango.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr">in order:<div>1) Shortly after the power blip, I received a call from Everon/ADT/Whatever they're called now saying they received a fire alert. I did inform them we just had a power blip and while that should send them a trouble alert, they shouldn't have gotten a Fire Alarm. She confirmed a Fire Alarm and said the FD was notified. I went onto the campus and met the FD at the pump house.</div><div>2) Unknown - The FD was checking the pump when I arrived, they then checked the FACP and reset the alarm before I could look at it. I didn't follow up- I assume the alarm/alert is still in the log.</div><div>3) Yes.</div><div>4a) Nothing to my knowledge.</div><div>4b) Nothing to my knowledge.</div><div>4c) A reset was done.</div><div>4d) Nothing to my knowledge.</div><div>5) Talking to the FD, they agreed the power blip likely tripped the alarm.</div><div>6) None. I recall seeing the FD arrive for a power blip a few weeks earlier. Once the FD left, I was getting ready to leave when it occurred to me that a simple power blip should not be triggering a fire alert and subsequently calling the FD. I first thought that perhaps something on the FACP was changed or recoded recently, and I sent a note to Adam. Then it occurred to me that perhaps the power transfer switch didn't engage properly. If that doesn't switch, the Pump Control would indeed be utterly without power and force a FACP alert which could trigger a call to the FD. I then thought to ask if the Power Transfer Switch was still being tested. I considered testing the Power Transfer Switch but was worried that if it didn't switch properly, it may trigger another alert, so I left it untested.</div><div>7) Which controller status are you asking about? I personally didn't check the pump controller nor the FACP. I did look at the Power Control Switch and it read normal, but that would be expected as the power was back on and the generator wasn't running. The Power Control Switch isn't smart and doesn't hold a log.</div><div>8) Unknown.</div><div>9) Not I.</div><div>9a) Unknown.</div><div>9b) Unknown.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this helps.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Ross</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM Tara Halwes <<a href="mailto:tarahalwes@gmail.com" target="_blank">tarahalwes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">Adam or Ross, (or??)<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">FD on site Sunday presumably was because of power blip Ross mentioned re: transfer switch testing. He said they came because they received an alarm call from our FACP at #90. I want to log relevant details so please reply to this list with the following if you know.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">1. Who actually spoke to the FD? </div><div dir="auto">2. What was the specific error or alarm code that was sent from the FACP? </div><div dir="auto">3. Did that align with whatever the FD said they got an alert about?</div><div dir="auto">4. What if anything was done or changed 4.a) with the fire pump control panel?</div><div dir="auto">4.b) with the transfer switch or main power switch?</div><div dir="auto">4.c) with the FACP directly?</div><div dir="auto">4.d) other?</div><div dir="auto">5. What was concluded by the fire department? (Or Encore or Everon if engaged?)</div><div dir="auto">6. What next steps were suggested or planned (aside from asking about Transfer Switch testing which Ross has already done)?</div><div dir="auto">7. Was the controller status checked at the time of the FD visit? It should have been, if the alarm related to power. What was the status?</div><div dir="auto">8. Was the status screen in the “firmware updating state” at that time?</div><div dir="auto">9. If so, did anyone follow the posted instructions for resetting it? </div><div dir="auto">9.a. If yes, then we have a new problem which is that it’s already glitched again and it’s only been 3 days.</div><div dir="auto">9.b. If no, then it’s just a human process problem/gap we can address without spending money.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><u>Wednesday Sept 24, 2026 - Current status</u>:</div><div dir="auto"><ul dir="auto"><li>The fire pump controller is in the “firmware updating” state. </li><li> previously gave us a procedure for getting it unstuck from that state, which is posted on the wall above the test instructions. </li><li>Courtney and I didn’t want to do that without knowing if the current state is </li><li>A) an *intentional* result of something one of you or the Fire Department did on Sunday, versus </li><li>B) a new issue since Sunday, vs </li><li>C) a thing that wasn’t noticed on Sunday but may have already been happening and thus potentially (accurately) sending an alarm.</li><li>Either way we may not have pump power redundancy until the controller is restarted, but it would also be good to understand why this is happening </li></ul></div><div dir="auto">Thanks,</div><div dir="auto">~Tara</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"></div>
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