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Simulate activating the devices in your design and watch the notification appliances respond in real time — flashing strobes, evacuation tones, and live status updates. A safe way to understand cause-and-effect before you're on the jobsite.

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Sprinkler & supervisory · Advanced

Fire Pump Running — No Alarm on the Panel

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Site

High-rise office building with an electric fire pump. The monitoring company received a FIRE PUMP RUNNING supervisory at 03:14 with no accompanying waterflow or alarm.

FACP · Panel display

SUPERVISORY: FIRE PUMP

PUMP RUNNING · NO WATERFLOW · 03:14

What you find on arrival

You arrive at 04:00. The pump is running, the FACP shows only the fire-pump-running supervisory — no waterflow, no alarm, no sprinkler activation. The pump room is warm and the controller reads 'RUN — AUTO START — PRESSURE DROP.'

What do you do?

The fire pump started itself on a pressure drop with no fire. What do you do?

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