Saturday, July 28, 2012

Saturday, July 7, 2012

GEMS RECALLED FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER SENSORS

Our office may have discovered a failed GEMS sensor in the field (installed at an existing site). The author was privy to a company telephone conversation (between service manager and service technician) in late June 2012. Awaiting verification.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12156.html

http://www.gemssensors.com/en/land/~/media/Press-Release/PRESS%20RELEASE%20April%2027_2012.pdf

Job Counterfeit Bulbs Reported

UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Fire Sprinkler Heads
UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Fire Sprinklers

UL is notifying distributors, fire departments, regulatory agencies and authorities having jurisdiction that the Fire Sprinklers identified below bear a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States and Canada. Although the sprinkler frame is marked with the word "TYCO" and the thermo bulb is marked "JOB F5" the sprinkler was not manufactured or labeled by Tyco International, Inc., its affiliates or agents and the thermo bulb was not manufactured by Job, GmbH.

The Fire Sprinklers have not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and it is unknown if these Fire Sprinklers comply with the UL safety requirements for the United States or Canada.

Name of Product: Upright and Pendant Fire Sprinklers Model T-ZSTZ-15.

Identification: On the product: The counterfeit fire sprinklers can be identified by "UL" and "TYCO" marking on the wrench boss of the fire sprinkler frame and may have model T-ZSTZ-15 on the sprinkler deflector. Sprinklers manufactured by Tyco that are authorized to bear the UL mark do not have "UL" and "TYCO" marking on the wrench boss.

Source: BAFSA Email and Website, 2012