Yes…YOU will be their and you are part of NACHI…and to protect the interest of NACHI while you are their… It says in the top title bar you are a NACHI member…
However one note I do think the Smoke Detectors should be required to be tested…and reported on…:)…Also I do like (e) above not which you have laxed on your stance…now allowing panels to be observed…I am sure HI’s nationwide thank you for that…
As a rule, I do check those smoke detectors that are required as part of NY State law. I do not check any smoke detectors, however, that are connected to central station monitoring. In those instances, I recommend that the Client gets a letter of certification from the alarm company. I tested once, and wound up with the police and fire departments arriving on the scene. Even in condo complexes, sometimes the detectors are connected to a control panel.
The testing of smoke detectors is not required in Massachusetts due to testing being required on resale of the property by the State fire Marchals office (Normally city fire inspector) simply no sale can close in MA without a fire certificate, so to inspect the system is pointless.
I am not a Home Inspector and have an interest in the electrical portion of their SOP. They are revising the entire SOP so a Home Inspector from NACHI should have an interest. I never said that the HI should not be allowed to remove the cover, I mentioned that the electrical licensing board secretary said that he would try to change the rule so only a licensed electrician takes covers off, and boy did that get distorted.
It is really a shame that no one from NACHI thinks that it is important enough to represent the HI industry! Why, even the Massachusetts Chapter is not holding any meetings or seminars?
Many years ago, I was on the Board of Directors of a HOA with over 300 Homes.
8 years in, a home in my block had a Fire.
Not a single detector sounded.
Each Detector sounded when the Fireman at the site depressed the button after extinguishment of the Fire.
Manufacturer defense after testing the Units after the Fire was that the Test button will verify the circuitry.
It in no way determines the reliability factor in the event of a Fire.
The Fire Department contacted the HOA to hold Public Meetings to inform the Public of the need to replace all detectors with alternative suppliers at that time.
Based on that experience, I do not test smoke detectors.