Napco system questions

chasbo · 2009-06-05T02:04:51+00:00

Long time customer moved into house containing Napco 8-zone Panel,two GEM-RP1CAe2 Keypads, and all windows and doors contacted, severalCO's, System Sensor SD's, motion detectors, and six or eight zonemodules positioned adjacent to the panel mounted in the basement.Due to a lack of time to inspect the entire system on all floors, I donot have enough information to prepare a proposal to replace theoperating system with one which she is familiar, or to tell her tokeep the existing system; hence the need for a few answers from youNapco installers.The Zone modules I assume are Napco's 8-zone units. I have a copy ofthe zone list, which lists 96 zones, a few of which are spares.Since the panel (forgot to get model number, but was installed withinthe last two years) is 8- zones, how are the zone modules configured?Does each contact, CO detector, Motion detector, get home-runned tothe zone module adjacent to the panel, or do some installers mount thezone module close to the windows or doors, for example, and run onecable to the panel?Or can the output of an 8-zone module be fed to another 8- zonemodule, before it finally gets connected to the main panel?Do all the zone modules connect to a specific set of terminals in thepanel, or are the outputs of the zone modules connected to one of theeight zones?Though she has been instructed by the company that installed thesystem, she still says the system is too complicated, and does notthink the Keypad is user friendly. Her previous home contained aCaddx/GE NX8E panel and 8-zone LED Keypad.She would like to switch to an NX8E system again, but I told her thatshe would need two LCD Keypads, but in terms of operation, all elsewould be pretty much familiar to her.If the devices on all levels of the house are home runned to thebasement zone modules, then my work of converting to GE would berelatively easy. If there are some zone modules mounted on otherlevels of the house, with only the outputs homerunned to the basement,I will tell...

Jun 05, 2009 62 Replies

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Bob La Londe 7 years ago

Since the EZM's are wired back to the panel keypad connections, just remove either the green or yellow wire from the keypad bus terminals and the EZM's will begin beeping when they lose communication with the panel.

TAA DAAAAAAA!

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I thought of that, then I thought my way would be more fun.

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Jim Davis 7 years ago

That's all you ever want to do Bob, FUN, FUN. FUN

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demingdr 7 years ago

Thank you to everyone for sharing your expertise, I really appreciate it.

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