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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Technical Advice => Topic started by: jon b on August 21, 2009, 09:50:01 AM

Title: menvier MPD 821
Post by: jon b on August 21, 2009, 09:50:01 AM

HI ALL
we have just replaced a number of old menvier smoke detectors on a MF9200 panel with the updated devices mpd821. found that when the devices where tested the panel would not reset the heads. called menvier and they said that the new devices would cause problems on this panel and said we should install 820 devices but i have had no luck in locating the 820 has any body else had this problem and has any body got any 820 i could have if not i will have to replace the panel for our customer   

Title: Re: menvier MPD 821
Post by: Allen Higginson on August 21, 2009, 10:56:12 AM

Should've stuck Apollo's in!

Title: Re: menvier MPD 821
Post by: jon b on August 27, 2009, 04:25:25 PM

i thought menvier suggest other devices are not compattable with there panels   

Title: Re: menvier MPD 821
Post by: Allen Higginson on August 27, 2009, 04:52:27 PM

Quote from: jon b on August 27, 2009, 04:25:25 PM

i thought menvier suggest other devices are not compattable with there panels   

Well (and not casting aspirtions!) they might be more than a little likely to say that!
Have fitted KAC MCP's and Apollo on these with no issue (it is the one with the key,isn't it?).

Title: Re: menvier MPD 821
Post by: dark one on September 01, 2009, 06:29:48 PM

apollo devices will activate the panel but detector removal fault monitering will not work as the devices use different methods if this is an old system and this is not a consideration the stick in some apollo's

Title: Re: menvier MPD 821
Post by: jon b on September 02, 2009, 09:18:35 AM

the premises is a doctors surgery so i would like head removal monitoring so is changing the panel the only option

Title: Re: menvier MPD 821
Post by: jon b on October 14, 2009, 04:38:40 PM

contacted menvier today and they are saying that the MPD821 will not work on any of there panels with out a pcb upgrade and this will cost £175 . why make devices which are not compatable .must be trying to up there turnover with this stunt

Title: Re: menvier MPD 821
Post by: GregC on October 22, 2009, 03:30:23 PM

Theres your selling point to the customer.

You could have Menvier heads but its more cost effective to replace the panel and use Apollo!!

Return the Menvier heads as not fit for purpose  ;D