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tantalor • today at 6:15 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

> the smoke alarm is wired to shut down the CRAC units

Why not just turn the CRAC back on?

> you don’t trust the automation unless there’s a big red-painted, mechanically connected lever you can pull to turn it off

Seems like this is one of those cases where you want to override the automation.


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rainbowzootsuit • today at 6:41 PM

They'd be shutdown by a dry contact that may variously be coming from the VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus), or an internal smoke detector, or a duct mounted smoke detector. Not as simple as flipping an obvious switch on a front panel.