Subject: Re: Backup power
From: rodellknight@ameritech.net
Date: Mon Nov 19 2007 - 14:16:43 CST
My issue was not that power went out. Things like that happen. My concern is that our building and precedures we have in place are not vey tolerable of such an event occuring. If power goes out in the neighborhood street lights will be out and thus traffic bad. Getting someone out to the building will take some time. I don't know where they are coming from but 10 minutes after makinbg the emergency call I called back for an ETA and they said they had not reached anyone yet. I then called First Properties and talked to Brian Stigall who forwarded me to Joe and Joe said 10 minutes. That was a 2 minute phone call that began at 1:23. As I said by 1:45 no one had arrived. I don't want you to believe that I am upset with their response. It is possible that under certain conditions that this is the best that can be done. I know that the keys were removed from residents. Was that identified as solving any issues. I know it was done as it could eliminate a vulnerability however if there was no real threat simply a su
spected one then there was no real risk and owners having keys to common doors would not be a real problem as more an expense to mantain when things are lost. But if the system is working entry to the building is fine however the ability to get in and out of the parking structures is a separate issue and perhaps not as important but the association should decide the importance and not just myself. I just wanted to throw it out on the table as an issue. I personal would say TV alternatives like comcast time warner or RCN are a higher priority to me than the parking issue but getting the key fob system working on the backup battery I think shouldbe higher than them both.
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-----Original Message-----
From: rodellknight@ameritech.net
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:59:37
To:"Vanguard Lofts Listserv" <vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu>
Subject: Re: Backup power
Power went out in the neighborhood which included our building. I just spoke with Teddy and he confirmed that the key fob entry system should operate off the backup battery system. So that needs to be checked out seeing that the mechanism for reading the fob operates beeps and turns green the door latch/lock does not open. Seems like their are mutliple power sources or something was missed during installation.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Raffel <raffs23@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:50:08
To:vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
Subject: Re: Backup power
so, is what you are saying, the power went out in the
entire building today?
--- rodellknight@ameritech.net wrote:
>
> I think we need
> 1. Functioning backup power for the electronic key
> fob. Or manual keys
> 2. Functioning backup power for the parking
> gates/doors or a manual means of openning and
> closing them.
> 3. Perhaps an understanding of the escalation
> procedure for emergencies when residents are locked
> out of our units and locked in the parking
> structures.
> Initial called was placed to emergency number at
> 1:13 on Nov. 19th and by 1:43 no one had show up.
> Power was restored at 1:43.
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>
>
>
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