{"id":26151,"date":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildingreports.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/28\/sensitivity-data-entry-made-simple\/"},"modified":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","slug":"sensitivity-data-entry-made-simple","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/www2.buildingreports.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/28\/sensitivity-data-entry-made-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensitivity Data Entry Made Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Entering data for smoke detector sensitivity so that the range will populate automatically in your report can sometimes be a challenge, especially if the detector head supplies only the range of the detector while the rating, minus and plus values (which compute to give you the range) are not provided. Since the Smoke Detector device record in our applications allows you to enter the Rating and Minus\/Plus values so that a range will populate automatically, how do you address this type of scenario so that the range will populate successfully? <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"horizontalrule\"\/>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Here are some tips that can ensure an accurate and complete Sensitivity Report:<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Sensitivity Data Entry<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Sensitivity Rating: <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">This is where you place the average (mean) value that the manufacturer assigned to the detector. If not on the back of the head, see the formula below. <em>NOTE: This is NOT the same as the Sensitivity Range. Do not enter the range in this field.<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>    Sensitivity Minus and Plus:<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> This is the plus\/minus margin that the manufacturer assigns to the detector. If this information is not provided on the back of the head, see the formula below.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sensitivity Formula<\/h3>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">If the only <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">information<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> available is the range on a particular detector, use this formula to get the range and minus\/plus values. <em>(You can enter for percentages or voltage. If voltage, just be sure to place the letter V next to your sensitivity test result to indicate a voltage reading.)<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Example:  Range = 1% to 4%<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Find the difference: 4% &#8211; 1% = 3%<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Divide the difference by two: 3% \/ 2 = 1.5%<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">This gives you a plus\/minus value of 1.5%<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Add (to the low) and subtract (from the high) that plus\/minus value for the high and low range values: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">1% + 1.5% = 2.5% and 4% &#8211; 1.5% = 2.5%<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n   Your official rating is 2.5%.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n   Now, enter your rating and your minus\/plus values into the respective fields and the report will populate the range for you. If the report is already uploaded, you can enter them easily into Device Editor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n   Again, please note that the Sensitivity Rating field is <strong>NOT<\/strong> for your Sensitivity Range. This is a common misconception. Remember, BuildingReports will apply the range automatically based on your data entries in those three fields.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/strong> If you use these three fields, it will override any data in our system for the same make\/model detector. That way, you\u2019re always assured that your readings take precedence. If you don\u2019t enter data in those fields and we have that make\/model in our system, it will auto-populate the range based on our data. If you don\u2019t enter data and we don\u2019t have any data either, there will be no range at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entering data for smoke detector sensitivity so that the range will populate automatically in your report can sometimes be a challenge, especially if the detector head supplies only the range of the detector while the rating, minus and plus values (which compute to give you the range) are not provided. 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