diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandExecutorTests.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandExecutorTests.cs
index cd54467..2ed91c0 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandExecutorTests.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandExecutorTests.cs
@@ -447,6 +447,13 @@ public sealed class AlarmCommandExecutorTests
             return QueryResult;
         }
 
+        public int PollCount { get; private set; }
+
+        public void PollOnce()
+        {
+            PollCount++;
+        }
+
         public void Dispose() { }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandlerTests.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandlerTests.cs
index decd4b8..ebbaf6b 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandlerTests.cs
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ public sealed class AlarmCommandHandlerTests
 
         public IReadOnlyList<MxAlarmSnapshotRecord> SnapshotActiveAlarms() => SnapshotResult;
 
+        public int PollCount { get; private set; }
+
+        public void PollOnce()
+        {
+            PollCount++;
+        }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             Disposed = true;
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcherTests.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcherTests.cs
index 6b3e03d..f2f511e 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcherTests.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcherTests.cs
@@ -318,6 +318,13 @@ public sealed class AlarmDispatcherTests
             return SnapshotResult;
         }
 
+        public int PollCount { get; private set; }
+
+        public void PollOnce()
+        {
+            PollCount++;
+        }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             Disposed = true;
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSessionTests.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSessionTests.cs
index 1dedfb8..f08db01 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSessionTests.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSessionTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -180,6 +181,153 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSessionTests
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gap 1: Verifies that when MxAccessStaSession is created with an alarm handler factory,
+    /// a SubscribeAlarms command dispatched through the session reaches the handler.
+    /// This proves the fix in WorkerPipeSession (and the new internal constructor) correctly
+    /// wires the factory rather than leaving alarmCommandHandler null.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_WithAlarmCommandHandlerFactory_SubscribeAlarmsCommandReachesHandler()
+    {
+        FakeAlarmCommandHandler handler = new();
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new();
+        FakeMxAccessEventSink eventSink = new();
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(
+            runtime,
+            factory,
+            eventSink,
+            new MxAccessEventQueue(),
+            _eq => handler);
+
+        await session.StartAsync("session-1", workerProcessId: 1);
+
+        StaCommand subscribeCommand = new StaCommand(
+            "session-1",
+            "corr-1",
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.SubscribeAlarms,
+                SubscribeAlarms = new SubscribeAlarmsCommand
+                {
+                    SubscriptionExpression = @"\\HOST\Galaxy!Area",
+                },
+            });
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.DispatchAsync(subscribeCommand);
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.True(handler.IsSubscribed);
+        Assert.Equal(@"\\HOST\Galaxy!Area", handler.LastSubscription);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gap 1: Verifies that when MxAccessStaSession is created with the default
+    /// parameterless constructor (no alarm factory), SubscribeAlarms returns
+    /// InvalidRequest with "alarm consumer not configured" diagnostic.
+    /// This validates the baseline before the fix.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_WithoutAlarmCommandHandlerFactory_SubscribeAlarmsReturnsInvalidRequest()
+    {
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new();
+        FakeMxAccessEventSink eventSink = new();
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        // Use the 4-arg (no factory) constructor — equivalent to the old MxAccessStaSession()
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, eventSink);
+
+        await session.StartAsync("session-1", workerProcessId: 1);
+
+        StaCommand subscribeCommand = new StaCommand(
+            "session-1",
+            "corr-1",
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.SubscribeAlarms,
+                SubscribeAlarms = new SubscribeAlarmsCommand
+                {
+                    SubscriptionExpression = @"\\HOST\Galaxy!Area",
+                },
+            });
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.DispatchAsync(subscribeCommand);
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.InvalidRequest, reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.Contains("alarm", reply.DiagnosticMessage, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gap 2: Verifies that after StartAsync with an alarm handler factory, the STA poll
+    /// loop calls PollOnce on the handler via the STA within a reasonable timeout.
+    /// This proves polling is driven by the STA rather than the consumer's internal timer.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_WithAlarmCommandHandlerFactory_PollOnceCalledViaSta()
+    {
+        FakeAlarmCommandHandler handler = new();
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new();
+        FakeMxAccessEventSink eventSink = new();
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(
+            runtime,
+            factory,
+            eventSink,
+            new MxAccessEventQueue(),
+            _eq => handler);
+
+        await session.StartAsync("session-1", workerProcessId: 1);
+
+        // Wait up to 3s for at least one PollOnce call from the STA poll loop.
+        using CancellationTokenSource timeout = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+        while (handler.PollCount == 0 && !timeout.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(50, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+
+        Assert.True(handler.PollCount > 0,
+            "Expected PollOnce to be called at least once by the STA poll loop within 3 seconds.");
+        Assert.NotNull(handler.LastPollThreadId);
+        Assert.Equal(runtime.StaThreadId, handler.LastPollThreadId);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gap 2: Verifies that the STA poll loop stops when the session is disposed —
+    /// no further PollOnce calls after disposal.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Dispose_StopsAlarmPollLoop()
+    {
+        FakeAlarmCommandHandler handler = new();
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new();
+        FakeMxAccessEventSink eventSink = new();
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        MxAccessStaSession session = new(
+            runtime,
+            factory,
+            eventSink,
+            new MxAccessEventQueue(),
+            _eq => handler);
+
+        await session.StartAsync("session-1", workerProcessId: 1);
+
+        // Wait for at least one poll to occur, then dispose.
+        using CancellationTokenSource initTimeout = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+        while (handler.PollCount == 0 && !initTimeout.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(50, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+
+        Assert.True(handler.PollCount > 0, "Prerequisite: poll loop must have fired before dispose.");
+
+        session.Dispose();
+        int pollCountAtDispose = handler.PollCount;
+
+        // Wait 1 second and verify no further polls occur.
+        await Task.Delay(1000);
+        Assert.Equal(pollCountAtDispose, handler.PollCount);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Noop STA COM apartment initializer for testing.
     /// </summary>
@@ -199,4 +347,61 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSessionTests
         {
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fake alarm command handler that records calls and tracks poll thread.
+    /// </summary>
+    private sealed class FakeAlarmCommandHandler : IAlarmCommandHandler
+    {
+        private readonly object gate = new object();
+        private int pollCount;
+        private int? lastPollThreadId;
+
+        public bool IsSubscribed { get; private set; }
+        public string? LastSubscription { get; private set; }
+
+        public int PollCount
+        {
+            get { lock (gate) return pollCount; }
+        }
+
+        public int? LastPollThreadId
+        {
+            get { lock (gate) return lastPollThreadId; }
+        }
+
+        public void Subscribe(string subscription, string sessionId)
+        {
+            IsSubscribed = true;
+            LastSubscription = subscription;
+        }
+
+        public void Unsubscribe()
+        {
+            IsSubscribed = false;
+        }
+
+        public int Acknowledge(Guid alarmGuid, string comment, string operatorUser,
+            string operatorNode, string operatorDomain, string operatorFullName)
+            => 0;
+
+        public int AcknowledgeByName(string alarmName, string providerName, string groupName,
+            string comment, string operatorUser, string operatorNode,
+            string operatorDomain, string operatorFullName)
+            => 0;
+
+        public IReadOnlyList<ActiveAlarmSnapshot> QueryActive(string? alarmFilterPrefix)
+            => Array.Empty<ActiveAlarmSnapshot>();
+
+        public void PollOnce()
+        {
+            lock (gate)
+            {
+                pollCount++;
+                lastPollThreadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose() { }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs
index caaa2b3..1acad56 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
             options,
             () => Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id,
             new WorkerPipeSessionOptions(),
-            () => new MxAccessStaSession(),
+            () => new MxAccessStaSession(eq => new AlarmCommandHandler(eq)),
             logger)
     {
     }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
             options,
             processIdProvider,
             new WorkerPipeSessionOptions(),
-            () => new MxAccessStaSession(),
+            () => new MxAccessStaSession(eq => new AlarmCommandHandler(eq)),
             logger: null)
     {
     }
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
 
     private async Task<WorkerReady> InitializeMxAccessAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        _runtimeSession = new MxAccessStaSession();
+        _runtimeSession = new MxAccessStaSession(eq => new AlarmCommandHandler(eq));
         try
         {
             return await _runtimeSession
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandler.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandler.cs
index 7867de8..e8b3236 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandler.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmCommandHandler.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ public sealed class AlarmCommandHandler : IAlarmCommandHandler
         return filtered;
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public void PollOnce()
+    {
+        AlarmDispatcher? d;
+        lock (syncRoot) d = dispatcher;
+        // No-op when not yet subscribed or already disposed.
+        d?.PollOnce();
+    }
+
     private AlarmDispatcher GetDispatcherOrThrow()
     {
         if (disposed) throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(AlarmCommandHandler));
@@ -226,4 +235,14 @@ public interface IAlarmCommandHandler : IDisposable
     ///     prefix matched against <c>AlarmFullReference</c>.
     /// </summary>
     IReadOnlyList<ActiveAlarmSnapshot> QueryActive(string? alarmFilterPrefix);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Drives a single poll of the underlying alarm consumer on the
+    ///     caller's thread. This is a no-op when there is no active
+    ///     subscription. In production the caller is the worker's STA
+    ///     (marshalled via <c>StaRuntime.InvokeAsync</c>), which satisfies
+    ///     the <c>ThreadingModel=Apartment</c> requirement of
+    ///     <c>wwAlarmConsumerClass</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    void PollOnce();
 }
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcher.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcher.cs
index cc4e617..a70272b 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcher.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/AlarmDispatcher.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ public sealed class AlarmDispatcher : IDisposable
             ackOperatorFullName);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Drives a single synchronous poll of the underlying consumer.
+    ///     Must be called on the STA thread that owns the wnwrap COM object.
+    ///     No-op if the dispatcher has been disposed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void PollOnce()
+    {
+        if (disposed) return;
+        consumer.PollOnce();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Snapshot the currently-active alarm set as
     ///     <see cref="ActiveAlarmSnapshot"/> protos for the
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessAlarmConsumer.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessAlarmConsumer.cs
index c2973bd..1a9a97d 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessAlarmConsumer.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IMxAccessAlarmConsumer.cs
@@ -85,4 +85,17 @@ public interface IMxAccessAlarmConsumer : IDisposable
     ///     to seed local Part 9 state.
     /// </summary>
     IReadOnlyList<MxAlarmSnapshotRecord> SnapshotActiveAlarms();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Drives a single synchronous poll of the underlying alarm source.
+    ///     Implementations that use an internal <see cref="System.Threading.Timer"/>
+    ///     are constructed with <c>pollIntervalMilliseconds=0</c> in production so
+    ///     the timer is disabled; the worker's STA drives polls via
+    ///     <c>StaRuntime.InvokeAsync</c> instead, satisfying the
+    ///     <c>ThreadingModel=Apartment</c> requirement of
+    ///     <c>wwAlarmConsumerClass</c>. Fake implementations should no-op.
+    ///     This method must be invoked on the thread that created the consumer
+    ///     (the worker's STA in production).
+    /// </summary>
+    void PollOnce();
 }
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs
index 4b223a9..dd56607 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
 
 public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
 {
+    private static readonly TimeSpan AlarmPollInterval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500);
+
     private readonly IMxAccessComObjectFactory factory;
     private readonly IMxAccessEventSink eventSink;
     private readonly MxAccessEventQueue eventQueue;
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
     private StaCommandDispatcher? commandDispatcher;
     private MxAccessSession? session;
     private IAlarmCommandHandler? alarmCommandHandler;
+    private CancellationTokenSource? alarmPollCts;
+    private Task? alarmPollTask;
     private bool disposed;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -32,6 +36,22 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
     {
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="MxAccessStaSession"/> with default STA runtime,
+    /// factory, and event queue, but with a custom alarm-command handler factory. The factory is
+    /// invoked on the STA thread during
+    /// <see cref="StartAsync(string, int, CancellationToken)"/>; pass <c>null</c> to opt out
+    /// of alarm-side commands.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal MxAccessStaSession(Func<MxAccessEventQueue, IAlarmCommandHandler>? alarmCommandHandlerFactory)
+        : this(
+            new StaRuntime(),
+            new MxAccessComObjectFactory(),
+            new MxAccessEventQueue(),
+            alarmCommandHandlerFactory)
+    {
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="MxAccessStaSession"/> with custom STA runtime and factory.
     /// </summary>
@@ -60,6 +80,26 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
     {
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="MxAccessStaSession"/> with custom event queue
+    /// and an alarm-command handler factory.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="staRuntime">STA thread runtime.</param>
+    /// <param name="factory">MXAccess COM object factory.</param>
+    /// <param name="eventQueue">Event queue for buffering MXAccess events.</param>
+    /// <param name="alarmCommandHandlerFactory">
+    ///     Factory that constructs the alarm-command handler from the event queue.
+    ///     Pass <c>null</c> to opt out of alarm-side commands.
+    /// </param>
+    public MxAccessStaSession(
+        StaRuntime staRuntime,
+        IMxAccessComObjectFactory factory,
+        MxAccessEventQueue eventQueue,
+        Func<MxAccessEventQueue, IAlarmCommandHandler>? alarmCommandHandlerFactory)
+        : this(staRuntime, factory, new MxAccessBaseEventSink(eventQueue), eventQueue, alarmCommandHandlerFactory)
+    {
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="MxAccessStaSession"/> with all dependencies.
     /// </summary>
@@ -122,14 +162,14 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
     /// <param name="workerProcessId">Worker process identifier.</param>
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>Worker ready message.</returns>
-    public Task<WorkerReady> StartAsync(
+    public async Task<WorkerReady> StartAsync(
         string sessionId,
         int workerProcessId,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         staRuntime.Start();
 
-        return staRuntime.InvokeAsync(
+        WorkerReady ready = await staRuntime.InvokeAsync(
             () =>
             {
                 if (session is not null)
@@ -151,7 +191,61 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
 
                 return session.CreateWorkerReady(workerProcessId);
             },
-            cancellationToken);
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        if (alarmCommandHandler is not null)
+        {
+            alarmPollCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            alarmPollTask = RunAlarmPollLoopAsync(alarmCommandHandler, alarmPollCts.Token);
+        }
+
+        return ready;
+    }
+
+    private Task RunAlarmPollLoopAsync(
+        IAlarmCommandHandler handler,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return Task.Run(async () =>
+        {
+            while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    await Task.Delay(AlarmPollInterval, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    await staRuntime.InvokeAsync(
+                        () => handler.PollOnce(),
+                        cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+                catch (ObjectDisposedException)
+                {
+                    // STA runtime or alarm handler disposed — stop the loop gracefully.
+                    return;
+                }
+                catch (InvalidOperationException)
+                {
+                    // STA runtime shutting down — stop the loop gracefully.
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }, CancellationToken.None);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -307,6 +401,30 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
 
         commandDispatcher?.RequestShutdown();
 
+        // Cancel the STA poll loop before disposing the alarm handler.
+        // The loop references the alarm handler and must be stopped first
+        // so that no further PollOnce calls race with disposal.
+        CancellationTokenSource? pollCtsToDispose = alarmPollCts;
+        Task? pollTaskToAwait = alarmPollTask;
+        alarmPollCts = null;
+        alarmPollTask = null;
+        if (pollCtsToDispose is not null)
+        {
+            pollCtsToDispose.Cancel();
+            if (pollTaskToAwait is not null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    await pollTaskToAwait.ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // Swallow — poll loop cancellation must not block data shutdown.
+                }
+            }
+            pollCtsToDispose.Dispose();
+        }
+
         // Stop the alarm consumer's polling timer and tear down the
         // dispatcher BEFORE the data-side cleanup begins. The alarm
         // consumer holds a wnwrap COM RCW that needs the STA pump to
@@ -382,6 +500,16 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
 
         RequestShutdown();
 
+        // Cancel and discard the STA poll loop.
+        CancellationTokenSource? pollCtsToDispose = alarmPollCts;
+        alarmPollCts = null;
+        alarmPollTask = null;
+        if (pollCtsToDispose is not null)
+        {
+            try { pollCtsToDispose.Cancel(); } catch { }
+            try { pollCtsToDispose.Dispose(); } catch { }
+        }
+
         IAlarmCommandHandler? alarmHandlerToDispose = alarmCommandHandler;
         alarmCommandHandler = null;
         if (alarmHandlerToDispose is not null)
diff --git a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/WnWrapAlarmConsumer.cs b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/WnWrapAlarmConsumer.cs
index 06dc39a..027108a 100644
--- a/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/WnWrapAlarmConsumer.cs
+++ b/src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/WnWrapAlarmConsumer.cs
@@ -63,8 +63,16 @@ public sealed class WnWrapAlarmConsumer : IMxAccessAlarmConsumer
     private bool subscribed;
     private bool disposed;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Production constructor — creates the wnwrap COM object on the
+    ///     current thread (must be the worker's STA) and disables the
+    ///     internal <see cref="Timer"/> (<c>pollIntervalMilliseconds=0</c>).
+    ///     Polling is driven externally by the STA via
+    ///     <c>StaRuntime.InvokeAsync(() =&gt; consumer.PollOnce())</c> so
+    ///     that every COM call stays on the STA that owns the apartment.
+    /// </summary>
     public WnWrapAlarmConsumer()
-        : this(new wwAlarmConsumerClass(), DefaultPollIntervalMilliseconds, DefaultMaxAlarmsPerFetch)
+        : this(new wwAlarmConsumerClass(), pollIntervalMilliseconds: 0, DefaultMaxAlarmsPerFetch)
     {
     }