Wireless Fire Alarms / Radio Fire Alarms
A wire-free fire detection system utilises secure, licence free radio communication to connect the sensors (smoke detectors, manual breakglass callpoints and sounders) with the fire alarm control panel. The devices are battery powered.
Wireless systems really are a serious alternative to their wired counterparts, they are fully compliant with the relevent sections of BS5839:2002 (Pt1) and BS EN54.
Traditionally the advantages associated with wireless fire alarms have mainly been utilised in listed buildings where it was impractical to run cables.
Now, the requirements for quick installations and price decreases have resulted in different kinds of buildings having radio [fire alarm] systems installed in a wide variety of sites throughout the world. These include hospitals, schools, theatres, office blocks, banks, factories, power statins and many others.
When installation costs are taken into account, radio fire alarm systems can be very cost effective and have distinct advantages over the traditional wired system. These advantages include :-
- No mess – There is no disruption to the building fabric or its occupants- Wired fire alarm systems invariably cause significant disruption to buildings and occupants that leave the user with "hidden" costs of re-decorating.
- Temporary Protection- Where safety dictates that fire detection is required, even on temporary buildings and construction sites, radio systems can satisfy this requirement and then be easily removed for use elsewhere when the temporary need expires.
- Remote Buildings - Large savings can be made in avoiding costly excavation for inter-connecting cables.
- Large Sites - Long cable runs can be very expensive and vulnerable to damage. Radio overcomes these problems.
- Urgent needs - Radio alarm systems can be installed in a fraction of the time needed for wired systems and equipment is generally available at short notice.
Surveys & Installation
Radio Surveys are required before an installation commences, this is to
determine panel and device locations. This vital step ensures optimum
functionality of the system. Installing and commissioning is
relatively simple. The devices are located and identified using an
electronic programmer, the panel is programmed, and even a modem can be
fitted to the control panel allowing remote access to the system by a
qualified engineer if required. Wireless systems really are a serious alternative to wired systems, as the impressive user list shows.
Abbey National ● Alliance & Leicester ● Allied Lyons ● Arundel Castle ● Bank of Ireland ● Bank of Scotland ● Barclays Bank plc Bradford & Bingley ● BAA ● British Rail ● Burton Group ● Cabinet Office ● Chelsea Building Society ● Clydesdale Bank Co-op Bank ● Coutts Bank ● Craigivar Castle ● Crown Courts ● HM Revenue & Customs ● Department of Environment Durham Crown Court ● Ecclesiastical Insurance ● Edinburgh Castle ● Edinburgh University ● Elstree School ● English Heritage ● Glaxo plc ● Grand Lodge Edinburgh ● Greenwich Building Society ● Guildhall Canterbury ● Halifax Building Society ● Harewood House ● Harvey Nichols Club ● Heathrow Airport ● Higgs & Hill ● Lloyds Bank ● LEB ● London School of Economics ● London Underground ● Magisirates Courts ● Marks & Spencer plc ● Metropolitan Police ● Midland Bank Midlands Electricity Board ● Millennium Dome Ministry of Defence ● National Trust ● National Westminster Bank plc Nationwide ● Police Authorities ● Post Office Counters ● HM Prison Service ● HM Probation Service ● Paddington Station Royal Air Force ● Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Mail ● Royal Palaces ● Royal College of Art ● Sizewell A Power Station Stansted Airport ● Smith Klein Beecham ● Sonitrol Ltd ● Temple Newsham House ● Tesco Stores ● Top Shop ● Tower of London ● Toys 'R' Us ● Trustee Savings Bank ● UIster Bank University of Sussex ● Virgin Hotels ● W H Smith plc ● Yorkshire Bank ● Zurich Insurance
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