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Choosing the Right Fire Detector

Do you know that there are so many fire alarm detector brands out there in the market?. With the wide choice available, selecting the correct detector or combination of detectors is of great importance to ensure that fire is detected at the earliest possible point because this can make or mar the purpose of installing the fire alarm system.

That been said there are other things you should look at so as to balance your needs, requirements and other factors that will minimize the risk of false alarms.

Fire detectors are designed to detect one or more of the four characteristics of fire: heat, smoke, combustion gas or infrared or ultraviolet radiation. That’s why we have different type of fire alarm systems

” A fire alarm system has a number of devices working together to detect and warn people through visual and audio appliances when smokefirecarbon monoxide or other emergencies are present. These alarms may be activated automatically from smoke detectors, and heat detectors or may also be activated via manual fire alarm activation devices such as manual call points or pull stations. Alarms can be either motorized bells or wall mountable sounders or horns.  according to wikiepdia:”

Detectors will trigger an alarm system once one of these characteristics is identified.

There are several different types of detector available, designed to trigger a fire alarm system. Smoke detectors are probably the most common, along with heat detectors, beam detectors, CO detectors, air aspiration, flame detectors and more.

Apollo AlarmSense Combined Optical Smoke Detector

Combined Optical Smoke Detector

The choice of detector depends wholly on the environment it’s to be used in, combined with consideration of the type of fire it will be detecting. For example, a commercial kitchen would be suited more to a fixed temperature heat detector rather than a smoke detector where smoke from food preparation is commonplace.

Carbon monoxide detection would be appropriate for use in a sawmill where early detection of a smouldering fire is necessary to help prevent a potentially major fire taking hold. In this environment, smoke or heat detection would only trigger once the fire has grown significantly enough to produce flames and smoke and so creating a potentially life-threatening situation.

Consideration also needs to be given to the reason for the protection. For example, if the susceptibility of areas surrounding a large piece of machinery to fire was the main concern then heat detection may be appropriate.

However, if the concern was to protect the machinery from an electrical cable fire (because the machinery was integral to a revenue stream for the business), then protecting the cabling area with smoke detection would be the suitable option.

The main point in question is that clearly one type of fire detector isn’t suitable for all applications, and the final choice will depend on several factors:

  • The speed of fire detection required, based on an assessment of the fire risk
  • Minimising false alarms, which can be caused by incorrect detection devices
  • The nature of the fire hazard to be protected
  • The probable growth and spread of a fire
  • Environmental factors present – for example dust, humidity, temperature and smoke from other sources
  • The size and expanse of the area to be protected

In conclusion, only a full fire-risk assessment will determine the fire risks to a site and the most suitable category of fire alarm to be fitted. It is then the responsibility of the fire-alarm designer and installer( Kougar Solutions Limited) to determine the most suitable type of detection for a site.

The importance of getting this correct in relation to fire risk type and environmental factors is paramount.

 

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