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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Technical Advice => Topic started by: john01 on March 13, 2008, 02:54:41 PM

Title: AFD Panels
Post by: john01 on March 13, 2008, 02:54:41 PM

There are 4 seperate blocks of flats each containing 5 flats that are joined like terrace houses with one basement car park running below all 4. There are 4 seperate front doors, one to each block, would there need to be a seperate ( independant ) AFD panel in each block or only in one, connected to the others via repeater panels?

Title: AFD Panels
Post by: john01 on March 17, 2008, 09:21:17 AM

Test

Title: AFD Panels
Post by: kurnal on March 17, 2008, 09:25:55 AM

It all depends on the fire compartmentation between the flats and the car park.
Do  the stairs from any of the blocks of flats go down into the car park?

Title: AFD Panels
Post by: Midland Retty on March 17, 2008, 02:46:52 PM

If you have a minimum seperation of 60 minutes fire resistance between each block seperate AFD wouldnt be required.

EVen without that level of seperation, I still wouldnt recommend interlinking them.

Just ensure 60 min seperation between the flats and the car park. YOu would need AFD down there too. Might be worth linking the AFD from basement to all of the blocks as all residents should be given warningof a fire down there.