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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Technical Advice => Topic started by: The Colonel on March 31, 2009, 09:20:20 AM

Title: BS 5839 part 6 system
Post by: The Colonel on March 31, 2009, 09:20:20 AM

Could someone clarify the following for me from the standard for a Grade B system;

A fire detection and fire alarm system comprising fire detectors (other than smoke alarms
and heat alarms),

Is it just my age, what do they mean by fire detectors other than smoke and heat alarms, having been asked the question I cant think of the answer. Help!!!

Title: Re: BS 5839 part 6 system
Post by: nearlythere on March 31, 2009, 09:32:33 AM

Quote from: The Colonel on March 31, 2009, 09:20:20 AM

Could someone clarify the following for me from the standard for a Grade B system;

A fire detection and fire alarm system comprising fire detectors (other than smoke alarms
and heat alarms),

Is it just my age, what do they mean by fire detectors other than smoke and heat alarms, having been asked the question I cant think of the answer. Help!!!

This came up before Col. Am sifting through my posts looking for it.

Title: Re: BS 5839 part 6 system
Post by: Mr. P on March 31, 2009, 09:35:47 AM

Air sampling/analysing

Title: Re: BS 5839 part 6 system
Post by: kurnal on March 31, 2009, 01:11:22 PM

They are referring to an alarm system as opposed to interconnected, self contained smoke/heat alarms. A system with  control and indicating equipment (a control  panel) that receives the fire signals centrally and relays it to the sounders, gives an indication and allow control of the system from the panel.

Title: Re: BS 5839 part 6 system
Post by: Big_Fella on March 31, 2009, 02:50:29 PM

It is that indeed.  They refer to smoke alarms and heat alarms as self containet units i.e. B & Q type equipment, as opposed to smoke detectors or heat detectors connecting to a main central control panel c/w battery backup, with Grade B you are more or less going down the route of a Part 1 system

Title: Re: BS 5839 part 6 system
Post by: The Colonel on March 31, 2009, 03:13:56 PM

Gentlemen

Thanks for your replies and time, its very much appreciated

The Colonel

Title: Re: BS 5839 part 6 system
Post by: jokar on March 31, 2009, 08:01:48 PM

Alaways good to look at the defintions in the standards, that would have given you the answer.