Fire alarm servicing frequency

[Sherpa]

If you have a fire alarm that had remote transmission of fault and fire signals to a central monitoring station, and it comprised of only manual callpoints, surely you do not have to visit it twice a year. I would have thought an annual visit would be more than adequate.

The circuits are fully monitored and any fault remotley transmitted, so is two visits a year really necessary?  

[Galeon]

In reference to your annual visit (and here we go ) you still need a further visit to check standby batteries , so there is a clause on the annual visit so if you are not getting this I would ask questions.
So you need another visit anyway so thats why most companies on a system you descrbe would do 50% testing, ergo 2 visits.

[Sherpa]

If the system is relatively simple ie only 10 manual callpoints and had 4 bells, would you still need to visit it twice a year?

[Galeon]

Yes , same principle applies , read my post again .

[Sherpa]

Thanks Galeon for your help,

I thought that with fully monitored circuits and battery presence monitoring, the service frequency could be changed to annual for relatively simple manual systems.

 

[Allen Higginson]

Thanks Galeon for your help,

I thought that with fully monitored circuits and battery presence monitoring, the service frequency could be changed to annual for relatively simple manual systems.

 

Period between visits should not exceed 6 months - thats what it says if you want your maintenance/service visits to comply to the current standard.
As addressable systems fully monitor all field devices (if everthing loop powered) then why not annual for them as well?