Want to Know What the Different Fire Alarm Systems Are?
There are 2 kinds of fire alarm systems used today – these are manual and automatic. Both are designed to protect lives or to protect property and lives. Automatic systems can work in a conventional or addressable way. A manual fire alarm will rely on the occupants in a building to discover a fire and manually activate the fire alarm.
Devices referred to as call points will be installed close to doors and stairwells in order to activate the fire alarm system. This kind of fire alarm is normally used in commercial settings, where no one is sleeping. Automatic fire alarms use a series of sensors that will detect a fire and turn on the alarm. In addition to this, manual and automatic fire alarm systems could be used to turn on the sprinkler systems, plus contact the local fire department.
Some kinds of fire alarms are made to only protect the lives of occupants in a building. This kind of alarm will make a noise when a fire is detected; however, some do not turn on the sprinkler systems or contact the fire department. The more complex of these systems will switch off the ventilation system and stop any smoke or toxic fumes from spreading to other areas in the structure. Other alarm systems will alert the occupants, notify fire-fighters, and switch on the sprinkler system to help minimize the fire and damage to the building.
Automatic fire alarms use various sensors which are hooked up to a central control panel. The wiring of these fire alarms is said to be conventional or addressable. With conventional ones, a structure will be divided into zones. Each one will have a number of sensors which are connected to a control panel by a cable. These cables extend from the control panel to the last sensor. With a conventional fire alarm, an individual sensor will activate the alarms and sprinklers for every zone.
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