Routine maintenance is essential to the health of your fire suppression system. As we have no direct Irish standard we work in accordance with the recommendations made in the British Standard,BS 5306, the recommended service schedule for gaseous fire suppression systems are two visits a year minimum, with in our industry recommend 4 visits in line with IS3218. Customised service plans include an agreed schedule of inspection and visits can be scheduled to take place out of office hours or during shut down periods if necessary.
A servicing and maintenance agreement ensures:

• Systems are fit for purpose
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Compliance with British Standards and Codes of practice
• Compliance with Insurance Company requirements
• Reduced risk of false alarms and potential false activation
• Reduced risk of equipment failure in the event of a real fire
• Extends the life of your original installation

The Service Visit

Photain Fire is capable of servicing any type of fire suppression system, regardless of who manufactured and installed it. All service and maintenance work is undertaken by our competent and experienced service engineers are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, offering immediate assistance at any time, day or night. A certificate is issued after each visit along with a detailed inspection report to keep the customer fully informed and to satisfy legal and insurance requirements.

Manufacturs Covered Hygood FM200 Novac, Kidde FM200 Novac Argonite Nitrogen, Ginge kerr Argonite, Fike FM200 IG55.

Room integrity testing

Fire Suppression systems designed for reliability. However, there is a factor that is
beyond the control of the Suppression System, that is one of the most common causes for the failure of a system; the ‘Integrity’ of the protected room, i.e. its capacity to hold the fire suppression gas.
No matter how effective or well serviced your fire suppression system is, if your gaseous agent discharges and your protected area is not well sealed, the gaseous agent may escape through vents, ceiling voids and door seals causing
the fire to possibly re-ignite. Integrity Testing is a mandatory requirement of BS ISO 14520 or should be undertaken every time building work is done in the protected area. It should also be carried out annually, to meet your insurers requirments. Integrity testing does not involve the discharge of a suppression system and is non-disruptive to your working day.