A Classification of Different Types of Fire Alarm Systems

To protect your home in Sydney from a sudden fire outbreak you can install fire alarms.

Now, there are different types of fire alarms that you can install and here we will give you a brief classification of the systems and the steps in which they are installed by the technicians. 

So, let’s take a look.

• Automatic fire systems

As the name goes, the automatic fire systems operate on their own to detecting fire and smoke. And after detection, the systems send an instant notification to the building owner and the local authorities. Hence, it is a versatile system and hence any reputed company providing fire system installation in Sydney will always recommend this system for homes as well as offices.

• Manual fire systems

These systems are controlled by a lever. When and if someone spots fire or smoke, he will need to pull the lever to trigger the alarm for the safety of others in a building. These levers are usually located outside the building. Since these are conventional alarms, they are not much used by home or office owners today.

• Commercial fire systems

These are mostly used in offices, factories, and other industrial areas. These include

• Traditional alarms

The alarms are still used in factories. The operation of these alarms involves attaching wires to a control panel and is mostly done by technicians who provide electrical engineering services in Sydney.

This type of alarm system can monitor various parts of a building through a single control panel. Also, an advantage of these systems is that you can add more alarms to the control panel to monitor the different parts of the building.

The traditional alarm comprises a mechanism to trigger an alert if it needs a repair.

• Secondary fire alarms

This type of alarm monitors the fire systems installed in a building and is capable of monitoring both the manual and the automatic alarm systems.

By using the system one can check if the installed fire alarm systems in a building are working properly or not.

Though these are a bit pricey, they are feature-rich and can help to protect the building.

• Hybrid systems

These systems combine technologies of the secondary fire systems as well as the traditional systems.

Installing them can be a bit complicated. So, one has to hire a reputed company providing the fire system installation in Sydney to set it up.

This versatile system can monitor the building for a fire outbreak and can also check whether the installed fire alarm systems are working properly or not.