BS5839-1 2012 (Detector)

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A GUIDE TO FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS DESIGN
BS5839
PA RT 1 : 2 0 0 2 +
A2:2008
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THE RELIABLE FIRE PROTECTION

SYSTEM YOU CAN COUNT ON.
A conventional fire alarm system is often the
natural choice for smaller applications or where
budget constraints exist. Fikes TWINFLEX
two wire fire alarm system is cost-effective
and adaptable to a variety of applications,
big or small making it one of the most flexible
products on the market.
THE INNOVATIVE TWINFLEX, 2-WIRE

PANEL IS SUITABLE FOR A VARIETY
OF INSTALLATIONS.
This versatile fire alarm panel incorporates Fikes
Multipoint detection system using smoke and heat
detectors with built-in sounder, allowing the whole
system to be installed using only one pair of wires.
That means easier, faster installations
AND cost savings.
Ability to differentiate between callpoint

or detector alarms
All devices have built-in, end-of-line
monitoring function
7 modes of detection
Checkpoint alarm verification feature
Up to 32 devices per zone
Available in 2, 4, and 8 zone panels
Allows detectors and sounders to be
installed on the same pair of wires
TWINFLEX PROTECTS:
Schools
Nursing Homes
Bed and Breakfasts
Hotels
Apartments/Flats
Restaurants
Retail Stores
Shopping Malls
Museums
Condominiums
Industrial Facilities
Office Buildings
Warehouses
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FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS ARE

CATEGORISED IN THE FOLLOWING WAY:
P1
L4 L3 L1
AFD* designed to primarily protect Property
P1
P2
AFD installed throughout all areas

AFD installed only in defined areas
AFD designed to primarily protect

Human Life
L1
AFD installed throughout all areas
L2
AFD installed in defined areas in addition

to L3
L3
AFD installed in escape routes and

rooms opening onto these routes
L4
AFD installed in escape routes comprising

circulation areas and spaces such as
corridors and stairways
L5
A non-prescriptive system in which the

protected area(s) is designed to satisfy a
specific fire risk objective (other than
that of L1 to L4
System designed to be operated

manually (no AFD)
P2
L2
*AFD = Automatic Fire Detection
This booklet is a guide to BS5839 part 1

All designs are based on a site specific
written risk assessment.
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65dB(A)
@ 500Hz to 1000Hz
Background noise
+5dB(A)
@ 500Hz to 1000Hz
The minimum sound level of a sounder device should be 65dB(A) or 5dB(A) above
a background noise which is louder than 60dB(A) (if lasting more than 30 seconds)
and at a frequency of between 500Hz and 1000Hz. The maximum sound level should
not be greater than 120dB(A) at any normally accessible point. May be reduced to
60dB(A) in stairways, enclosures up to 60m2 and specific points of limited extent.
X
4
Sounder device cabling should be arranged so that in the event of a fault

at least one sounder will remain operational during a fire condition.
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75dB(A)
-20dB(A)
-30dB(A)
FIRE DOOR
For areas where people are sleeping, sounder devices should produce a
minimum of 75dB(A) at the bed-head with all doors shut.
Decibel loss occurs through doors: approximately -20dB(A) through a normal

door, and approximately -30dB(A) through a fire door.
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45m MAX
A person should not have to travel more than 45m along an escape route to
reach a Manual Call Point. (If a significant proportion of occupants have limited
mobility or rapid fire development is likely, this distance should bereduced to 25m).
Manual Call Points should be sited at all stair wells and exits from the building, in
well illuminated and conspicuous positions free from any potential obstruction.
1.4m
(+/-200mm)
Manual call points should be positioned at a height of 1.4m (+/- 200mm)

from floor level. Any non-mechanically protected cable medium should
have additional protection up to a height of 2m from floor level.
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2m
Unless MICC cable is used, all cabling should be mechanically protected from
floor level up to a height of 2m.
60m MAX
A person searching a Zone for a fire should not have to travel more than 60m
to identify the source of a fire.
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7.5m
SMOKE DEVICES
5.3m
10.6m
2
10.6m x 10.6m = 112m
Smoke detection devices have an individual coverage of 7.5m radius. However

these radii must overlap to ensure there are no blind spots. Therefore the
individual coverage can be represented by a square measuring 10.6 x 10.6m
giving an actual area coverage of 112m2 per device.
5.3m
HEAT DEVICES
3.8m
7.5m
2
7.5m x 7.5m = 56.3m
Heat detection devices have an individual coverage of 5.3m radius.

However these radii must overlap to ensure there are no blind spots.
Therefore the individual coverage can be represented by a square
measuring 7.5 x 7.5m giving an actual area coverage of 56.3m2 per device.
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<
<
<
<
STANDARD
SPACING
Apex <150mm
HEAT DEVICE
EXTENDED
SPACING
Apex <600mm
Apex >150mm
SMOKE DEVICE
HEAT DEVICE
Apex> 600mm
SMOKE DEVICE
For ceilings that feature a apex: as long as the height of the apex from the rest
of the ceiling is less than 150mm for Heat detectors or less than 600mm for
Smoke detectors then these can be treated the same as flat ceilings. For higher
apexes, a device should be installed at the highest point. The distance to
adjacent devices can be increased by 1% per degree of angle of the roof up
to a maximum of 25%.
Detector type
Ceiling heights (m)

General limits
Rapid attendance
Heat detectors
BS EN 54-5 grade 1
Class 1
9.0
13.5
Other Classes
7.5
12.0
10.5
15.0
Aspirating smoke
Point smoke detector

Normal
10.5
Normal
15.0
Detection systems
Enhanced
12.0
Enhanced
17.0
(category 1)
Very high
15.0
Very high
21.0
25.0
40.0
Optical beam
smoke detectors
BS5839: part 5
Limits of Ceiling Heights
7.5m
7.5m
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7.5m
2m
15m
15m
SMOKE DEVICES
In corridors less than 2m wide the horizontal spacing of detectors may be

increased, the areas of coverage need not overlap as in the case of a room.
Any corridor over 2m wide is deemed a room and device spacing should
follow the standard for rooms (see page7).
5.3m
5.3m
5.3m
2m
10.6m
10
10.6m
HEAT DEVICES
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<1m
>1m
Air vent/Air con
X
<500mm
PARTITION
<300mm
>10%
Ceiling height
X
<500mm
BEAM
Dont site detectors less than 1m from air Inlets or air conditioning units.
A device should not be mounted within 500mm of any obstruction. If the top of
a solid partition is less than 300mm from ceiling then treat it as a wall. Similarly,
ceiling obstructions such as beams should be treated as walls if deeper than 10%
of the ceiling height.
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EOL
built in
AC
power
Fire resistant cabling is now required within the whole fire alarm system
including the mains supply cables. The use of non-fire resisting cables
whether mechanically protected by fire-resisting construction or not, will no
longer comply with BS5839.
To avoid mechanical damage and electro magnetic interference, fire alarm
cables should not be installed in the same conduit as the cables for other
services. Where fire alarm cables share common trunking, a compartment
of the trunking, separated from other compartments by a strong, rigid and
continuous partition reserved soley for fire cables should be implemented.
With the Twinflex system, separate sounder units are not required as each
zone incorporates a sounder unit.
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100mm
X
<200mm
Never mount devices closer than twice the depth of light fittings.
>800mm
Voids less than 800mm in height need not have independent coverage, unless
fire or smoke is able to spread from one area to another through the void or risk
assessment shows AFD (Automatic Fire Detection) to be necessary.
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LIFT SHAFTS
1.5m
Vertical shafts like lifts and stairways should have a device mounted within 1.5m
of any opening.
Enclosed stairways should have a detector on each main landing.
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>2.1m
Visual alarms such as strobes should always be mounted above 2.1m from
floor level.
100
Temperature
90
80
70
60
50
<4C
Maximum
temperature
<29C
Average ambient temperature
40
30
20
10
Time of day
The minimum static response of heat devices should not be less than 29C
above the average ambient temperature, or less than 4C above the highest
temperature the device can be expected to experience.
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< 25mm
> 150mm
Thermistor
HEAT DEVICE
The sensing element of a Heat detection device (thermistor) should not be

less than 25mm below ceiling, and not greater than 150mm below ceiling.
< 25mm
X
X
> 600mm
Photoelectric
chamber
SMOKE DEVICE
The sensing element of a Smoke detection device (photoelectric smoke chamber)

should not be less than 25mm below ceiling, and not greater than 600mm
below ceiling.
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NOTES
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NOTES
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117965_FIKE_BS5839_booklet_1up:Layout 1

A GUIDE TO FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS DESIGN

THE RELIABLE FIRE PROTECTION

THE INNOVATIVE TWINFLEX, 2-WIRE

Ability to differentiate between callpoint

FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS ARE

AFD* designed to primarily protect Property

AFD installed throughout all areas

AFD designed to primarily protect

AFD installed throughout all areas

AFD installed in defined areas in addition

AFD installed in escape routes and

AFD installed in escape routes comprising

A non-prescriptive system in which the

System designed to be operated

*AFD = Automatic Fire Detection

This booklet is a guide to BS5839 part 1

Sounder device cabling should be arranged so that in the event of a fault

Decibel loss occurs through doors: approximately -20dB(A) through a normal

Manual call points should be positioned at a height of 1.4m (+/- 200mm)

Smoke detection devices have an individual coverage of 7.5m radius. However

Heat detection devices have an individual coverage of 5.3m radius.

Ceiling heights (m)

Point smoke detector

In corridors less than 2m wide the horizontal spacing of detectors may be

Air vent/Air con

Enclosed stairways should have a detector on each main landing.

Average ambient temperature

The sensing element of a Heat detection device (thermistor) should not be

The sensing element of a Smoke detection device (photoelectric smoke chamber)

FIKE GLOBAL MANUFACTURING,

FIKE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY

FIKE ASIA PACIFIC SDN BHD

Cwmbran, United Kingdom

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

FIKE MIDDLE EAST SPC

Blue Springs, MO, USA

FIKE LATINA LTDA

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