Fire alarm replacement in London

When replacing beats repairing

• The panel is obsolete: the manufacturer no longer supplies parts, so the next fault may be the one that cannot be fixed.
• The faults keep coming back: the same loop, zone or device in fault after every visit.
• The building has changed: rooms divided, floors converted or a new use, and the detection no longer follows the layout.
• The assessment asks for more: a fire risk assessment that calls for a different category than the system was designed to.
• Nobody can read it: extended piecemeal for years, with no zone plan that matches the building.

What a replacement involves

We start with the survey and the fire risk assessment, because the assessment sets the category the new system has to meet. Then the existing cabling is tested, so the design can keep what is sound. The design covers the panel position, the detector type in each room, the zones and the cause and effect, and it is drawn before anything is ordered.

Installation is sequenced around the building. The old panel stays live until the new system is commissioned and tested, then it comes out. You get the certificates, a zone plan by the panel and a log book, and somebody on site is shown the weekly test.

Conventional or addressable this time?

A replacement is a natural point to change type. A small building with a handful of zones is often well served by a conventional panel again. A building that has grown, or where knowing the exact device saves a search on every fault, usually moves to addressable. We fit C-TEC and Fike control equipment, and our guide to addressable versus conventional sets out the trade-off.

What it costs

A replacement is priced like a new installation, less whatever cabling can stay. The calculator on the installation page gives the range for a system of your size from our own rates, and the survey turns that range into a written price before any work starts.