iMist, one of many UK’s foremost suppliers of high-pressure water-mist fire-suppression systems, has worked with main trade physique the Fire Protection Association (FPA), to help it acquire UKAS accreditation for one of its fire-testing laboratory amenities – changing into the primary and solely check facility in the UK to carry this accreditation.
The fast-growing Hull-headquartered enterprise, which has developed its personal vary of high-pressure water-mist fire-suppression methods, assisted the FPA in gaining UKAS accreditation for its BS8458: 2015 Annex C fireplace testing in Blockley, Gloucestershire, which is probably considered one of the most complete fireplace test and research operations in the UK. เกจวัดแรงดันน้ำ provided the FPA with its proprietary pumps, pipework, hoses, clips and nozzles in addition to the help of iMist’s experienced team.
The UKAS accreditation of the FPA’s BS 8458 Annex C fire testing marks another essential milestone in the growth of water-mist techniques within the UK.
Alex Pollard, operations director of iMist, comments: ‘For over 75 years, the FPA has been on the forefront of fire security and we’re proud to have assisted them in achieving this respected third-party accreditation. It is an additional demonstration of the rising importance of high-pressure water-mist systems in tackling the present challenges facing the fire-suppression sector. Not only do they use significantly less water than traditional sprinkler methods, they are also easier and quicker to install and, thereby, less expensive.’
As part of its ongoing R&D product testing programme, iMist has additionally undertaken a series of stay hearth testing on the FPA’s UKAS accredited laboratory, which has increased the system’s applications, demonstrating that along with being put in in the cavity above the ceiling, the iMist system pipework can safely and effectively be installed below a plasterboard ceiling.
For the reside fire checks, the iMist nozzle was fed by both versatile and stable pipework operating beneath a regular plasterboard ceiling. In each of the checks, the fuel load was ignited and the heat from the fireplace triggered the bulb in the nozzle to burst, which activated the iMist high-pressure water-mist system, discharging the fantastic water-mist particles at excessive strain for 30 minutes. During this time, the temperatures at predetermined heights within the test cell had been measured by thermocouples. At no level throughout any of the checks had been any of the Annex C temperature limits breached and the entire fires were efficiently suppressed.
Timothy Andrews, iMist business development director, added: ‘While fireplace system pipework is normally put in in the cavity above a ceiling, in some properties, notably in older tower blocks, there are frequent points around the potential break-up of asbestos hidden in ceiling materials. Our newest indicative checks present that the housing trade can now explore one other less disruptive and highly efficient option by putting in a water-mist system beneath the prevailing ceiling. Given the rising need to retrospectively fit fire-suppression methods in order to meet the most recent regulatory requirements and convey older housing inventory up to present requirements, that is nice information for each landlords and builders.’
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