Many of us are familiar with how a traditional fire sprinkler system looks and works. While they can be effective, they're unpopular in homes: homeowners worry about water damage large tanks, water supply upgrades, and maintenance costs.
Automist offers the modern solution to these problems while also enabling you to do more with your open plan living spaces. From eliminating the need for extra fire escapes and staircases to allowing you to build further from the road, it is the fire protection system you need for your residential property.
Why Automist Smartscan?
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Category |
Feature |
Automist Smartscan |
Traditional Fire Sprinkler |
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Domestic System |
Nozzle location |
Wall mounting |
Ceiling mounting |
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Water rate discharge |
5.6 litres per minute (90% less water) |
60 litres per minute |
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Activation method |
Intelligent algorithm and |
Frangible glass bulb |
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Meets industry standard fire performance |
BS 8458 ✔ |
BS 9251 ✔ |
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Third-party validation / certification |
LPS ✔ |
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Experienced contractor |
Manufacturers authorised reseller installer |
Third-party schemes |
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Optimised |
Connected early warning alarm upgrade |
Can be integrated ✔ |
Can be integrated ✔ |
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Early activation for several challenging fires (up to 2 minutes before) |
✖ |
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Locus of control (the degree to which the homeowner can control the outcome) |
Water supply inherently linked to the house supply |
Water supply only checked annually by installer |
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Water supply resilience |
Customisable, drawing from the typical mains supply to the house |
Limited by the size of the tank (10 mins of water domestic and 30 mins residential) |
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Respecting your home |
Reduced Legionaries risk |
Dry pipe system ✔ |
Stagnant water in pipes (and when tank is present) |
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Industry's lowest water damage in the event of an activation (based on flow rates) |
Reducing the number and size of potential claims ✔ |
Water escape claim required if the system operates |
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Disruption after an activation |
Lower reinstatement costs |
Significant water damage |
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Manual override |
Button on the controller within the property next to the RCD |
Maintenance person needs to find the stop valve |
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Design aesthetic |
Red dot design award winner |
Protrudes from the ceiling |
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Traceability |
Clarity of responsibility for activation or cause of fire |
Inbuilt temperature event log recorded for investigating incidents ✔ |
Broken glass bulb ✖ |
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Supporting independent living through data capture and feedback loops |
Ability to record the impact and identify risk groups ✔ |
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Fully tested response to fire |
Including the discharge of every nozzle. This is the only way to ensure a safety system will perform ✔ |
✖ |
We at Plumis believe sometimes the riskiest thing is to maintain the status quo. In recent years, the biggest factors contributing to the wider adoption of sprinklers has been greater mandatory legalisation and manufacturers focused on reducing costs without compromising quality. We want to increase adoption by providing a better product. One that is focused on saving lives that can not be saved using traditional methods, minimises consequential water damage and can be easily retrofitted in properties even with limited water supplies.
We innovate because when you look at fire statistics all over the world, people still die and get injured in buildings protected by active fire suppression systems, including sprinklers.
We ‘the industry’ still have work to do. Developing alternatives to the glass bulb can mean systems can activate significantly earlier before the build-up of significant heat. These options mean we can reduce the chance of burns for someone very close to a fire and minimise the production of life-threatening toxic gases which is still the biggest threat in domestic fires.
For more details see:
http://duedlligence.automist.uk
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