Conventional fire alarm system installation
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:33 pm
The conventional fire alarm system is based on analog electrical system. Conventional fire alarm systems are still used on smaller sites such as small schools, stores, restaurants, and apartments with smaller building sizes and lower budget.
The main difference between conventional fire alarm and addressable fire alarm is the configuration or the connection of the devices with the main control panel.
Each circuit connected with the main panel of conventional fire alarm system is used for monitoring a specified area known as zones. For example, each floor of a multi-storied building can be divided into zones. Each floor has multiple sensors and detectors connected with the main control panel through a single circuit.
There are 2 zones, 4 zones, 8 zones and 16 zones conventional fire alarm control panel. Each zone can equip with 20-25 smoke detector, heat detector, manual call point, gas sensor etc. So total 40 -300 detectors can be equipped for a conventional fire alarm control panel.
The price of a conventional fire alarm control panel is USD100 to USD250.
For addressable fire alarm control panel, it has 1 loop, 2 loop, 4 loop, 6 loops. Each loop has 200 points to equip with 200 fire detection sensors, smoke detector, heat detector, gas sensor and manual call point, siren strobe.
The price of an addressable fire alarm control panel is much higher than conventional fire alarm control panel. A one-loop addressable fire alarm control panel will cost USD800-1000.
So, for small size business store, shop, apartments, conventional fire alarm system is used. Even 2 zones conventional fire alarm is enough for a small business place such as family hotel.
Of course, the conventional fire alarm system is required to be installed by professional engineers. The installation method of conventional fire alarm system is same or similar for products from different manufacturers.
The main difference between conventional fire alarm and addressable fire alarm is the configuration or the connection of the devices with the main control panel.
Each circuit connected with the main panel of conventional fire alarm system is used for monitoring a specified area known as zones. For example, each floor of a multi-storied building can be divided into zones. Each floor has multiple sensors and detectors connected with the main control panel through a single circuit.
There are 2 zones, 4 zones, 8 zones and 16 zones conventional fire alarm control panel. Each zone can equip with 20-25 smoke detector, heat detector, manual call point, gas sensor etc. So total 40 -300 detectors can be equipped for a conventional fire alarm control panel.
The price of a conventional fire alarm control panel is USD100 to USD250.
For addressable fire alarm control panel, it has 1 loop, 2 loop, 4 loop, 6 loops. Each loop has 200 points to equip with 200 fire detection sensors, smoke detector, heat detector, gas sensor and manual call point, siren strobe.
The price of an addressable fire alarm control panel is much higher than conventional fire alarm control panel. A one-loop addressable fire alarm control panel will cost USD800-1000.
So, for small size business store, shop, apartments, conventional fire alarm system is used. Even 2 zones conventional fire alarm is enough for a small business place such as family hotel.
Of course, the conventional fire alarm system is required to be installed by professional engineers. The installation method of conventional fire alarm system is same or similar for products from different manufacturers.