Testing & Maintenance
To keep a fire detection system in good working order, it should
be subject to a routine maintenance program in accordance with
local/national regulations.
Apollo recommends that users of fire detection equipment enter into
a maintenance and servicing agreement with the detector
supplier.
Over the course of a year, every detector in the system should be
functionally tested at least once using recommended equipment. If
the detectors are located in a dirty, dusty, or corrosive
atmosphere, then they should be tested more frequently.
A visual inspection of detectors should take place more frequently.
For more information on the criteria for cleaning and the relevant
services Apollo offers, please visit the Cleaning page.
Control equipment should be checked daily to ensure that normal
operation is indicated. If any fault is indicated, this should be
recorded in the log and action taken to correct the fault. Ensure
that any faults notified previously have been corrected.
Conventional detectors should be tested on a test set to ensure
that current consumption in both quiescent and alarm state are in
accordance with data published in the appropriate Engineering
Product Guide.
Control equipment for analog addressable monitors should be checked
to ensure that the monitors are returning a 'clean air' value which
is within the limits shown in the appropriate Engineering Product
Guide.
Detectors still returning values outside of these limits after
cleaning should be replaced.