Fike Acquires Rafiki Protection Ltd
Rafiki Protection, the manufacturer of the Twinflex fire alarm system has been acquired by American based Fike. Fike is a globally recognised supplier of products and services that protect people and critical assets from dangers such as fire, explosion and over-pressurisation. With over 60 years experience manufacturing products ranging from rupture discs and explosion protection […]
Happy new year & the new VAT rate
We’d like to wish all of our customers a belated Happy new year. Hopefully now that the UK snow is melting we can all get on with 2010. We’d also like to take this opportunity to notify you of the new VAT rate of 17.5% which has been in effect across our product range since […]
Solo Detector Testers now available
Solo detector testers provide a range of products for Smoke Testing, Heat Testing, CO Testing, Detector Removal & Cleaning, Access Poles and Testing Kits. Fire detector test and service equipment must be safe both for engineer and system. At the very least it must comply with international codes & standards, be approved and/or endorsed by […]
Rafiki Twinflex Price Watch
To ensure that we offer our customers the best available prices for the complete range of Rafiki Twinflex fire alarm equipment we are now reviewing the prices of the leading on-line fire alarm retailers and price matching the lowest possible price for each product on a daily basis. This now means you do not have […]
Rafiki Twinflex Multipoint ASD Detector Multi-Criteria Detector
The “Multipoint” detector has set new standards in detector technology, using microprocessor control, offering the installer a full range of detection capabilities with audible and visual warning in one compact device. Specifiers and installers who choose the Multipoint detector, do so secure in the knowledge that the fire detection performance of the detector can be […]
Rafiki Twinflex Multipoint ASD Detector Automatic Calibration
To ensure the detection capabilities of the Multipoint are never compromised it self-calibrates every 6 hours. It continuously monitors for dust contamination, until, over a period of time, depending on the environment, it reaches a point where the chamber becomes saturated. Before this can develop into a false alarm situation, the panel will indicate that […]
Differences between Conventional & Addressable Fire Alarm Systems
There are several differences between conventional & addressable fire alarm systems. These differences include; Addressable fire alarm systems give information about individual detectors, whereas conventional systems only give information about specific circuits (zones). Due to this, addressable systems allow a courtesy text label to allow easy identification of any event. For instance detector 1 may […]
Introduction to Fire Alarm Systems
Fire alarm systems are used to detect a fire, and to signal a warning alarm to the appropriate source. In general, there are 3 types of system; Manual Fire Alarm Systems – which relies on manual call points to signal an alarm Life Protection Fire Alarm Systems – these are designed to protect the occupants […]
Rafiki Twinflex Multipoint ASD Detector Stealth Chamber
The method of optical scatter fire detection is well known. Sensors comprise an optical emitter and a receiver positioned in a sensing chamber. The emitter and receiver are positioned such that there is no line of site between them, although some light from the emitter does reflect on the walls of the chamber and into […]