Specifications

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FIREFINDER SERIES II INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING &
OPERATION
19 Maintenance
To ensure continuous reliability of the system, an agreement to carry out regular maintenance of the
installation should be made with the manufacturer or manufacturer's representative or competent
contractor. The arrangements for maintenance should be such as will ensure that a qualified person
is available on call at all times to provide service in the event of any fault developing at the
installation. When a service contract cannot be arranged, an employee of the user, with suitable
experience of electrical equipment and special training with the makers, suppliers or contractors
should be appointed to deal with the simpler servicing. But he should have instructions not to attempt
to exceed the scope of such training.
The details of any emergency service call shall be entered in the log book. The record plans and
operating Instructions shall be kept available for convenient reference, preferably with the control
and the Indicating equipment. The alarm monitoring station and building owner or agent are to be
notified when any portion of a system is isolated for maintenance and likewise notified when this
portion is reconnected.
19.1 Regular Testing and Inspection
19.1.1 General
It is the responsibility of the owner of the protected building to ensure that the installation is tested in
accordance with the requirements specified in this Code and with any additional tests which may be
required by the relevant authority. The tests should be conducted by the owner or his representative
responsible for the maintenance of the installation and all results of the tests should be recorded in
the log book and signed by the owner or his representative.
19.1.2 Daily Check
A check should be made every day to ascertain if the system is operating normally. Fault(s) detected
should be recorded and steps taken immediately to ensure that the fault(s) is rectified.
If a fault is detected, the responsible person should ensure that the following actions are taken:
 Determine the area affected by the fault and decide whether special action (such as fire
patrols) are needed in that area;
 If possible, determine the reason for the fault, or note the activities immediately prior to the
fault In the area affected;
 Record the fault in the fog book, inform the organisation responsible for servicing and
arrange for repair.
19.1.3 Weekly Test
The following tests and checks should be made every week:
 Carry out a simulated fire alarm call by operating any alarm zone so as to transmit a fire
alarm signal to the monitoring station and reset the system;
Note: It will be necessary to contact the monitoring station prior to the transmitting of the fire
alarm signal to warn them of the simulated fire condition to be tested and also to check with the
monitoring station after completion of the test to ensure the fire alarm signal was received and to
advise them that the system has been reset
 Check the battery voltage and conditions;
 On completion of the tests ensure that all switches are in the correct operating condition,
and should fault(s) condition exist take immediate steps to rectify the fault(s);
 The person carrying out the test should record in the log any fault(s) identified and that the
above test has been carried out.