The rather blazing hot summer has gotten me thinking about heat detectors, or as they are referred to within NFPA 72, The National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, Heat-Sensing Fire Detectors. Heat ...

The oldest form of electrical fire detection is the heat detector. Over the years, these devices have had many improvements in their design and operation. The basic method of heat detection still uses ...

The Aero-X® Thermac detector is a heat sensitive electrical switch. It is a fixed temperature device with a factory pre-set temperature in the range 60°C to 240°C. The detector comprises a pair of ...

The concept of fire safety preempts that ‘early detection is the key’. This is going to mean that the sooner a fire is discovered, the faster people will be removed from danger, and the better the ...

Fire detection systems are designed to discover fires early in their development when time will still be available for the safe evacuation of occupants. Early detection also plays a significant role ...