Which Texecom Exodus in kitchen, garage and loft

[matt-uk]

Hi all

I am adding some Texecom Exodus sensors to my panel. Mostly these will be the OH optical and heat models which look like the best for most domestic rooms. I also want to add some to my kitchen, boiler/plant room, garage, un-boarded loft with blown insulation, a toolshed/workshop and a barn above where we keep mini tractors and some hay.

I was going to go rate of rise for these but I'm now second guessing this decision.

I think that for kitchen maybe the FT64 would be better?
I know loft temperatures can vary but would the rate of rise be quick enough to trigger the rr detector?
Same as above for garage
Plant room is always warm, but usually below the 38 mentioned on the rr spec, or am I asking for trouble here and better going FT64.How important is it that is stays below 38 when it shouldn't trigger unless fast rate of rise or exceeding 58?
Any thoughts about the toolshed/workshop or the tractor/hay barn I need to consider.

As I said - I thought the speed of temp rise to trigger the rr sensor would mean it was safe in these locations but now I'm not sure - and given the internal and external sounders that will all get triggered with false alarms and having a 2 year old in the house the wife would NOT be impressed if we start getting false alarms in the night requiring panicked explorations of the loft and outbuildings. - Yes of course we would all be grateful if it protected us from an actual fire but I am focussing on preventing false alarms right now.

Thanks in advance.

 

[secureiam]

Wouldn't recommend an intruder product for a fire alarm functionality.

That said.

Write down temperatures and how clean the environment is.

No point having optical units in dusty environment.
No point in having certain smokes if the event of a fire may not raise the alarm, because it cuts close to the spec or causes false alarms.

Kitchens, you dont recommend optical due to burning toast or dinner and the smoke being enough to activate them.

Do you need a smoke in each location?
How will the fire spread?

The reality is, we would advise against intruder smokes.
We would then asses each location for suitability. If the customer was insistent on the smokes.


Plant rooms I have seen in domestic dwellings are warm and humid (humid because they place the washing in the plant room to dry because its warm and UK weather not great).

Often one way in or out.
Often little that would cause a fire to take hold or spread around the property, unless the access door is left open or holes inking the room to others.

Its impossible to recommend a particular product on functionality without a proper assessment.

 

[matt-uk]

I get that it’s hard to recommend.

I guess the key question is whether the exodus rate of rise detectors are likely to be triggered by normal temp changes in a kitchen, loft or garage or whether the rate needs to be so fast that it will be okay. I know optical are out for these areas but wondered about rate of rise versus fixed temp 64. The loft can get hot but I guess this is gradual and I know that heat is generated in a domestic kitchen but it’s not like the sensor is over the hob.

Also - why do people not recommend intruder smokes? If they have a suitable internal sounder why are they any worse than having normal interlinked smokes?

 

[secureiam]

compare the specs for the sensors.
in a kitchen the rate of rise or a fixed temperature exceeded.

we would say best to have mains smokes with battery back up and then use a relay module to report back to the alarm if you want it to report.

Texecom wired smokes for example do not have built in sounders for one!