Fire Alarm Panel in Type R-3 Residential?

[designer82]

So I'm working on a project; high end single family residence that is located in a city downtown. It is about 3,500 square feet.

Normally for fire alarm, I would just put in a bunch of smokes/CO detectors. However, they are making this space fully sprinklered, including flow/tamper switches alarms/supervisory communication.

Since it is fully sprinklered and there would have to be notification on sprinkler flow, I am thinking I now need a full blown fire alarm panel and notification appliances (horns).

Do you agree or am I off on this?

Thanks

 

[gadfly56]

So I'm working on a project; high end single family residence that is located in a city downtown. It is about 3,500 square feet.

Normally for fire alarm, I would just put in a bunch of smokes/CO detectors. However, they are making this space fully sprinklered, including flow/tamper switches alarms/supervisory communication.

Since it is fully sprinklered and there would have to be notification on sprinkler flow, I am thinking I now need a full blown fire alarm panel and notification appliances (horns).

Do you agree or am I off on this?

Thanks

No, you can do the usual 120VAC with battery backup, assuming you can get all the required coverage within the limits, that is, no more than 12 interconnected smoke alarms. Here in NJ they now allow you to put in a low voltage system, with restrictions, in lieu of the smoke/CO alarms if you've got a McMansion that can't be covered otherwise. For sprinkler waterflow, just use a communicator like the Silent Knight 5104B to send the flow and tamper signals to the central station. I'm not sure what the notification requirements are for residential, but that communicator also has a bell output circuit.

 

[JoeStillman]

Residential sprinklers are NFPA 13R, not 13. I don't think it needs a dialer (unless you want it.) Sounds like high-end real estate and not code minimum.