What Are Wireless Fire Alarm System?

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Wireless fire alarm systems are operated through radio waves. Each alarm is connected with your entire fire protection system, and the connection can be made throughout your entire building or structures, without any hard wiring at all.

A conventional hard-wired alarm system requires direct, physical connection to its wire network  to operate correctly. This requires drilling, trenching, and a large amount of effort in order to be operated.

Pros And Cons Of Wireless Fire Alarms

As communications systems continue to trend toward going wireless, it was only a matter of time before life safety systems followed suit.

These days, more and more businesses and residential communities around the area are switching to wireless fire alarm systems thanks to their cost benefits and ease of installation.

So does this mean wireless fire alarms are the best choice for your building? Not necessarily. There are pros and cons to consider when it comes to installing wireless fire alarms.

Listed below are the pros and cons of having a wireless fire alarm system installed in your home, office, structures or buildings.

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Pros of Wireless Fire Alarm System

Wireless fire alarms are highly portable and easy to install anywhere, unlike the conventional wired systems which need to be hardwired in place, wireless systems require only a few bolts, nuts and screws and can therefore be installed anywhere or moved around if need be.

Wireless fire alarms are easy to modify – updating the layout of your building? Need to move your fire alarms around? No problem! Wireless fire alarms can be moved around as necessary so you’re always getting the best protection possible, no matter what changes go on in your building.

Wireless fire alarms will work if there is  power outage – since wireless systems only require batteries, they don't need to be connected to a power grid. So, if power outage occurs, your system will continue to run with no drops in protection.

The Wireless fire alarm systems provide solutions to many of the complications that older fire alarm systems create. They also offer a reasonable number of additional benefits, including: Much simpler maintenance and repair, faster alarm response time, Easy, more cost-efficient installation.

Cons of Wireless Fire Alarm System

Wireless fire alarms need batteries, it is the most important things inspectors warn against– make sure to have a lot of batteries on hand as the system is useless without good batteries.

Wireless fire alarm systems run on batteries, so they will need to be frequently checked and replaced and this usually is a bit of a burden on home or business owners as they must always remember to have replacements.

Wireless fire alarms have range restrictions, i.e, they only work effectively over a limited range with no centralized monitoring– for large areas, offices or homes, wireless system can have a problem with  information transmission to the main control panel due to weak wireless connection, causing the system to operate unreliably.

Also, wireless fire alarm systems are not connected directly to the telephone lines, that are connected to the fire departments, but mostly provide an audible alert. Therefore as a result, emergency responses are slower. Unlike the wired systems, there are no monitoring services and if you really need to call the fire department for help,  you will have to do it by yourself.

Wireless Fire Alarm System

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Wireless fire alarm system technology is becoming more and more renowned in modern workplaces, homes and businesses, providing a good alternative with numerous advantages.

There are many benefits of choosing a wireless fire alarm system. Technological advances have made them more reliable than wired systems offering all the same features and even offering a way to incorporate wireless components to an hard wired system.

So, in case you are considering have some in your building, we can help you do that without breaking the bank. Kindly click here to contact us.

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