JJam Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Hi all, We're thinking of installing the Plumis Automist system to satisfy our planning condition in England. A question(s) for those that have had the automist system installed... "How's the experience been since you've had the system installed?" Specifically, a) What are ongoing costs like? b) Has anyone had an accidental activation? The accidental activation is one of our biggest fears (i.e. from burning toast or use of a woodburner). From googling I've not been able to find any reviews or case studies of people living with the system after a number of years... Many thanks, Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 These are expensive to install. They have been popular in student kitchens etc. A full sprinkler system may be less expensive and cover the whole building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Kent Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I have Automist installed in my house, after we did a loft conversion. No complaints, never had an activation, or any issue with it so far. I was originally going to go with sprinklers but once you add the cost of upgrading the water supply it was not viable for me. The servicing works out at about £100 per year. I think that fee is pretty similar for whatever system you go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJam Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve_Kent said: I have Automist installed in my house, after we did a loft conversion. No complaints, never had an activation, or any issue with it so far. I was originally going to go with sprinklers but once you add the cost of upgrading the water supply it was not viable for me. The servicing works out at about £100 per year. I think that fee is pretty similar for whatever system you go for. Thanks for getting back to me. That's reassuring to know. Did you have the system installed across your entire house or just in the loft? Many thanks, Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Kent Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 No problem. I remember having quite the debate about this. This decision was down to building control and I know was specific to our house type and surprisingly the interpretation by the specific building control officer. I remember the installer said you can have two building control officers who sit next to each other from the same local authority and they can have a different opinion, especially if you house design is non standard. We ended up using Assent building control which is a private one as they were much quicker to respond then the local ones as we were in a rush. We checked the proposal with them before we started for peace of mind. The system was installed across the open plan living, all the areas of the house that connects to the stairwell. The rationale being any area connected to the escape route (stairs) can't have a fire. We also had to have a full alarm system, an escape window (large enough someone can go through) on the second floor and fire doors in some places too, as these are required for a Automist or a sprinkler to meet regs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca321 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 07/11/2022 at 17:02, Steve_Kent said: No problem. I remember having quite the debate about this. This decision was down to building control and I know was specific to our house type and surprisingly the interpretation by the specific building control officer. I remember the installer said you can have two building control officers who sit next to each other from the same local authority and they can have a different opinion, especially if you house design is non standard. We ended up using Assent building control which is a private one as they were much quicker to respond then the local ones as we were in a rush. We checked the proposal with them before we started for peace of mind. The system was installed across the open plan living, all the areas of the house that connects to the stairwell. The rationale being any area connected to the escape route (stairs) can't have a fire. We also had to have a full alarm system, an escape window (large enough someone can go through) on the second floor and fire doors in some places too, as these are required for a Automist or a sprinkler to meet regs. I had a fire engineers report, who says I need an AOV to vent smoke from my stairwell. Did you need something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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