An independent Australian fire-protection journal
Est. 2004
Australia
Fire SprinklersIndependent Australian editorial on fire sprinkler systems, installation and compliance.
Standards, installation, maintenance and the questions owners actually ask.
AS 2118.1 is Australia’s general sprinkler design standard. This guide covers hazard classes, design density, water-supply duration, AS 4118 components, and when Parts 4 or 5 apply instead.
Topic hubs
The rulebook
AS 2118, NCC triggers, FPAA101D and 101H, certification and the concessions that change a building’s fire strategy.
From drawing to wet test
Wet, dry, pre-action and deluge systems, tanks and pumps, head types, and how an Australian install actually proceeds.
Keeping the system honest
What weekly, monthly and yearly sprinkler tests involve, why isolations go wrong, and how to read a competent report.
Where people sleep
When a house or apartment building needs sprinklers, what they cost, and how retrofit work is actually done.
Workplaces and warehouses
Warehouse storage, office and retail design, high-rise pressure zones, special hazards, and choosing a contractor.
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Why this journal exists
Australian owners keep being asked to approve designs they cannot read, accept concessions they cannot price, and sign annual statements they do not understand. We write the long versions: NCC and AS 2118, installation and hydraulics, AS 1851 maintenance, and the home and apartment questions that sit underneath a quote.
Turning off sprinklers for a fitout is a planned impairment, not a casual tap. This guide covers notification, drain points, refill and air, and the restoration checklist Australian sites actually need.
A sprinkler service report is only useful if you can read defect language, pressures and impairments. Here is what a building manager should check before signing, and what to do the following week.
Painted heads, storage in the spray pattern, closed valves and disabled alarms are why Australian sprinkler inspections fail. Here is what surveyors actually record, and what to fix first.
What weekly alarm-valve tests, pump runs, water-supply checks and six-monthly or yearly surveys actually involve on an Australian sprinkler system, and what tenants should expect.
A sprinkler install runs from coordinated survey to a witnessed hydro test, alarm-valve setup and owner training. Commissioning is a record, not a handshake.
AS 1851 sets how Australian fire sprinkler systems are inspected, tested and recorded. This guide covers routine service versus survey, logbooks, occupancy certificates and who pays for access.
Looking for a workplace system? Start with commercial and industrial sprinklers. New to the subject? Read about the publication or contact the desk.