Smoke Detector Operability and Reliability in Military Family Housing

Smoke Detector Operability and Reliability in Military Family Housing
Author: Richard H. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Fire detectors
ISBN:

An evaluation of operability and reliability of smoke detectors currently installed in military family housing was conducted. The evaluation was conducted at four different bases and included a sufficient number of housing units to establish a high confidence level in the predicted operability and reliability rates. The four bases surveyed were Tyndall AFB, FL; Columbus AFB, MS; Maxwell/Gunter AFB, AL; and Keesler AFB, MS. A total of 369 detectors manufactured by 12 different companies were tested. One hundred and eighty nine were photoelectric, and 180 were ionization detectors. Three hundred and sixty (96.7%) were operative. Except for Tyndall AFB, all of the detectors tested were installed in the 1970s. One hundred and five (55.6%) of the photoelectric detectors were found to be less sensitive than specified by the manufacturer. None were found to be more sensitive than specified.

Smoke Detector Operability and Reliability in Military Family Housing

Smoke Detector Operability and Reliability in Military Family Housing
Author: Richard H. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 13
Release: 1995
Genre: Fire detectors
ISBN:

An evaluation of operability and reliability of smoke detectors currently installed in military family housing was conducted. The evaluation was conducted at four different bases and included a sufficient number of housing units to establish a high confidence level in the predicted operability and reliability rates. The four bases surveyed were Tyndall AFB, FL; Columbus AFB, MS; Maxwell/Gunter AFB, AL; and Keesler AFB, MS. A total of 369 detectors manufactured by 12 different companies were tested. One hundred and eighty nine were photoelectric, and 180 were ionization detectors. Three hundred and sixty (96.7%) were operative. Except for Tyndall AFB, all of the detectors tested were installed in the 1970s. One hundred and five (55.6%) of the photoelectric detectors were found to be less sensitive than specified by the manufacturer. None were found to be more sensitive than specified.