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Fire Engineering Glossary

Technical terms spanning standards, manufacturers, commissioning, networking, testing and fault finding.

Technical guidance only. Confirm current project requirements against the applicable standards, legislation, system documentation and site-specific fire strategy.

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Standards & law

EN 54 series

The European product standards for fire detection and alarm system components — panels, power supplies, detectors, call points, sounders, isolators and radio devices each have their own part.

Fire detection

Isolator module

A loop device that disconnects a faulted section (typically a short circuit) so the remainder of the loop keeps operating.

When the panel shows 'isolator operated', the isolated section is your search area.

Take this with you on the next call-out.

Search fault records by panel, ask the assistant when you are stuck, and use the battery calculator on site. A free account needs no card and includes 5 assistant questions and 20 fault searches a day.