Room Integrity Testing
A Room Integrity Test (RIT) is conducted to ensure that the extinguishing agent in a room reaches the correct concentration and maintains it for a minimum amount of time, above a certain height. This is to ensure that the fire suppression system is effective in extinguishing a fire.
How a Room Integrity Test Works?
A Room Integrity Test (RIT) is a test for leakage. The protected area is measured and the agent information is entered into the test software. The area is then pressurized and depressurized to five values between 10 and 60 pascals on each run. The airflows and pressure differentials are measured and added into the software, which then calculates the results data.
The results data presents two sets of information to the engineer. The first set of information relates to the retention of the agent to the specified data entered and will normally give a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ result. The second set of information relates to the Venting Analysis for the protected area. This data indicates whether the existing venting is sufficient to handle the positive and negative peak pressure forces that will generate within the protected area during agent discharge.
This will return a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ result, with additional information on any extra venting required if the Analysis failed.
All of our synthetic agent suppression systems are designed, installed, commissioned and maintained under the requirements of BS EN 15004-1:2008, the relevant sub-regulations particular to the agent being utilised and F-Gas Regulations (Amended 2018). All our Engineers are F-Gas and BAFE SP203-3 Registered.
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