Jactone PAFSS® Fire Suppression Systems

Protect your assets against fire with PAFSS® fire suppression

There are many situations where dealing with a fire at its source will both minimise the damage to valuable assets and enable a quicker recovery of operations. It is for these situations that we developed Jactone PAFSS automatic fire suppression systems.

PAFSS (Pneumatically Actuated Fire Suppression Systems) detect automatically at the source of a fire and extinguish it early and before it can develop further and spread, minimising the damage to assets and enabling a quicker recovery of operations.

The range of PAFSS systems builds on years of experience and technical knowledge acquired in the fire industry.

PAFSS systems offer peace of mind for those looking to protect their assets and personnel from the risk of fire.

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Fume Cupboards / Fume Hoods

Laboratory fume cupboards can present a particular problem where multiple users and a wide range of chemicals and processes increase the risk of fire. The range of Jactone PAFSS can offer you the protection required.

Find out more about PAFSS fume cupboard fire suppression

KitchenGuard®

Catering equipment fires can arise in numerous ways and are difficult to control. PAFSS KitchenGuard has been specifically designed to protect commercial kitchens and put out any fires quickly and efficiently.

Find out more about PAFSS KitchenGuard fire suppression

Buses and Coaches

Protect both people and assets from fire with PAFSS systems certified to UNECE regulation 107, which covers fire suppression for buses and coaches.

Find out more about PAFSS bus and coach fire suppression

Why an automatic fire suppression system

There are many situations where assets and property are under threat from the risk of fire, either because of the unattended nature of their operations or simply their remote location. Unattended risks can be present in laboratory fume cupboards, electrical cabinets, automatic machinery, engines and offshore wind turbines for example.

All of these applications, along with many others, are a challenge due to the fact that human intervention in the event of a fire situation is highly unlikely or just not possible. In addition to this, the fire could be difficult to identify, for example smouldering, damaged or poorly installed wiring inside an electrical cabinet which could present a real problem.

The unattended nature of these operations means that if a fire was to develop it would be very likely that by the time flame, heat or smoke detecting devices situated outside of the fire risk became aware of the situation the fire may have spread to surrounding equipment and assets.

An automatic fire suppression system does not require human intervention to detect, suppress or extinguish a fire situation.

The PAFSS Solution

Jactone PAFSS fire suppression systems require no human intervention or electrical power for either detection or operation. This makes them ideal for unmanned or unsupervised applications.

PAFSS detection tubing is very flexible and it is installed very close to the risk areas throughout the protected application, providing fast and effective detection. Upon flame impingement or high ambient temperature, the pressurised detection tube ruptures with a burst at the hottest point. Depending on the system type (either Direct or Indirect), the pre-selected extinguishing agent is then discharged from the connected cylinder through either the burst hole directly at the heart of the fire or via separate pipework and nozzles. Find out more about Direct and Indirect PAFSS systems here.

Dealing with a fire situation at the source in this manner means that the fire is extinguished extremely quickly and prevents the fire from spreading to neighbouring enclosures, equipment and the wider building. This significantly reduces the risk of injury to personnel and losses caused by equipment downtime and operational disruption.

Manufacturer

Jactone PAFSS is manufactured in our UK purpose built factory in the heart of the West Midlands.