What are Heat Detectors?

At Best Security Products, we specialize in fire systems for business and home. One important component of your fire security system is a heat detector.

There are two main types of heat detectors available:

1. Fixed Temperature. This type of heat detector works by monitoring the ambient temperature in the room. When the temperature reaches a predetermined level, the detector will activate and sound an alarm.

When a fixed temperature heat detector is activated, it cannot be reused. Activation destroys the device. This is the most common type of heat detector.

2. Rate of rise. This kind of heat detector is designed to activate when the ambient temperature in the room rises at a particular rate, which is programmed when the device is manufactured. This type of heat detector may not activate in a fire that is slow to build and spread.

For a demonstration of how a fixed temperature heat detector works, click the video below by New Age Server Alarm. A head detector is dismantled to show exactly what happens when the temperature reaches the predetermined level. 

It is important to keep in mind that heat detectors are not meant to replace smoke detectors in bedrooms or hallways outside of bedrooms. Heat detectors are better used in areas that are less than ideal for smoke detectors, such as the kitchen. However, when choosing a heat detector, consider the normal activities that will be going on in the area you want to protect.

If your business operates out of a garage where you use equipment that causes the temperature to elevate quickly during use, you may want to use a rate-of-rise heat detector to avoid false alarms from a fixed temperature detector.

Fire safety is our specialty at Best Security Products. Give us a call at 1-800–988–2378 or email us at sales@bestsecurityproducts.com for customized fire security in your business or home.