Fire alarm servicing and maintenance for Portsmouth buildings
Portsmouth is one of the most densely populated cities in the UK, with many terraced HMOs and a number of tall residential blocks.
BS 5839-1 recommends that a competent person inspects and services your fire alarm system at intervals of no more than six months. Each visit tests a share of the detectors, all the call points over the year, the panel, the batteries and the standby power, and checks that nothing in the building has changed in a way that affects the system.
We service conventional, addressable and wireless systems from all the major manufacturers. Every visit ends with a written report that lists what was tested, any faults found, and any variations from the standard that need a decision from you. Faults are priced clearly, and we will not carry out chargeable work without your approval.
The rules that apply in Portsmouth
Rented homes in England must have a smoke alarm on each storey used as living accommodation and a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance, other than a gas cooker. HMO licence conditions set by the local council often go further and call for a mains-wired, interlinked system to BS 5839-6.
What is included
- Six-monthly inspection and servicing visits
- Detector functional testing on a rolling schedule
- Call point, sounder and visual alarm device checks
- Battery and charger load tests
- Logbook review and false alarm analysis
- Written service report after every visit
- Reactive call-outs for faults
- Annual review of building changes that affect the system
Buildings we work on in Portsmouth
- Landlords and managing agents
- Facilities managers
- Housing associations
- Schools and colleges
- Retail and hospitality
- Industrial estates
Areas we cover from Portsmouth
From Portsmouth we also cover Newport (Isle of Wight) (12 miles), Chichester (14 miles), Southampton (15 miles), Winchester (19 miles) and Basingstoke (31 miles). Elsewhere in Hampshire we work in Southampton, Basingstoke and Winchester. If your building is not in a listed town, we still cover it: every enquiry for fire alarm servicing and maintenance in South East England is handled the same way.