Fire Alarm Kits

Pick a kit by the building it protects: small commercial or communal premises, a single flat, or a home where someone may not hear an alarm.

Two-wire kits for small premises

Fike's TwinflexPro2 kits let detectors, manual call points and sounders share the same two-core zone wiring, which cuts cable runs. The 604-0002 kit has a 2-zone panel and the 604-0008 kit an 8-zone panel; alongside the panel, the 604-0002 and 604-0008 each contain 7 Twinflex Multipoint detectors, 2 manual call points and a detector head removal tool. The Multipoint detectors can be set to smoke, heat, rate-of-rise or combined modes.

Panel features

Both panels support alarm confirmation, which Fike calls Checkpoint, and RS-485 repeaters. The 604-0008 panel adds a 4×20 character backlit LCD and an event log of up to 500 events. Neither Fike kit lists standby batteries in its contents, and the 604-0008 notes that its panel needs 2 × 12 V sealed lead acid batteries, so plan for them.

Grade C kit for a flat

The C-TEC HAK/1 is a conventional stand-alone Grade C domestic system that complies with BS 5839-6 (2019) and suits individual flats and apartments. Its Hush-ActiV controller has a 72-hour rechargeable battery, and the devices are monitored for head removal and circuit faults.

Alerting people who cannot hear an alarm

The Aico Ei170RF is an alerting kit rather than a detector. When a linked RadioLINK smoke, heat or carbon monoxide alarm triggers, its control unit flashes a Xenon strobe and drives a vibrating pad placed under the pillow or mattress.

Brands we stock in Fire Alarm Kits

Aico, C-TEC, ESP and Fike.

ESP makes the MAGFIRE FLK2P and FLK4PH conventional kits, Fike the two-wire TwinflexPro2 kits, Aico the RadioLINK alerting kit and C-TEC the Hush-ActiV Grade C kit.

Related categories

For a panel on its own see commercial fire alarm panels, build a larger system from fire alarm systems, or add parts from fire alarm accessories and components.