Sauna Fire Suppression

CASE STUDY

Exeter City Council

PROJECT SUMMARY

SmartMist suppression systems for saunas and spas

SmartMist are proud to announce we have launched a SmartMist suppression systems for saunas and spas. Operating from a high-temperature bulb arrangement within the sauna to prevent false activation, the wet system sits armed and ready should it need to be utilised to maximise the safety of all patrons. Exciting times. We thank the great people at Sven Saunas in Bedford for their invaluable help with this.

‍

SmartMist commissioned by Exeter City Council. We were approached by Randall Simmonds, a large construction company working on a UK first project in Exeter. The enquiry was for sauna suppression system to be installed within a state-of-the-art Passivehaus leisure facility. The system was required to cover three separate sauna rooms within the same area in the most efficient, most effective way possible.

‍

We spent some time getting to understand the requirements of a Passivhaus build, the limitations of building penetrations and the general project limitations and our highly skilled design team found a solution. As time was a pressing factor, we completed a lot of this stage remotely, having conversations with different members of the on-site teams and fully reviewing the specification and design documents we were issued as part of the original tender.

THE CHALLENGE

This worked well with the Passivhaus requirements as we only had to make a single penetration through one of the internal walls, with the rest of the works being completed above the sauna areas. The suppression system specified required no external electrical or mechanical works to be completed, which as an ideal solution for the client in the late stages of their project, saving the client money and speeding up the installation time.

‍

Our design team produced a fire suppression system design for a completely standalone, self-contained system designed specifically for this project to correctly and safety tackle all three rooms from a single system. This consisted of an extended cylinder-based system, linked together through a common manifold that allowed for each area to run from a communal system to each independent area. Each nozzle installed is a suitably rated closed head, secured with a frangible bulb that only activates in a fire scenario. This reduces the plant requirement as the nozzle will only activate if it is required, rather than all nozzles going off at once.

THE SOLUTION

Our design team produced a suppression system design for a completely standalone, self-contained system designed specifically for this project to correctly and safety tackle all three rooms from a single system. This consisted of an extended cylinder-based system, linked together through a common manifold that allowed for each area to run from a communal system to each independent area. Each nozzle installed is a suitably rated closed head, secured with a frangible bulb that only activates in a fire scenario. This reduces the plant requirement as the nozzle will only activate if it is required, rather than all nozzles going off at once.

CLIENT RESPONSE

The handover of the system was completed on schedule and the facility opened successfully the following week. The system sits primed and live, and is serviced annually to ensure ongoing integrity of the system. The client was extremely grateful that we got the fire suppression system installed within the time constraints and with the on-site engineers knowledge and experience

CASE STUDY

Holiday Inn

PROJECT SUMMARY

Kew Green Hotels / YouFit at Holiday Inn Saunas

Health and wellbeing is key when travelling, and having a local facility open for guest use just enhances this further. Being able to return to your accommodation after a long day of travelling or hours of back-to-back meetings or conferences can be tiring, so it is also key to be able to relax.

‍

THE CHALLENGE

Our client, a national hotel management company, approached us after insurers wanted to ensure that as much risk was mitigated as possible within the leisure area of their hotels. A number of them have either pool-side or changing room sauna areas for public use, and as such they want to ensure that if there is a fire, the risk of spread is limited and mostly contained.

‍

Our engineering team travelled to a principal property and proposed two separate options for sauna fire suppression. Both options were suitable for the risk, however one was a self- contained option which required a little more space, and the other was a more compact pump based system which didn’t require as much storage room, but required alternative works to be completed.

‍

THE SOLUTION

After having multiple meetings with both the estates director and the leisure director, it was agreed that we would survey another handful of sites within the vicinity to establish the most universal system.

‍

After completing these, SmartMist proposed a compact, mains powered and mains supplied pump system that would feed directly into the singular nozzle required within the sauna area. Each system was designed for sauna suppression, but was tailored to suit the needs of each particular site. Some systems were used to feed two saunas in close proximity, while some sites had two remote systems to feed each sauna.

‍

CLIENT RESPONSE

Regular annual servicing is completed to ensure that the system is kept in a full, healthy state and to ensure that any future risk is safely mitigated from the rest of the hotel. The client was happy that we managed to provide a compliant solution that met their insurance requirements, and that their sauna properties are able to remain open and live.

SmartMist provide a choice of approved mist fire suppression systems for saunas

How much does a SmartMist Sauna fire suppression system cost?

Contact Us

Increased Sauna Insurance Premiums