This guide provides important information on what Watermist is, how it works, challenges and considerations, applicable standards, best practice, environmental credentials, and general guidance information relating to Watermist as an active fire protection system.

At the Fire Protection Association, we offer testing on residential and domestic watermist systems to BS 8458 : 2015. Watermist systems are highly effective but must be designed with the exact environment in mind. As the design of each system is often almost entirely unique, each system should be tested prior to installation. 

A watermist test case study

This RISCAuthority questionnaire is intended to be a powerful tool to gather all the evidence that should be seen in support of a thorough water mist fire protection system design.

This RISCAuthority questionnaire is designed to aid the purchaser of the system and their insurer to ensure that all elements pertinent to the selection, performance, design, delivery, and upkeep of the system have been addressed.

This RISCAuthority questionnaire refers to installations protecting building compartments to their boundaries with closed-head thermally actuated ‘bulbed’ spray heads arranged to protect the compartment in its entirety.

A watermist test case study

The FPA is one of the leading experts for sprinkler system inspections, head testing, pipework testing and water mist testing. We wrote the LPC Rules for Automatic Sprinklers and have a purpose-built, dedicated laboratory where our specially trained engineers conduct all our sprinkler system tests.

With watermist systems becoming increasingly popular for the protection of property, assets, and people against the risks of fire, regular third-party testing of watermist nozzles is vital to ensure your system will continue to do its job in the event of a fire.