AOV and smoke control in Forfar

Forfar blocks with a smoke shaft need the same discipline as a new stair core: test, record, then replace what failed. Angus. Population 13,970. Mileage 226 from Woodlands Park Road.

The usual buildings are residential stairs, offices over a podium, schools, hotels and older commercial cores. Closest other towns on this list: Carnoustie (12.0 miles), Dundee (12.5 miles), Arbroath (12.8 miles).

Mixed-use schemes in Angus put shops under flats. The smoke control has to match that stack, including sites around Forfar. See also Carnoustie (12.0 miles), Dundee (12.5 miles), Arbroath (12.8 miles).

There is no single AOV house brand on this page. SE Controls, Nuaire, Brooks, Geze, D+H, Colt, TROX and the others below are all in scope. The survey says which one is installed.

Panel, actuator, vent and interface are quoted as separate lines when Forfar only needs one of them. Full replacements are quoted when the system cannot be kept.

BS EN 12101, BS 9991 and Approved Document B are the reference points. We record the fire-alarm interface rather than assuming the vent will open because a magnet dropped out.

Batteries, rain sensors and end-of-travel faults are ordinary. They are still written up. A stuck-open vent in weather is a building problem, not a cosmetic one.

Phone 07517806082 for Forfar smoke control. Tell us storeys, stair count and whether the vent is open, shut or unknown.

A Forfar survey is worth doing when the stair is in use and the vent is part of the fire strategy. It is not a drop-in. Distance about 226 miles.

For Forfar the stair vent is specified against the fire strategy. East and Central Scotland is the region label on the town file. EN 12101 is the reference, the building decides the category. Shaft doors are only opened when access is agreed.