Project Summary

SmartMist suppression systems for saunas and spas

SmartMist Global 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.

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 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 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.

Our design team produced a 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.