Description

This Standard specifies requirements for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of automatic fire sprinkler systems for one and two family homes.

Scope

This Standard provides two options, namely an independent piping system serving fire sprinklers only or a combined piping system serving both the fire sprinklers and the domestic plumbing fixtures.

This Standard is intended to provide a degree of life safety and property protection for the occupants of one- and two-family homes as follows:

• a) Single dwellings, detached houses.
• b) Terrace houses, townhouses, villa units (multiple adjoining dwellings which are separated by fire rated walls).
• c) Moveable or relocatable dwellings.
• d) Cabins.
• e) ‘Granny’ flats.

This Standard does not apply to residential occupancies covered by AS 2118.1 (general systems) and AS 2118.4 (residential systems).