Smoke Detection
​​​​Protection you can trust, day and night
Smoke and fire protection plays a vital role in keeping people safe and minimising damage to your home or building. Early detection allows occupants to respond quickly, providing valuable time to evacuate and alert emergency services. Modern smoke and fire systems are designed to operate quietly in the background, delivering reliable protection and peace of mind around the clock.
Residential Fire Protection
Residential smoke alarms are one of the most important safety systems in any home. In the event of a fire, early detection is critical — it provides valuable time to alert occupants, evacuate safely, and reduce the risk of serious injury or loss. A well-designed smoke detection system works quietly in the background, offering constant protection and peace of mind for you and your family.
All of our residential smoke alarm systems comply with Australian Standard AS 3786, ensuring they meet the required performance and reliability standards for use in homes. We offer a range of solutions to suit different lifestyles and levels of protection, including standalone smoke alarms, monitored systems, and app-based smoke detection.
Standalone smoke alarms provide local audible alerts within the home, offering a simple and effective level of protection. Monitored and app-based systems add an extra layer of safety by notifying you of an alarm activation even when you’re not at home. This means you can be alerted instantly on your phone, allowing you to contact emergency services or a neighbour straight away — particularly valuable when travelling, at work, or managing rental properties.
Modern smoke detection systems can also improve overall household safety by integrating with other smart home or security systems, triggering alerts, notifications, or automated actions when smoke is detected. This connected approach helps ensure that a potential fire event is identified and acted upon as quickly as possible.
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In short, residential smoke alarms aren’t just about compliance — they’re about safeguarding lives, protecting property, and providing confidence that your home is prepared, day and night.
Smoke Detector Maintenance
Proper maintenance of residential smoke detectors is essential to ensure they operate reliably when you need them most. Smoke alarms are life-saving devices, but like any safety system, they require regular checks and upkeep to remain effective.
For dependable operation, smoke detectors should be tested at least every 12 months, as recommended by both the smoke detector manufacturer and the Metropolitan Fire Service. Regular testing confirms the alarm is functioning correctly and able to detect smoke as intended. During this process, the battery should also be replaced where applicable, as a flat or weakened battery is one of the most common causes of smoke alarm failure. Even hard-wired smoke detectors rely on backup batteries that require periodic replacement.
It’s also important to understand that smoke detectors do not last forever. Over time, the sensing components inside the unit degrade, reducing their ability to detect smoke quickly and accurately. For this reason, manufacturers and the Metropolitan Fire Service recommend replacing residential smoke detectors every 10 years with a compliant unit, regardless of how well the alarm appears to be functioning. Replacing older detectors helps maintain compliance and ensures your home remains properly protected.
We can help take the guesswork out of smoke alarm maintenance by tailoring a regular maintenance plan to suit your home and system. Alternatively, one of our experienced technicians can inspect and test your existing smoke detectors, replace batteries where required, and advise if any units are due for replacement. This professional check helps ensure your system remains compliant, reliable, and ready to protect your household.
Maintaining your smoke detectors isn’t just about ticking a box — it’s about early warning, reduced risk, and peace of mind that your home is protected, day and night.
Commercial Fire Protection
Commercial fire protection is about early detection, reliability, and clear communication — helping to protect occupants, minimise damage, and support safe evacuation in the event of a fire. The Ajax EN54 fire protection range has been designed specifically for commercial environments, delivering dependable performance and intelligent system monitoring for a wide range of building types.
The Ajax commercial fire range uses advanced smoke and heat detection to identify fire conditions at the earliest possible stage. This early warning allows occupants and building managers to respond quickly, reducing risk to people and limiting potential disruption to business operations.
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A key advantage of the Ajax commercial fire system is its networked, intelligent design. Devices communicate wirelessly with the central system, allowing for flexible installation, minimal disruption to existing spaces, and easy expansion as a building grows or changes. This makes it well suited to offices, retail spaces, hospitality venues, education facilities, warehouses, and multi-tenant buildings.
Clear system status and event reporting ensures alarms, faults, or device issues are quickly identified and acted upon. This visibility supports ongoing system reliability, simplifies maintenance, and helps ensure the fire protection system remains operational at all times. The system can also be integrated with broader building safety and security solutions where required, providing a coordinated approach to risk management.
In summary, the Ajax commercial fire protection range offers a modern, scalable approach to fire safety — combining early detection, intelligent monitoring, and practical system design to help protect people, property, and business continuity.
