With the introduction of BS8458 in 2015 water mist systems became a viable and accepted alternative to fire sprinkler systems. Typically water mist does a better fire fighting job and uses slightly less water than sprinklers, this means less water damage in the event of an activation.
Be Careful, Not all mist systems are equal.
There are plenty of innovative systems in our industry, despite this many of these systems are not fully compliant to BS8458:2015. We are one of few companies that do offer fully compliant water mist systems. To make a mist system compliant to BS8458 it must have a pump that automatically tests monthly, Nozzles must be activated by a quick response thermal element and not heat/smoke detectors, Nozzles must be tested to a recognised protocol with documentation provided, Pipework must be designed for use in fire protection systems. When evaluating which system to go for, make sure they meet the above criteria.