[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":491},["ShallowReactive",2],{"services-siblings":3,"blog-post-summaries":359,"footer-contact":427,"landing-\u002Fservices\u002Fgas-suppression":442},[4,142,250],{"id":5,"title":6,"badge":7,"body":8,"description":90,"extension":91,"faqs":92,"features":105,"headline":122,"icon":109,"image":123,"imageAlt":124,"imageCaption":125,"meta":126,"navLabel":127,"navOrder":128,"navigation":129,"path":130,"seo":131,"seoDescription":129,"seoTitle":129,"sitemap":134,"stem":135,"topics":136,"__hash__":141},"services\u002Fservices\u002Fwater-mist.md","Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems","BS 8489 · BS EN 14972",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":83},"minimark",[11,26,29,34,37,40,44,52,55,59,67,75],[12,13,14,15,20,21,25],"p",{},"Water mist uses a fine spray to cool flames, displace oxygen locally, and limit fire growth with less water than a conventional sprinkler discharge. 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In other buildings, conventional sprinklers remain the more straightforward design choice. The right system depends on the hazard, geometry, and fire strategy.",{"question":97,"answer":98},"Which standard applies to water mist in the UK?","Commercial and industrial water mist projects commonly reference BS 8489 and BS EN 14972. Which parts and editions apply depends on occupancy, system type, and the evidence package. Specifiers should ask for the applicable clauses and test documentation at design stage.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"Can water mist be retrofitted into an existing building?","Often yes, but only after a survey of water supply, plant access, ceiling voids, detection, and operations. Retrofit is usually more constrained than new-build and should start with a technical review rather than a product swap.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"How much do water mist systems cost in the UK?","There is no single UK price. 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Occupancy, leakage, agent storage, and recharge logistics can all push the design towards ",[16,166,167],{"href":130},"water mist"," or a hybrid approach instead.",[12,170,171,172,176],{},"Our ",[16,173,175],{"href":174},"\u002Fblog\u002Fdata-centres-water-mist-vs-gas-suppression","mist versus gas comparison"," sets out the questions that should drive the choice, rather than a preferred product.",[30,178,180],{"id":179},"detection-occupancy-and-the-fire-strategy","Detection, occupancy, and the fire strategy",[12,182,183,184,188],{},"Gas release has to be coordinated with ",[16,185,187],{"href":186},"\u002Fservices\u002Ffire-detection","fire detection and alarms",". Pre-discharge warnings, occupancy procedures, and abort logic are safety features, not optional software. 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