Fire Systems Maintenance and Periodic Inspection

As ASPEK Mühendislik, we provide periodic inspection, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting services across the entire fire safety infrastructure in a building — from fire detection and alarm systems to sprinkler and hydrant networks, from fire pump units to FM-200 and Novec 1230 gas suppression systems. Our headquarters is in Ankara; our service area covers all of Turkey.

Why Should You Procure This Service from a Single Firm?

Fire safety is not a single system, but two interdependent engineering disciplines: mechanical side (pump unit, sprinkler, hydrant, fire cabinet, piping) and electronic side (detection, alarm, announcement, suppression triggering, control panels). Few firms in the market perform both sides together; most facilities obtain mechanical maintenance from one firm and electronic maintenance from another.

The problem starts here. What activates the system during a fire is not individual devices, but the connections between them: the flow switch will alert the panel, the panel will trigger the pump and damper, the announcement will sound before the gas system discharges, the elevator will descend to the evacuation floor. If there is a gap in responsibility between two firms in the middle of this chain, both firms may hand over their equipment as "working" while the system as a whole does not function. The most frequent fault we observe in the field is not a defective device, but an interface that no one ownsA zone monitoring module connects an entire conventional detector line to the addressable loop. Critical areas are renewed with addressable devices while secondary zones continue to operate with their existing wiring. This provides significant cost advantage in capacity upgrade and renovation projects.

As ASPEK Mühendislik, we are headquartered in Ankara and serve throughout Turkey. We conduct mechanical and electronic maintenance within the same team schedule; the installation, filling, and maintenance of sprinkler, hydrant, and fire pump units and FM-200 and Novec 1230 gas suppression systems fall within this scope — areas where finding a qualified technician is most difficult.

We structure our scope accordingly: from detection to gas suppression, from sprinkler and hydrant lines to fire pump units we provide end-to-end end to end in a building — single contract, single point of contact, single reporting format. For facilities that request it, we also add the periodic maintenance of camera (CCTV) systems to the same contract; when fire and security infrastructure is consolidated under one roof, there is no such thing as a "fault falling between two firms."

What is Done on Which System?

The table below summarizes the maintenance scope for fire safety systems in a building and the source that determines frequency. The frequency column comes from the applicable standard, not the regulation — the regulation merely states "it shall be subject to the period required by the standard."

The fourth row clarifies a frequently confused point: the fact that the gas is full does not mean the cylinder shell test has been performed. TS ISO 14520 defers the tank test to the national standard, and in Turkey pressurized vessels are additionally subject to periodic inspection under the Work Equipment Regulation. For FM-200, Novec, CO₂, and argon cylinders, we conduct the filling and hydrostatic test process end-to-end: disassembly and shipment by us, filling at a certified filling facility, upon return assembly, commissioning, and document delivery by us.

For hand-type portable extinguishers in the last row (portable cylinders), both sales and periodic maintenance and refilling are obtained from ASPEK . Portable extinguisher maintenance and refilling are subject to a separate document (TS 11827 compliant TSE Service Competency Certificate) from system maintenance; service is conducted in accordance with this standard's documentation and personnel training requirements. For periods and process, see portable extinguisher maintenance and refilling page.

The gas cylinders under our direct maintenance scope are cylinders integrated into fixed systems: cylinder banks protecting an area, connected to a panel, discharging through nozzled piping. The fact that hand-type devices use the same gas does not make the two the same work.

System Maintenance Pages

• Fire detection and alarm system maintenance — panel, detector, button, siren, power supply and integration tests
• Emergency lighting and signage maintenance — function and duration testing, battery, escape route coverage
• Fire pump and pump unit maintenance — electric, diesel and jockey pump; automatic operation test
• Sprinkler (spray) system maintenance — alarm valve, flow switch, test and drain line
• Fire cabinet and hydrant maintenance — hose, nozzle, valve, pressure and flow control
• Gas suppression system maintenance — FM-200 / Novec 1230 — weighing, refilling, area tightness
• CO₂ and inert gas suppression maintenance — locking device, pressure relief outlet, life safety
• Cylinder refilling and hydrostatic test — FM-200, Novec, CO₂ and argon cylinders; 10-year shell test
• Portable fire extinguisher maintenance and refilling — periods and documents required at the service firm
• Foam suppression system maintenance — concentrate analysis, proportioner and discharge equipment
• Ducthood automatic suppression maintenance — wet chemical, nozzle, gas shut-off valve

Service and Document Pages

• Commissioning and acceptance tests — newly installed or revised systems
• Periodic inspection forms and maintenance specification — what must be included when writing a specification
• Fire systems maintenance contract — scope, frequency, spare parts and response time
• Technical service throughout Turkey — field organization based in Ankara

Legal Basis for This Maintenance

Regulation on Fire Protection of Buildings (BYKHY) maintenance of fire safety systems is defined not as an optional improvement, but as an obligation incumbent upon the building owner and administrator defines it as follows:

• Article 84 — Emergency lighting, signage, and fire detection and alarm systems shall be subject to periodic inspection, testing, and maintenance as required by the system specified in the applicable standards, under the responsibility of the building owner and administrator or the building official to whom they have delegated responsibilities in writing.
• Article 100 — Fire suppression systems shall be subject to periodic inspection, testing, and maintenance as required by the system specified in the applicable standards, under the responsibility of the building owner, administrator, or the building official to whom they have delegated responsibilities in writing is a requirementA zone monitoring module connects an entire conventional detector line to the addressable loop. Critical areas are renewed with addressable devices while secondary zones continue to operate with their existing wiring. This provides significant cost advantage in capacity upgrade and renovation projects.

The common aspect of both articles is this: the regulation does not prescribe the period itself, but refers it to the standard the system is subject to. In other words, maintenance frequency is set not by the regulation but by the standard the system was designed to (TS EN 12845 for sprinklers, the TS EN 54 series for detection, TS ISO 14520 for gas systems) and by the manufacturer's own manual. A specification that says "the regulation requires this frequency" is built on the wrong basis.

The Ministry's regulation guide explicitly requires retention of these records: information, documents, and records related to inspections, maintenance, and tests must be kept in a secure place by the building owner, administrator, or responsible party for submission to relevant authorities in any emergency. Maintenance being performed is not enough; it must be documented that it was performed.

Five Most Frequent Conditions We Encounter in Unmaintained Systems

1. Closed valve left shut. The main valve of the sprinkler network is closed during an alteration and forgotten to be reopened. The system appears sound, there is no alarm on the panel; during a fire, no water arrives.
2. Detector zone taken out of service. A zone giving false alarms is temporarily silenced with "we'll look at it later," and it becomes permanent. The protection the regulation requires no longer exists in that area.
3. Dead battery. The panel or diesel motor battery causes no problem while mains power is present; the problem emerges precisely when power cuts — in other words, during a fire.
4. Depressurized gas cylinder. Weight loss in a gas system cylinder due to leakage is invisible to the eye; it is understood only through periodic weighing.
5. Integration remaining on paper. The panel appears to trigger but the damper does not close, the elevator does not descend, the announcement does not sound — because this chain has never been tested once since acceptance testing.

To Set Up Your Maintenance Program

One contract, a solution for everything: we provide end-to-end maintenance to fire detection, gas suppression, sprinkler, hydrant, and pump units in their entirety; if you wish, maintenance of camera (CCTV) systems can also be added to the same contract.

If you do not have the brand, age, and last maintenance record of the existing system on hand, that is not a problem; the first step is anyway inventory and current condition assessment. Setting up an annual program without seeing what is there in the field means selling maintenance for a system that does not exist.

You can examine your system brand's product equivalents in our product catalog ; for requirements specific to your facility's use class, you can visit our sectoral solutions pages.

For survey and quotation you can or send your plan through our write or directly You can call call the number. Survey is free within Ankara; for facilities throughout Turkey, the visit plan is established jointly before contract.