Our premises closes for the winter. When should we test?

Before reopening. A building that has stood cold and damp for months is exactly where batteries fail a three-hour test, and finding that in the quiet period means the remedial work is routine rather than urgent.

Do coastal premises need fittings replaced more often?

External and semi-exposed fittings do tend to corrode faster in salt air, and they are often on the escape route. They are checked as a group rather than sampled.

How long does emergency lighting have to stay lit?

Normally three hours for commercial premises, which is the duration the annual test proves. Your fire safety certificate or design documents will state which duration applies to your building.

Emergency Lighting · Wexford

Emergency Lighting Testing & Certification in Wexford

ADS Group tests, certifies, designs and installs emergency lighting to I.S. 3217 across County Wexford. The standard requires a monthly functional test and an annual full-duration discharge test, normally three hours. For a seasonal premises the useful question is not whether the lighting works today, it is whether the batteries will still hold three hours in August after a winter standing idle.

What matters for Wexford buildings

Idle buildings are hard on batteries

A premises closed for months, often cold and damp, is the worst environment for emergency lighting batteries. They degrade without anyone noticing, because nothing in the building reports it. The pre-season discharge test is what finds them.

Coastal premises corrode fittings

Salt air shortens the life of external and semi-exposed fittings, and external routes are frequently part of the escape route in a coastal hospitality premises. Those fittings need checking as a group rather than sampled with the internal ones.

Occupancy swings change what the route has to handle

A premises holding thirty people off-season and three hundred at peak needs the route and the signage to work for the three hundred, most of whom have never been in the building before.

What the visit includes

Annual full-duration discharge test, normally three hours, on every luminaire
Pre-season timing where the premises trades seasonally, so remedial work lands in the quiet period
External and exposed fittings checked as a group for corrosion and water ingress
Monthly functional test regime set up, with a log your own staff can maintain
Failed batteries, lamps and fittings reported in writing with a quotation for remedial work
Certification to I.S. 3217 on completion

Full detail on the system types, the standards and the certification process is on the Emergency Lighting page, and everything else we cover in the county is on the Wexford page.

Frequently asked questions

Our premises closes for the winter. When should we test?: Before reopening. A building that has stood cold and damp for months is exactly where batteries fail a three-hour test, and finding that in the quiet period means the remedial work is routine rather than urgent.
Do coastal premises need fittings replaced more often?: External and semi-exposed fittings do tend to corrode faster in salt air, and they are often on the escape route. They are checked as a group rather than sampled.
How long does emergency lighting have to stay lit?: Normally three hours for commercial premises, which is the duration the annual test proves. Your fire safety certificate or design documents will state which duration applies to your building.

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