Fixed System Installation
Turnkey Fixed Gas Detection Installation
One call. Survey to startup — we handle the whole system.
A fixed gas detection system is only as good as its placement and commissioning. Sensors hung in the wrong spot — too high for a sinking gas, in a dead-air corner, where condensation drips on them — give you a system that looks compliant and protects nobody. We’ve spent our careers on the service side of these systems, and we install them the way the people who have to calibrate them wish everyone did.
What a Turnkey Install Includes
Everything between “we should monitor that area” and a working, documented system:
- Site surveyWe walk the facility with you — gases, processes, airflow, problem areas
- Sensor placement designPoints of detection placed for how each gas actually behaves — what rises, what sinks, where air moves
- Equipment supplyDetectors, controllers, alarms, and signaling from the manufacturers we sell and service
- Mounting & installationSensors, controllers, beacons, and horns mounted and secured
- Wiring & configurationDetection wiring run and landed; relays, outputs, and alarm setpoints configured
- Commissioning & startupEvery point powered, tested, and proven end-to-end — sensor to alarm
- Calibration at handoverEvery channel calibrated with NIST-traceable gas before we call it done
- Staff trainingYour people shown what the alarms mean and what to do when one sounds
- Documentation packageCalibration certificates for every point, equipment list, and system records for your files
How a Turnkey Project Works
Five steps, one accountable crew.
Site survey
We walk your facility, identify the gases and areas to monitor, and note the conditions — dust, condensation, washdown, temperature — that drive placement.
Design & written quote
You get a sensor map, an equipment list, and one written project price. No allowances, no vague line items.
Installation
Equipment mounted, wiring run, controllers and alarms configured — scheduled around your operation.
Commissioning & calibration
Every point is gas-tested end-to-end and calibrated. Alarms, relays, and outputs proven, not assumed.
Training & handover
Your team trained, documentation delivered, and your system enrolled in due-date tracking so calibration never lapses quietly.
Wired, Wireless, or a Mix
The right architecture depends on your building — we install all three.
Wireless systems
Battery-powered wireless detectors (RKI AirLink, OTIS WireFree) skip long conduit and cable runs — often the fastest, cleanest route in an existing facility, and easy to expand later.
Wired systems
Traditional wired detectors and controllers for new construction and plants that want hardwired power and signals throughout.
Tough environments
Condensation, dust, washdown, and temperature swings kill sensors early when placement ignores them. We place and protect points for the conditions they’ll actually live in.
Signals & alarms
Local beacons and horns, relay outputs, and controller signals tied into your existing alarm or control points — configured in the quote, proven at startup.
Who We Install For
Anywhere a leak is a safety, compliance, or asset problem:
- Water & wastewater plantsChlorine, hydrogen sulfide, methane, oxygen depletion
- Cold storage & food processingAmmonia refrigeration, carbon dioxide
- Manufacturing & metalworkingWelding and process gases, hydrogen, combustible atmospheres
- Chemical & process facilitiesToxic and combustible gas monitoring at the source
- Parking garages & tunnelsCarbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide ventilation control
- Battery rooms & energy storageHydrogen buildup from charging operations
- Laboratories & universitiesOxygen depletion and specialty gas monitoring
- Warehouses & distributionPropane and forklift charging areas
Project Pricing
Installation is project work. Every system is quoted in writing after a site survey — one price for the complete job.
Your quote is based on:
- Points of detection — how many sensors, and which gases
- The building — wiring distances, mounting heights, and construction type
- Site conditions — lifts, confined spaces, respirator/PPE areas, and difficult access all factor in
- Integration — alarms, relays, or signals your facility needs tied in
Already have a system that just needs calibration or service? See our calibration services — we calibrate and repair fixed systems, including ones we didn’t install.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “turnkey” actually include?
Everything from the first walkthrough to a working system: site survey, sensor placement design, equipment supply, mounting, wiring, controller and alarm configuration, commissioning, calibration at handover, staff training, and the documentation package. You make one call and approve one written quote.
How much does it cost to install a fixed gas detection system?
It depends on the number of detection points, the gases, wiring distances, and site conditions — so every project is quoted in writing after a site survey. The quote covers the complete job, and site conditions such as difficult access or PPE requirements are priced in openly, not discovered later.
Who decides where the sensors go?
We do, with you. Placement follows how each gas behaves — hydrogen and methane rise, hydrogen sulfide and most solvent vapors sink, carbon monoxide mixes with air — plus your airflow, equipment layout, and conditions like dust and condensation. Placement is the difference between a system that protects people and one that just hangs on the wall.
Which brands do you install?
We install and service the fixed lines we sell: RKI Instruments, OTIS Instruments, PureAire, Crowcon, and International Gas Detectors (IGD) — wired and wireless. We also calibrate and repair fixed systems from most major manufacturers.
Can you replace or expand our existing system?
Yes. We survey what you have, keep what’s sound, and quote the replacement or expansion around it — including adding wireless points where running new cable isn’t practical.
Do you handle the wiring?
Detection-system wiring is part of our installation. If any portion of a job requires a licensed electrician under your local code or site rules, we flag it in the written quote — no surprises mid-project.
How long does an installation take?
It scales with the number of points and the building. Your written quote includes the project timeline after the survey, and the work is scheduled around your operation to keep disruption down.
What happens after startup?
Your staff are trained, you get calibration certificates for every point and the full documentation package, and the system goes into our due-date tracking. Most fixed systems need calibration about every six months — we remind you before it’s due, and we can handle the ongoing calibration as a service plan.
Do you service systems you didn’t install?
Yes — calibration, sensor replacement, and repair for fixed systems from most major manufacturers, on-site or by shipping us the heads and controllers. See our calibration services.
Talk to Us
Call, email, or request a quote — a real human answers.
Let’s design your system.
Tell us what you’re monitoring and where — we’ll schedule the survey and send a written quote.
CPS Calibrations · 109 S. Front Street, Rockwood, TN 37854 · 865-900-8844