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Sprinkler Systems
Fire Sprinklers
Sprinklers are the ultimate solution for fire safety and fire protection in buildings. They are constantly on guard and will attack a fire automatically even if the occupants are infirm, asleep or not even there.
They can also often be used to advantage for other purposes, such as:
reduction of other passive fire safety measures
reducing the need for, or in some instances allowing removal of self closing fire doors increasing travel distances
allowing buildings to be used for purposes other than which they were designed for
allowing buildings to be built or converted to other uses which planning restrictions would otherwise prevent, etc.
Every fire brigade in the UK supports the installation of sprinklers in most circumstances, including domestic and residential property.
Myths!
They cause water damage
Sprinklers use only a fraction of water compared with a fire hose. Sprinklers operate very early in the development of a fire, and consequently only require a relatively small quantity of water to extinguish it.
In over half of activations, fires are controlled by 4 sprinkler heads or less, and in many instances only 1 head operates.
The pipes burst through frost
Sprinklers can be provided with various forms of frost protection, just like hot water heating systems.
They might accidentally go off
Sprinklers are very reliable, the chances of a sprinkler going off without mechanical assistance are 1 in 16 million
When they go off, all heads will operate and everything will get wet
This one is largely thanks to ‘Towering Inferno’ and Bruce Willis, when he gets into a tight corner, he shoots a sprinkler head and they all go off, allowing him to make his escape. In actual fact, each head is activated by heat, so only the heads involved in the area of the fire are activated.
Sprinklers are the most efficient and effective safety device know to man, they have over a 99% success rate in service world wide.
