WHY ARE SPRINKLERS IMPORTANT FOR LIFE SAFETY?
In a large, fast moving fire people often do not know which way to go and may not be able to use hose reels or fire extinguishers. Sprinklers are completely [...]
HOW CAN WE BE SURE SPRINKLERS WILL WORK IN A FIRE?
Most sprinkler systems are very simple. There are normally no moving parts to fail. The pipes are full of water, usually from the mains. The sprinklers over the fire burst [...]
WHAT ABOUT WATER DAMAGE?
Reports of water damage from fires in buildings with sprinklers are often exaggerated. Only the sprinklers over a fire open. All the others stay shut. A sprinkler opening by accident [...]
WHAT ABOUT SMOKE?
Smoke damage is a major cause of loss in fires. In serious cases smoke is the main cause of death. Sprinklers wash the larger particles out of smoke reducing its [...]
WHAT IS THE SAFETY RECORD FOR SPRINKLERS?
Apart from explosions there have never been multiple fatalities in a fully sprinklered building in the United Kingdom. This is a record no other fire system can match.
WHAT DO SPRINKLERS COST?
The cost will vary depending on what your building is made of, what you store in it, what you use it for and how good your water supply is. A [...]
AREN’T SPRINKLERS UNSIGHTLY?
Norman Rider2018-09-26T21:52:48+01:00Modern sprinklers are specially designed to meet the needs of the architects in offices, hotels, shops, hospitals and prestige buildings. They are compact and elegant. In most buildings the public [...]