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We
specialize in the professional layout and installation of residential
fire sprinkler systems in single family
and multi-family homes. Now with the use of alternative materials,
systems are becoming more common and much more affordable.
Did you know 80% of the approximately
4,000 fire deaths recorded annually in the United States occur
in residential occupancies? Fire sprinkler systems provide the
ultimate protection from fire to help save lives and property.
Fire sprinkler systems will extinguish a typical residential
fire in less than one minute, thus dramatically improving survival
rates and minimizing property damage.
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A common
myth about residential fire sprinkler
systems is that they will
activate or leak
for
no apparent
reason.
The only
reason a
fire
sprinkler head
will
activate is if it
was
accidentally
damaged
or
vandalized. The
fire sprinkler
system in a
dwelling
unit can
be hydrostatically
tested under 200
pounds
of pressure
for a period of not less
than 2 hours There
is almost
no chance that a fire sprinkler will accidentally
discharge.
Another
myth is that all of the sprinklers go off in the event of
a fire. Sprinkler heads are heat activated, so only the
sprinkler heads at the fire will open,
usually 1 or 2 sprinklers. Common
residential fire sprinklers are rated at 155 F. Residential fire
sprinkler systems discharge approximately 12-25 gallons of water
per minute compared to the fire department's 250-500 gallons a minute on a
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