You might have come across several movies where all the fire nozzle of sprinklers in a workplace went off at once. In real life, fire sprinklers are designed to quickly put out fires while minimizing water damage. Following is how a fire sprinkler works and the reasons why your commercial building should have their fire protection system inspected regularly.
Pressurized Water
It is best to install a fire sprinkler during new construction or remodeling as it takes an entire network of piping to supply water to all the fire sprinkler heads in your workplace. Due to the constant supply of pressurized water via the piping network, fire sprinklers respond quickly to fires. Each sprinkler head is installed along the piping and strategically placed to protect the rooms and hallways in your commercial workplace. Only the sprinkler heads closest to the flames will activate in the event of a fire.
Temperature Sensitivity
It’s important to remember that fire sprinklers go off due to an increase in air temperature indicative of a fire. It is rare for fire sprinklers to accidentally go off, which means you shouldn’t let fear of water damage prevent you from adding complete fire protection to your commercial workplace. Compared to a plumbing leak, a fire sprinkler releases much less water in the event of an accidental discharge.
Once the mechanism in the fire sprinkler head is triggered, only an emergency responder can turn off the water.
Quick Response
As soon as the fire sprinkler system detects an increase in air temperature indicative of a fire, pressurized water is released via the sprinkler head. Often, the automatic sprinkler system is able to suppress (or even put out) the flames before first responders arrive on the scene. Not only does the quick response of the fire sprinkler system minimize property loss, but it also gives more time to evacuate. Fire sprinklers also reduce the amount of smoke and heat a fire produces.
Keep in mind that fire sprinkler systems should be just one part of a comprehensive fire protection system and should be combined with other measures like a fire alarm system and fire extinguishers.
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