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Fire sprinklers explained |
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| Fire sprinklers are by far the most efficient and effective fire devices available with a whole series of reports indicating a worldwide success rate of over 99%. Although smoke detectors are also valuable they can only provide a warning of fire and their success at preventing disaster is dependent on someone alerting the Fire Service. |
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When a fire sprinkler activates, an audible alarm will sound thus not only warning of a fire but
also acting immediately to extinguish the blaze, regardless of anyone’s presence. |
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Who is most at risk? |
| The majority of all fire casualties are either the very young, the very old or those physically or mentally incapacitated; those often unable to help themselves. |
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At what price? |
| Domestic and residential fire sprinklers are not expensive, typically costing the equivalent of a new carpet, yet they are designed to last at least 50 years and will save your life |
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What`s the damage? |
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Buildings that endure severe fire are often damaged beyond repair and become uninhabitable.
Homes protected by fire sprinklers can often be back in use within hours and the rest of the building is generally unaffected. Each sprinkler is individually triggered by the intense heat of a
fire and only the sprinkler/s directly over the fire becomes active.
Sprinklers use considerably less water that the Fire Brigade saving property from water damage.
Figures suggest sprinklers release less than 1% of water used by fire service hoses. |
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