The Inside of Fire Safety Equipments Sprinkler and Detector

One of the most important aspects of health and safety within any industry is the equipment used in the fight against fire. This includes all deterrent, detection, warning and firefighting components, such as smoke detectors, fire detectors, fire alarm systems, fire extinguishers, safety doors, emergency lighting and more.

Simply having these items installed and training your staff in their operation is not enough to uphold effective fire safety – they must also be regularly inspected and maintained.

Fire sprinkler:

A fire sprinkler system is a simple, but key, active component of a domestic or commercial building’s fire protection system. Installed in ceilings or side walls, the system consists of a water supply, a water distribution piping system and sprinkler heads.

The sprinkler discharges water automatically when a fire is detected, though it is not triggered by smoke. It controls or extinguishes the fire, so is both a fire detection and suppression system.

Basically fire sprinkler available in the market are categorised in four types they describe bellow you can choose one of them as per the requirement:
  • Wet pipe
  • Dry pipe
  • Deluge
  • Pre-action
Pre-action: Pre-action fire sprinkler systems are filled with air and water is allowed to pass through when the smoke alarm or detector goes off. This type of system requires two triggers to start water flow.

Dry pipe: Dry pipe sprinklers are similar to pre-action systems as they use pressurized air in the pipe which exits before water escapes.

Wet pipe: Wet pipe fire sprinklers constantly have water in them. This allows for a quick reaction to a fire and is the most common type of sprinkler installed in buildings.

Deluge: These types of fire sprinkler systems also need a smoke or heat detector like the pre-action system. A deluge system has open nozzles that can be used when a hazard is present.

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