Residential Sprinkler Debate Rages

UPDATE; Turns out that “CEPro” has removed the article from their website. I thought maybe they just moved the link. Nope. Gone! A search on their website for “Julie Jacobson” revealed nothing written from her since April 25, 2007. I’m going to keep my post in the books, but [...]

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Mis-information

This article describes how, “smoke from a washer activated a sprinkler.” The sprinkler may have gone off but I will put my blog on the fact that it was not caused by “smoke.” Smoke will never, ever, cause a sprinkler to activate. Sprinklers are heat activated. So if you’re worried about [...]

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Three Myths About Fire Sprinklers

There are several myths that surround fire sprinklers. I’m going to start with three. I’ll post more on the subject as time goes on.
1. All sprinklers in a building go off at once – False. Sprinklers are individually activated according to their temperature rating. When the heat from fire [...]

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