| Fire sprinklers are the devices which are used to | | | | having a fire sprinkler head. The fire sprinklers |
| put off the fires whenever a fire breaks out. | | | | head are much more expensive than the |
| They generally are used for domestic purposes. | | | | standard type. There may be different types of |
| Fire sprinklers can be automatic or open orifice. | | | | sprinkle heads for different types of fire |
| Automatic fire sprinklers operate at a | | | | sprinklers. There are over more than 900 |
| predetermined temperature, utilizing a fusible link, | | | | different sprinkler heads produced by a company |
| a portion of which melts, or a frangible glass bulb | | | | in U.S. |
| containing liquid which breaks, allowing the plug in | | | | How does a fire sprinkler work? |
| the orifice to be pushed out of the orifice by the | | | | Whenever a fire breaks out the sprinkler head is |
| water pressure in the fire sprinkler piping, resulting | | | | opened or activated by either the fire or the |
| in water flow from the orifice. There is a detector | | | | smoke detector. After a minute or two water |
| which detects when a fire is broken and water | | | | flows into the pipe and then comes out of the |
| flows through the pipes and gushes out through | | | | sprinkler head. There is also a facility provided to |
| the sprinkle head. Fire sprinklers are very useful | | | | turn the head on or off. They are activated |
| for domestic purposes they prevent lots of | | | | (turned on) to put off the fire and they are |
| losses when a fire breaks, occupants are left with | | | | deactivated (turned off) when the fire is put off. |
| enough time to escape before the fire brigade | | | | If the flames of the fire are up again then, they |
| comes. Fire sprinkler thus is great boon to human | | | | are activated again. With the increasing new |
| being. It not helps to prevent economic losses but | | | | installations of Halon 1301, there has been an |
| also prevents human losses. | | | | tremendous increase popularity of a new fire |
| What is fire sprinkler head? | | | | sprinkler, which has ultimately lead to improve the |
| A fire sprinkler head is mouth if the fire sprinkler | | | | quality and flexibility of fire heads and making the |
| from where the water gushes when a fire is | | | | fire heads much more convenient. The fire |
| broke. About 20-40 gallons of water per minute. | | | | sprinkler heads can operate at very high |
| the sprinkler head is the back bone of the fire | | | | temperature as well as very low temperatures. |
| sprinkler. The fire sprinkler cannot work without | | | | |