Sprinkler Technology and Updates
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ESFR Sprinkler Summary
A hot topic involved in sprinkler design and installation is ESFR (Early Suppression Fast-Response) sprinklers. ESFR sprinklers have many benefits when it comes to warehouses and other storage...
ESFR vs. Conventional Sprinklers
ESFR (Early Suppression Fast Response) sprinkler systems are designed to achieve fire suppression for a specific type of storage occupancy before the fire becomes fully developed. ESFR heads vary...
Sprinkler Protection In High Rise Buildings
One of the largest fires in the history of New York City occurred on Superbowl Sunday, January 31, 1993. Fire broke out in a corporate high-rise office building located at 280 Park Avenue in...
Pressure Reducing Valves
In fire protection service, pressure reducing valves (PRV's) can be found on standpipes and automatic sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings, in pump houses, on public and private gravity water...
Viking Introduces Industry's First Upright ESFR
The Viking Corporation, global manufacturer of fire protection systems, has introduced the industry's first 14K Early Suppression Fast Response (ESFR) Upright Sprinkler, company officials...
Possible Sprinkler "O-Ring" Problems
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is currently investigating field reports that certain Central Sprinkler Co. Model GB automatic sprinklers may leak or even worse, not operate during a fire because...
Central Sprinkler's New K-25 ESFR Sprinkler
The Central Sprinkler Co. of Lansdale, PA has designed a new ESFR sprinkler head with pressure requirements of up to 60% less than its ESFR predecessors. The new Ultra K-25 ESFR sprinkler head has...