How Well Do You Know Your Fire Protection System?

Fires are potentially dangerous and unfortunate events. However in most cases, mistakes or negligence are the main causes of fire outbreaks.
Whatever the reason behind a fire outbreak, it is essential to be proactive in this regard and take the proper safety measures.

Installing fire suppression systems is an effective way to prevent or at least minimize the damage caused by fires.

This is why you must install a fire protection system in your building. But even the installation part needs to be performed with perfection, as every single component of the system has a crucial role to play.

Below you will find the most prominent fire suppression systems:

• Sprinklers- For an adequate distribution of water, sprinkler heads are used. These heads comprise of: frost proof, escutcheons, Siamese connections, wall plates, alarm valves, dry valves, deluge valves, butterfly and check valves, tamper switches, flow switches, air maintenance devices, air compressors, pump test connections and more. Experienced fire hose equipment suppliers have in stock of all these items in their inventory.

• Standpipe- With this type of system, water is sent through a standpipe. It comprises of angle hose valves, hose racks, nipples, reducers and adapters, pressure restricting devices, fire hose, hose nozzles, Siamese connections, pressure reducing valves, and dry valves.

• Fire extinguisher and fire hose cabinets- The pipes are stored in fire hose cabinets. When a fire breaks out, pipes are taken from the hose cabinets. The cabinets are available in a variety of recessed, semi-recessed, and surface mounted cabinets. The finishing over the cabinet is done by white baked enamel steel and stainless steel. These cabinets can be ordered in any style, size and finishing.  Primarily, anodized aluminum and brass made cabinets are opted.

• Signage- All sprinkler system comprise of signage, which makes it easy for people to know about the availability of fire extinguishers.