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fire sprinkler system

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fire sprinkler system

A system for the delivery of water to locations registering a certain heat and to surrounding areas.Local building codes sometimes change the requirements for fire sprinkler systems,requiring larger sprinkler heads than before.Even if a property has a sprinkler system in place, you will need to check the pressure, the size of the heads, and any other matters required by local law in order to ensure that the system will be in compliance.



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At Westwind, the fire sprinkler system burst and emptied water into 11 classrooms, hallways and the multipurpose room, soaking carpets and damaging walls, computers and books.
Specifically, Larson claimed that the congressional findings justify a national requirement that all older nursing facilities be equipped with a fully operational automatic fire sprinkler system.
The problem was broken pipes in the fire sprinkler system, which automatically triggers the alarm, but fire wasn't what first came to everyone's mind.
 
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