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Sprinklers - the facts Sprinklers are effective Fire sprinklers are by far the most efficient and effective safety devices available, having an incredible success rate, worldwide, in excess of 97%. Sprinklers are successful In buildings fully protected by sprinklers, 99% of fires were controlled by sprinklers alone and 60% of fires were controlled by the spray from no more than 4 sprinklers. Life Safety Record In the UK, statistics show that there has never been a multiple loss of life in a fully sprinklered building. Early alarms More than 50 per cent of all fire casualties are either young, old, or physically incapacitated. In conjunction with smoke alarms, fire sprinklers sound the alarm when they operate and therefore increase the time people have to escape, or be rescued. Sprinklers are inexpensive Residential fire sprinklers can cost less than two per cent of an average new house - or about the price of good carpeting. Sprinklers are reliable Sprinklers are designed to last for 50 years and the chance of accidental operation in service, due to manufacturing defects is 1:16,000,000 (one in sixteen million) - less than your chance of winning the lottery! Operational facts Each sprinkler is individually triggered by the heat of the fire. The system will gain control of the fire long before the Fire and Rescue Service is called. Only the sprinkler head near to the fire goes off - NOT all of them. Limited water damage Sprinklers use much less water than the Fire and Rescue Service. Because the sprinkler system tackles the fire immediately, it only has a small fire to deal with. A fire sprinkler uses between 1/25th and 1/100th of the water discharged by each fire hose, so in the event of a fire, sprinklers will minimise water damage. Easy to install Modern residential sprinklers are small, neat and unobtrusive and visitors are seldom able to spot them – concealed versions are now available. Construction trade-offs Sprinklers can save on construction costs because, under the Building Regulations, larger compartments or rooms may be constructed. Structural fire protection can also be reduced. |
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