Sprinkler system:

A fire sprinkler system is a network of concealed pipes supplying water to sprinkler heads located at strategic positions within the property, and its associated alarm system. The design of the fire sprinklers allows the system to respond automatically to a growing fire and control it before it can develop to the point at which lives are endangered and serious damage is done to the property.

Las Vegas Fire Sprinklers system comprises a number of sprinkler heads, set either in the ceiling or high on the wall, and attached to pipe work usually connected to the domestic mains water supply and an alarm system. Sprinkler heads contains a mechanism which is sensitive to heat and which, at a predetermined temperature (usually 68° C), releases a plug allowing water to escape. The flow of water in the system triggers an audio-visual alarm which can be heard both inside and out. The water is directed onto a diffuser which is designed to not only break up the water into droplets of a specific size; it also directs the spray to cover a specific floor and wall area. Each sprinkler head is individually and directly activated by the heat from the fire. In the majority of fires just one sprinkler head is triggered and that is sufficient to deal with the fire. Residential fire sprinkler heads are rated as quick response heads and it is this speed of reaction that gives the system its ability to deal with fires when they are small and more easily controllable. When compared to other fire detection equipment the advantage this speed of reaction creates is multiplied by the fact that the sprinkler system is actually starting to control the fire at about the same point in time as a call would normally be made to the Fire Brigade. Time is a vital factor in dealing with fires.