The local adopted fire and building codes specify when sprinkler systems need to be installed. These codes do not specify the system design, type, or limitations. Most model codes send the user to ...

ST. LOUIS—A new Potter Electric Signal Co. study shows that replacing air with nitrogen as the supervisory gas in dry and pre-action sprinkler systems dramatically reduces rust and makes the systems ...

The type of sprinkler system (except deluge) typically depends on the environmental conditions in which the system will be used and the nature of the space being protected. Wet-Pipe Sprinkler System ...

Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation recently announced Factory Mutual (FM) Approval for "The Inch" Series of 5.6K Dry Concealed Sprinklers. Dry sprinklers provide a seal at the main pipe to prevent water ...

LANSDALE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2006--Tyco Fire & Building Products, a division of Tyco International Ltd., and a world leader in fire protection technology, today introduced the Quell Fire ...

DENVER — Hot, dry and windy weather has settled over Colorado this April. The month of April is the windiest month of the year along Colorado's Front Range, but this year has been a little more ...