Matt, A link please.
On 8/2/07, Matthew J. Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A picture is worth a thousand words and in this case maybe thousands of > dollars. The residential Sprinkler packet from AFSA has outstanding pictures > of similar fires in kitchens and a garage. > R/ > > Matt > > Matthew J. Willis > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC. > 1160 McKenzie Rd. > PO Box 877 > Cantonment, FL. 32533 > 850-937-1850 Voice > 850-937-1852 Facsimile > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- >-----Original Message----- > ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > ----- >Behalf Of Jim Kettler > ----- >Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 8:16 AM > ----- >To: [email protected] > ----- >Subject: RE: Telecom & Data Rooms > ----- > > ----- > > ----- >> I swear I must have this conversation about once a > ----- >week if not more > ----- >> sometimes with those who have the perception of > ----- >sprinkler systems as > ----- >> drippy, false tripping deluge systems of destruction. > ----- > > ----- >A common problem. We just had a home (pre-dating our > ----- >residential sprinkler > ----- >ordinance) where a kitchen fire caused $250K+ worth of > ----- >damage - mostly heat and smoke damage throughout the > ----- >entire 5,300 square foot home, but the only actual fire > ----- >damage was the kitchen cabinets and the area immediately > ----- >around the wall oven. Homeowner said that, had they had > ----- >one of the new houses with sprinklers, the damage would > ----- >be so much worse. Not the time for a sprinkler lesson, > ----- >but I couldn't let it go without comment. I explained > ----- >the likely outcome with a sprinkler system and with hope > ----- >they might actually install sprinklers as part of the repair. > ----- > > ----- > > ----- >> the applicable codes where it says they can. They > ----- >also need to > ----- >> comprehend that smoke detectors are not fire > ----- >Protection, they are just > ----- >> Detection. That's another misconception. > ----- > > ----- >We emphasize that sprinklers are fire suppression. As a > ----- >kid in the fire service, we constantly heard sprinklers > ----- >called the "iron firefighters" on duty 24/7. > ----- > > ----- >We've had similar problems with computer rooms and those > ----- >" false tripping deluge systems of destruction". In one > ----- >facility, the sprinklers for the computer room were all > ----- >removed and plugged back in the 1970's. New tenant, same > ----- >computer room - they went back and reinstalled the sprinklers. > ----- > > ----- >In reality, it is an education issue. The problem is > ----- >that when we "experts", via our consensus standard, > ----- >allow the omission of sprinklers in these spaces. Aren't > ----- >we feeding into the mindset that the sprinklers will > ----- >inevitably cause a headache for the property owner? > ----- > > ----- >Jim Kettler > ----- >Fire Marshal > ----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman at home.... _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
