Nadeem, just to expound further on Jerrys use of quotations around "tamper proof:"
Institutional sprinklers are designed to prevent occupants form using them for self-harm, such as hanging. They CAN be somewhat more resistant to tampering than typical non-institutional sprinklers. But they are not tamper-proof, per se. If an occupant wants to damage or activate an institutional sprinkler, they will be able to find a way; it will just be more difficult than a standard sprinkler. There are no truly tamper-proof sprinklers. Mark A. Sornsin, P.E. | Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc. | Fire Protection Engineer | Fargo, ND | direct: 701.552.9905 | mobile: 701.371.5759 | http://www.kfiengineers.com -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Type of fire protection system for detention centers RETORT Ladies/Gentlemen (and Roland): Preferably wet-pipe fire sprinkler system in heated (40+ F.) areas - dry-pipe system in unheated areas..."Institutional" sprinklers ("tamper-proof") in areas accessible to 'residents' - in areas non-accessible, quick-response sprinklers in all Light Hazard areas... Best to All- Jerry [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Jerry D. Watts, SFPE President & Co-Founder ACCENT FIRE ENGINEERING INT'L. Ltd. Santa Fe, New Mexico USA (800) 503.1961 nationwide In a message dated 4/16/2015 12:18:10 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Dears Can anybody advise me the type of fire protection system required for detention centers. -- Regards Nadeem Ahmed Mechanical Engineer _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
