How to Use the Different Parts of a Fire Sprinkler

What is a fire sprinkler?in temperature and other aspects.
Fire sprinklers are the devices which are used to put2) Pipe: - When the detector detects the flames
off the fires whenever a fire breaks out. Theysmoke then after two minutes the water gushes out
generally are used for domestic purposes. Fireof the pipe and through the pipe it gets out through the
sprinklers can be automatic or open orifice. Automaticopening called sprinkle head.
fire sprinklers operate at a predetermined temperature,3) Sprinkler head: - A fire sprinkler head is mouth if the
utilizing a fusible link, a portion of which melts, or afire sprinkler from where the water gushes when a
frangible glass bulb containing liquid which breaks,fire is broke. About 20-40 gallons of water per minute.
allowing the plug in the orifice to be pushed out of theIn sprinkler head is the back bone of the fire sprinkler.
orifice by the water pressure in the fire sprinkler piping,The fire sprinkler cannot work without having a fire
resulting in water flow from the orifice. There is asprinkler head. The fire sprinklers head are much more
detector which detects when a fire is broken andexpensive than the standard type. Whenever a fire
water flows through the pipes and gushes out throughbreaks out the sprinkler head is opened or activated
the sprinkle head. Fire sprinklers are very useful forby either the fire or the smoke detector. After a
domestic purposes they prevent lots of losses when aminute or two water flows into the pipe and then
fire breaks, occupants are left with enough time tocomes out of the sprinkler head. . The fire sprinkler
escape before the fire brigade comes. Fire sprinklerheads can operate at very high temperature as well
thus is great boon to human being. It not helps toas very low temperatures.
prevent economic losses but also prevents human4) Alarms: - An alarm rings when the detector detects
losses.the fire/smoke and it warns the occupants so they get
Parts of a Fire Sprinklerssufficient time to escape the premises where the fire
1) Detectors: - A detector which detects when a fire ishas broken.
broken and water flows through the pipes and gushesMuna wa Wanjiru is an Agricultural Engineer and Has
out through the pipe and then the sprinkle head. ThereBeen Researching and Reporting on Irrigation for
are different types of smoke detector which changesYears.