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Anyone here in the business? I need a little info.Thanks
Residential fire sprinkler?
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Lol No actually with my dust collection system . Since my shop is underneath I thought it would be wise to at least place a sprinkler head over it . With so much fine dust it can smolder for hours before igniting. While I try to clean it everyday there are times I do not and that would be the one time. Just trying to be a little more cautious. OLD AGE I guess?
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I've seen very tiny Ansul systems you could buy? it's a self contained system the kind that shoots the white powder out. usually put over stoves
It's a little more complicated than putting in a "T", some pipe and a head. In simple terms, the heads (valves) work off of pressure, so you need to be able to keep the system pressurized at a reasonably stable level. It can be done, but do your research. I've spent a lot of money as a result of bad sprinkler systems. It is also something you wouldn't want to do without having it inspected and those folks are a whole other story.
have never LQQKed into it but was told years ago that it was a separate system and it was teed off at the main. we use Lewis fire protection at work. i personally like the halon systems as it has no water . it removes all of the oxygen in the air.
Halon has been discontinued except in specific application. Because it removes the oxygen, I would not recommend it for a home application. If it were used, code requires that the room be completely air tight. Ansel is a decent option but in my opinion, a good quality Heat Detector is the best best. You don't want to use a Smoke Detector in this application. There are a couple types of heat detectors. I would assume that you would want to go with a "Rate of Rise" because the space is unconditioned. The rate of rise triggers if the temperature climbs quickly. Because it is in a room that is not normally occupied, you would want it to trigger a remote alarm so you would hear it if you were sleeping.
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I keep the shop fairly clean .I am mainly concerned with the area just the over dust collector bags So it shouldn't be too complicated. Definitely need more detectors for sure.
