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Home fire sprinkler experiences? Updated OP
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:26 am
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:26 am
I got lost on Youtube this morning. Started watching twerking videos and ended up on fire sprinkler videos. Such is life, but it got me thinking about installing a system since I am not home most of the day and my dog can't work fire extinguishers.
I was wondering if any of yall have experience with home fire sprinklers? I have a one story house with a full attic, so it would be easy for me to install myself. Are some brands better than others? PEX, copper, or CPVC lines?
And most importantly....do they work? My alarm is monitored, but obviously alarms don't put out fires, so it'll take 5-10 minutes of burning for a fire truck to get here.
This is what the heads look like before they deploy. When it gets to 155 or 165, the covers pop off and it turns into a regular sprinkler head
6/1 Update:
So I priced everything out for a 1200sqft house, and materials are only gonna cost me $360 to do everything. The fricking tools I need to tighten down the heads are $60/ea, so the total is now $480 with free shipping. It'll probably cost $300 for a plumber to extend the water line in to the back of my house, fit a ball valve, and a drain pipe, then extend the pipe into my attic. Not too bad IMHO. Hopefully gonna have time to get it done soon
I was wondering if any of yall have experience with home fire sprinklers? I have a one story house with a full attic, so it would be easy for me to install myself. Are some brands better than others? PEX, copper, or CPVC lines?
And most importantly....do they work? My alarm is monitored, but obviously alarms don't put out fires, so it'll take 5-10 minutes of burning for a fire truck to get here.
This is what the heads look like before they deploy. When it gets to 155 or 165, the covers pop off and it turns into a regular sprinkler head
6/1 Update:
So I priced everything out for a 1200sqft house, and materials are only gonna cost me $360 to do everything. The fricking tools I need to tighten down the heads are $60/ea, so the total is now $480 with free shipping. It'll probably cost $300 for a plumber to extend the water line in to the back of my house, fit a ball valve, and a drain pipe, then extend the pipe into my attic. Not too bad IMHO. Hopefully gonna have time to get it done soon
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 10:31 am
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Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:29 am to Hammertime
Check insurance company. Sprinklers tend to cause more damage than what they protect with inadvertent sprinkling.
They may not want you to have them. Could be wrong, though.
They may not want you to have them. Could be wrong, though.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:32 am to Hammertime
I am a negative Nelly. But all I can envision is all the horror of that many extra water lines run through my ceiling.
And don't you smoke? Smoking+beer on a weekend+ home fire system= potential drunken shower to me.
Just the way my mind works. Get you dog one of those dog doors with a magnetic collar that only opens for him/her. A dog is gonna dog and gtfo if they can.
And don't you smoke? Smoking+beer on a weekend+ home fire system= potential drunken shower to me.
Just the way my mind works. Get you dog one of those dog doors with a magnetic collar that only opens for him/her. A dog is gonna dog and gtfo if they can.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:32 am to East Coast Band
It's not the possessions in my house that I am trying to protect, so IDGAF what the insurance company says
quote:I have never and will never smoke inside mine or anyone else's house. That's about the trashiest thing in the world to do
And don't you smoke?
quote:My doors are all custom handmade doors from the 50s. Not gonna cut a hole in them
Get you dog one of those dog doors with a magnetic collar that only opens for him/her
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 10:37 am
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:33 am to Hammertime
if your house catches on fire it immediately belongs to the insurance company. Sprinkler systems are designed to save lives not property
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:35 am to cgrand
Black labs matter. The systems are designed to only pop the heads in the specific rooms where it gets about 155 or 165 degrees F
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:38 am to Hammertime
I just read a little bit on them. Mostly favorable about them. Even some municipalities require them in new construction.
Cost is $1/square foot for new construction, $5+/square foot for retrofit.
Cost is $1/square foot for new construction, $5+/square foot for retrofit.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:39 am to Hammertime
I installed some in my home via crimp-type pex. Decided on installing some after researching the pro and cons. Despite what the someone said in this thread I didn't find hardly any issues with false triggering. In fact, they seem to be surprising reliable unless kids mess with them or they get smashed with something.
10min of burning can be an eternity when talking of house fires. The places I added them was in kitchen and over fire place. Kitchens are the cause of the vast majority of fires and it just seemed obvious to have one over a fire place area.
10min of burning can be an eternity when talking of house fires. The places I added them was in kitchen and over fire place. Kitchens are the cause of the vast majority of fires and it just seemed obvious to have one over a fire place area.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:41 am to Hammertime
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have never and will never smoke inside mine or anyone else's house. That's about the trashiest thing in the world to do
Your probably right.
*reaches over and ashes Marlboro red in a beer can on the night table.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:41 am to East Coast Band
Idk if that cost incorporates installation, but I can easily do it all myself. Honestly, the hardest part is gonna be running a line into the attic. My shite is only one story and 90% of the house is accessible in the attic
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:49 am to Hammertime
It's technically required by code for residential construction. Louisiana just decided to throw that section out.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:52 am to TigerDeBaiter
Didn't know that. I have only ever seen one house with them
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:00 am to LSU alum wannabe
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Smoking+beer on a weekend+ home fire system= potential drunken shower to me.
I used to live in a town that would not allow smoke alarms in kitchens.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:06 am to Hammertime
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I have never and will never smoke inside mine or anyone else's house. That's about the trashiest thing in the world to do
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Not even shite faced? Good for you if true then.
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My doors are all custom handmade doors from the 50s. Not gonna cut a hole in them
That would be a problem.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:17 am to CelticDog
A rate of rise heat detector is a much better solution in a kitchen than a smoke detector. Too many things (steam for example) mimic smoke and cause smoke detectors/alarms to go off. I guess a municipality could "ban" smoke detectors in kitchens in favor of heat detectors to minimize the number of false alarms they respond too.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 12:06 pm to ArchiTiger
The glass in the sprinkler heads pops at a certain temperature. I'm not putting it under my hood stove
Posted on 5/22/16 at 12:27 pm to Hammertime
I know you're not thinking about it this time of year, but don't forget to insulate those pipes in the attic, or they could burst in a cold spell.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 12:31 pm to Hammertime
I would check the minimum water pressure requirements. I know water pressure used to be an issue with a residential system. Also required the increased in size on the main water supply line or a separate service to be effective. Not to mention upgrade of water meters and possible addition of a back flow preventer.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 12:33 pm to Kajungee
What do you mean when you say the coffee changes colors in Bunkie?
Posted on 5/22/16 at 12:46 pm to Hammertime
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Started watching twerking videos and ended up on fire sprinkler videos
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