El Paso de Robles Water Based Fire Sprinklers

Wet pipe fire sprinklers are very reliable & affordable to maintain or repair in El Paso de Robles. They are water based & can be fed through the City of El Paso de Robles water supply well systems and portable temporary tanks or water tanks.

Wet pipe fire sprinklers generally have very few moving parts thus lower costs to operate or maintain through tests & inspections that may be required by safety, building or fire codes in El Paso de Robles.

There are semi-annual (6mo), annual (1yr), five year (5yr) tests and inspections that should be completed according to Federal, State, OSHA, Insurance Companies, NFPA standards and codes or the City of El Paso de Robles on all installed wet pipe fire sprinkler systems. Fire sprinkler systems should be installed, serviced and maintained by actively licensed fire sprinkler companies in El Paso de Robles.

Dry pipe fire sprinklers keep fire sprinkler lines clear of liquids until the presence of fire is detected. Experienced fire sprinkler companies in El Paso de Robles should be familiar with dry pipe systems.

When colder temperatures are a factor dry pipe fire sprinklers are often installed to avoid freezing temperatures which may cause wet pipe sprinkler lines to burst or rupture. Costs to maintain and service may increase due to system complexity.

Pre action fire sprinklers are installed where an accidental flow of water from sprinkler heads would destroy property, appliances or inventory. Pre action sprinklers are generally void and remain dry of fire extinguishing agents such as water, foam concentrates, chemicals or gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) until the detectors and sensors are triggered from heat, a fire condition or explosion. This system is combines the ease of wet pipe fire sprinklers reaction times to fire events with the beauty of a dry pipe system void of water until times of emergency.

Pre action fire sprinklers are very complex and should be installed, maintained, serviced, tested and inspected by experienced fire sprinkler companies in El Paso de Robles.

Sometimes it may be advantageous to install multiple types of fire sprinkler systems such as the combination of wet pipe fire sprinklers, dry pipe fire sprinklers or fire suppression systems into large warehouses, laboratories, water districts, schools, colleges, arenas, theme parks, commercial kitchens, power plants, heliports, chemical plants, offshore platforms, mining facilities, pumping stations, airport & aircraft hangars, military bases, marine or naval ships in El Paso de Robles.

Federal, State or the City of El Paso de Robles may require that a specific license for each fire protection system by checking safety, building and fire codes or checking with the local fire marshal. If the fire protection company does not have the required license to perform installation, maintenance or service for fire sprinklers, fire extinguishers, fire alarms, fire suppression systems they may need to sub-contract the labor to an outside company. This may affect the insured liability for fire protection services performed.

Antifreeze fire sprinklers are designed for cold climates where ambient temperatures may drop below freezing causing water lines to rupture, burst or freeze. There have been many innovations by fire sprinkler manufacturers towards cold climate sprinkler systems to allow the use of water generally known as the most plentiful and cost affordable fire extinguishing agent available.

Antifreeze systems can be designed with water present in the lines and sprinkler heads with the addition of an antifreeze solution into the enclosed system.

There are semi-annual (6mo), annual (1yr), five year (5yr) tests and inspections that should be completed according to Federal, State, OSHA, Insurance Companies, NFPA standards and codes or the City of El Paso de Robles on all installed antifreeze fire sprinkler systems. Fire sprinkler systems should be installed, serviced and maintained by actively licensed fire sprinkler companies in El Paso de Robles.

Deluge fire sprinklers are used in areas where highly flammable or explosive materials are present. Deluge suppression systems are designed for immediate response and generally have multiple detectors and sensors that trigger the system to disperse fire extinguishing agents such as water, foam, chemical or gas like carbon dioxide (CO2) to extinguish, suppress or contain the rapid spread of fire.

Deluge fire sprinkler systems are very complex and generally require an experienced fire sprinkler company in El Paso de Robles to install, service, maintain, test or inspect the system.

Foam sprinkler systems may use a mix of water and foam designed for rapid expansion as it disperses from a specially designed fire sprinkler head it covers the specific fire hazard present.

Foam fire sprinklers will cost more to maintain and operate due to the complexity of the system, devices, valves, foam concentrates, and components needed for the system to function.