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Wet Pipe Systems
The
Wet Pipe System is the simplest and most common type of fire sprinkler installation. This
system employs automatic and closed-type sprinklers heads, which are connected to a
water-filled piping system. The sprinklers contain either a heat-responsive glass bulb or
fusible element that prohibits water from discharging from the sprinkler’s orifice.
The water is contained until such time as the heat from the fire activates the element,
causing its release, allowing the water to discharge to the heat source.
Contrary
to many perceptions of automatic sprinkler systems, in this type of system, the only
sprinklers that will discharge water are those sprinklers whose elements have been
directly actuated by the fire. We have all seen sprinkler systems depicted by television
and movies, where every sprinkler head on a system discharges due the fire in the
wastebasket. This simply is not an accurate depiction of this type of system.
Wet
systems are frequently installed in factories, warehouses, office buildings, retail
stores, and residences where the potential for freezing does not exist.
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