Easyflex’s new ultra performance flexible sprinkler drop features a 1 1/4” ID, which translates into less friction loss than 1” Schedule 40 pipe with the same number of 90°s, Easyflex points out. 

Easyflex’s Ultra Performance Flexible Sprinkler Drop features a 1 1/4” ID, which translates into less friction loss than 1” Schedule 40 Pipe with the same number of 90°s, the company notes.

Have you ever wondered if the water in your fire-sprinkler system is capable of flowing backward into the water supply it came from? And, if it did, how might it impact the water supply?

There are several different types of inspections that can occur for automatic-sprinkler systems.

Tyco Fire Protection Products introduces its model RM-1 riser manifold available for commercial and residential applications.

The group began to standardize water mist technology, and provide guidance for a reliable design and installation of water mist systems.

The size and nature of very tall buildings poses a unique hazard to the protection of life and property. The height of the building makes it impractical to fight a fire from the outside, forcing emergency response personnel to enter the premises to fight the fire. 

NFPA combined multiple protection documents and created one comprehensive set of guidance with NFPA 13.

Claims have been made that they are actually designed to be safer than buildings fabricated using structural steel.

Cloud ceilings, which are panels separated by gaps that sit beneath the structural ceiling of a room or space, provide challenges to sprinkler protection.