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Re: Fire Sprinkler Heads
Posted by: dcarpenter (IP Logged)
Date: July 23, 2020 02:55PM
Assuming it ever fails.
In my experience, it is on the order of years.
Not sure if the investigation of glass bulb sprinkler failures produced any data on the time interval between installation and failure.
Douglas J. Carpenter, MScFPE, CFEI, PE, FSFPE
Vice President & Principal Engineer
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 884-3266
(410) 884-3267 (fax)
www.csefire.com
In my experience, it is on the order of years.
Not sure if the investigation of glass bulb sprinkler failures produced any data on the time interval between installation and failure.
Douglas J. Carpenter, MScFPE, CFEI, PE, FSFPE
Vice President & Principal Engineer
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 884-3266
(410) 884-3267 (fax)
www.csefire.com
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474 | dcarpenter | 07/23/2020 01:09PM |
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456 | J L Mazerat | 07/23/2020 01:57PM |
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450 | J L Mazerat | 07/23/2020 02:44PM |
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463 | dcarpenter | 07/23/2020 02:55PM |
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467 | dcarpenter | 07/23/2020 03:04PM |
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