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Protecting Property, Life and the Environment Newsletter No 17 Page 6 New Products and services The “Shawston Firesleeve” will save you in labour time due to its unique Snap Lock Design. As you will be aware there is increasing responsibility placed on contractors to make good any area where the services penetrate a firewall. To assist you in doing this Shawston have put a wide range of the most common fire stopping products into stock. The “Shawston Firesleeve” is suitable for fire containment in both plasterboard and block work walls for a 2-hour rated seal. It has a stainless steel sleeve lined with a high expansion intumescent compound overlaid with a fire resistant acoustic foam compression seal. Viking Offers ESFR Protection in Freezers The Viking Corporation announces a new system for protecting freezer and cold storage environments. This new system, utilizing Vi- king’s K25 ESFR Pendent Sprinklers (VK510) and a pre-mix of propylene glycol antifreeze and water, can enhance flexibility by eliminat- ing in-rack sprinklers in certain applications. Testing utilizing Viking’s K25 ESFR Sprinkler has been completed, and UL Listing is pend- ing. Viking’s K25 Antifreeze System protects up to Class II Storage Commodities in buildings up to 40 feet (12,2 m) high with racked storage up to 35 feet (10,7 m). The listing is for the 165° F (74° C) Viking K25 ESFR Sprinkler (VK510), though intermediate temperature sprinklers rated to 205° F (96° C) may be applied as referenced in NFPA 13 for installation in close proximity to heat sources. This special application for the K25 ESFR Sprinkler requires a minimum starting pressure of 40 psi (278 kPa) and has a maximum volume of antifreeze solution per system of 1100 gallons (4163 liters). The Viking K25 Antifreeze System provides a cost effective alternative to in-rack sprinkler systems for protecting storage environments as cold as –23° F (-30.6° C). In addition to having a positive impact on total installed cost, the system is also far less vulnerable to damage than traditional in-rack sprinklers. Viking Introduces New Concealed Dry Sprinklers (see photo) This new line includes both standard response and quick response versions for both standard coverage and extended coverage applications. Standard Coverage Extended Coverage Standard Response (1” NPT) 5.6 (8,1) K-factor 5.6 (8,1) K-factor 8.0 (11,5) K-factor Quick Response (1” NPT) 5.6 (8,1) K-factor 5.6 (8,1) K-factor The push-on, thread-off cover design allows for easy installation after the system has been tested and the ceiling has been finished. The cover provides ½” (12,7mm) vertical adjustment, a critical factor for proper installation of concealed sprinklers. It is only 3-1/8” (80mm) in diameter, may be removed without taking the system out of service and is available in chrome, white, ivory, black and custom colors. Protect Combustible Concealed Spaces with New Viking COIN Sprinkler The new COIN Quick Response Combustible Interstitial Space Sprinkler has been tested and listed for use in specific light hazard combustible and non-combustible concealed horizontal spaces requiring sprinkler protection per installation standards. In some cases, it can allow the use of any listed CPVC piping system within concealed spaces requiring sprinkler protection. With extended cov erage listings for spacing up to 12’ x 12’ (3,7m x 3,7m), the COIN Sprinkler can be used with Wet Pipe Systems using steel or any listed CPVC pipe, or Dry Pipe Systems using galvanized steel pipe. The COIN sprinkler (VK900) is cULus Listed. It has a 4.2 (6,0 metric) K-factor and a starting pressure of 11.8 psi (81,4 kPa) at its maximum spacing and .1 gpm/ft 2 (4,1mm/min) density. Minimum starting pressure is 8 psi (55 kPa). For more information on any of Viking’s full-line of products, please visit www.vikingcorp.com
Protecting Property, Life and the Environment Newsletter No 17 Page 7 Successful Sprinkler Stops Sprinkler system saves a Whitworth factory Rochdale Observer: Wednesday 5 th May 2004 Sprinkler system saves a Whitworth factory from serious damage after a fire. Four appliances were called to Anglo Felts in Tong Lane, Whitworth, an underlay carpet factory, at about 7am. They were at the scene for three hours tackling the blaze. Leading fire fighter John Lind from Bacup fire station said “A bale caught fire after self heating. The sprinkler system went off before we got there so while there was fire and water damage to 20 bales there was only smoke damage to the factory itself and nobody was injured.” Article contributed by Mike green of Hall Fire A paranoid schizophrenic torches himself whilst in the Asda Shoeburyness store in Southend Apparently he wished to be taken back into care, visited the store armed with a can of petrol. He proceeded to pour this over the clothes in the 'George' section of the store and put a match to it. 7 sprinklers operated and successfully put the fire out by the time the Brigade arrived (within a few minutes). The sprinklers were positioned above a magna grid ceiling. The building was evacuated and eventually ended up smoke-logged to just above the floor. The only injury was to a customer who had their ankle hit by a trolley during the evacuation. The stored was protected some 20 years ago by the now defunct company, Mercia Sprinklers. The system is Town Main fed. This information was related to R Cox of Compco by the Store Engineer during a recent visit. Article contributed by Richard Cox - Compco Fire Systems Limited Sprinklers Save Harvey Nicolls store in Manchester Mike Green of Hall Fire Protection reports that fire broke out early on Friday, 27 th February in the Harvey Nichols department store in Manchester, UK. The sprinkler system operated and alerted the fire brigade. On arrival the fire brigade found that a single sprinkler had extinguished a fire which began in the Video Room at the store. Hall Fire Protection replaced the sprinkler and put the system back in service, so that the store could open as normal Residential Sprinkler Saves Home West Wiltshire Housing Society is delighted that the residential sprinkler system that it fitted to 208 new homes as part of the redevelopment of the Studley Green estate in Trowbridge saved a house from being gutted by fire at the weekend. John Alford, Chair of the Studley Green Tenants and Residents Association said, " this has been the first fire we have had since the sprinklers were fitted. When they were suggested some people were sceptical following wrong images in T.V. shows of sprinklers going off everywhere and soaking everything. We had our work cut out to convince everybody but this fire has shown that they work and are a real life saver" The sprinklers were fitted from 1998 and was the first large-scale installation in Europe. TV presenter, Nick Ross gave his support to the system and opened the first home to be fitted with sprinklers on the estate. Article contributed by Wiltshire Fire Brigade -Andrew Hargreaves- 01380 731108, mobile 07860 815045 Sprinklers save Spanish shopping centre According to a press release from the fire service of the port of Cadiz they were called to a fire in the El Paseo shopping centre late on 19 February. When they arrived there was smoke and a smell of burning but they could not find a fire. After checking each shop they found water leaking under the door of a children’s clothes shop. Inside they found where the fire had started and that the sprinkler system had operated to extinguish it. They quickly cleared the area and evacuated the smoke. The fire is believed to have been caused by a fault in an air conditioning unit. The damage was limited to one clothing rack Article contributed by Alan Brinson of the EFSN Please keep these successful sprinkler stops coming in that way we can create a data base of them and also you can get the credit for your efforts !
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