Residential Fire Sprinklers - American Burn Association

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<strong>Fire</strong> Sprinkler Myths-Installation is expensive• The cost of fire sprinkler installation in newconstruction is $1.00 to $1.50 per square foot• Retrofit costs in existing construction is 20-30% higher• In new construction, the cost of firesprinkler installation is approximately the sameas the cost of installing wall-toto-wall carpetingor the cost of installing lawn sprinklers
<strong>Fire</strong> Sprinkler Myths-When one head activates,all heads activate• Sprinkler heads operate independently of each other• Sprinkler heads are designed to activate only whenambient heat exceeds 135-165165 o F• Sprinkler heads are designed to be installed oneper room. If the fire is confined to one room, onlyone head will activate• Early activation of one sprinkler headoften keeps the fire from spreading
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