One of my favorite passions while working Security was learning about fire systems. One mall I worked at had actual Fire Life Safety guys that were full time, they were a huge help. As the years go by sometimes branch lines get installed (retail suites are always changing size and location) so System 10 may now service a different suite or area than in years prior as an example. I loved draining and filling systems. I got good at panels as well. I'm usually the only non "expert" that can disable devices, figure out if a waterflow sensor is acting up, heck even filling a system correctly (if you leave too much air in a wet system you can trigger false alarms etc). That being said, I only have experience with wet systems so I still have a ton more to learn. I think I might go into the Fire Life Safety field!
You should do it! I was a security director and learned all about the trade from the engineers in the building and the contractors that came in to work. After proving my competency and good work ethic they picked me up and its been amazing. Life changing
azsdfghjkl; I think other than one and two family homes under 14,400ft/2 he's right. So actually he'd be wrong then because not all buildings require sprinklers.
@@CamelSmokes23 I'm currently studying to become a sprinkler fitter, it's really nice so far I love it. I'm already hired by a company so when I'll graduate there's a job waiting for me. Here in Montreal (Canada) there's labor shortage in my field so it's pretty easy to find a job. All the best for to you my friend.
@@tbah9402 If you live in an appartement the fire can start downstairs. By the time you are aware of it, it might be too late. Most people die from the smoke caused by the fire and not the fire itself.
its useful but what use is it if people are not going to take any precautions from it ? If they had used this in Grenfell Tower along with smoke alarms, fire alarms, fire extinguishers and fire exits, people could have survived.
Thanks, the video itself actually dates back to the mid 1990’s, although standards have updated, the basics remain the same, I am glad you found it helpful.
Retrofitting Sprinklers is difficult or costly. Think out of box or this case out of house. Aesthetic pvc conduit maybe appearing like trim or downspout on exterior walls connected to wall mounted sprinklers. Water released into exterior pipe once smoke or heat detector triggers.
neat idea, but cpvc pipework for sprinklers needs to be listed/approved by a test lab like UL/BRE/FM/VdS etc. and listed cpvc pipes have limitations around being exposed. Another challenge is preventing pipework from freezing which may break the pipe or impair the system if plugged with ice. Trace heating and lagging is not cheap, needs maintenance and has some running expense added to it.
@@ericluk68 you need to know the right people. the company's throw your resume in the garbage. it all about what union people you know basically if you dont know someone in the union ur not getting hired
i have hit one with a axe and the head did not go off. they work. had to put some heat on it to get it to trip.... Fire Department we had a small fire in a building to small to trip the sprinkle but big enough it was a problem. stupids left paint thinner in the stair well next to the ashtray.
Mmm glass tubes, with the liquid inside, that bursts when heated....and only still the sprinklers will activate when heat is present...not when the tube gets damaged, now I know how they work! Very interesting.
I live in an apartment and my bedroom is right next to the fire sprinkler system I regularly hear a high pitched noise. The maintenance guy says there is nothing they can do about it. Is this true? Not easy to move but the sound gets on my nerves
The most common pipe used for sprinkler system is black steel and the branch lines that usually have the sprinkler heads on them the thickness of the pipe is schedule 40 and for the main pipes that's Supply those branch lines is called the main and usually that pipe is called thin wall and its scheduled 10 thickness
Schedule 40 is the thicker pipe and they make it thicker so you can use a pipe threading machine to put threads on the pipe and then attach the fitting. Thin wall pipe is too thin and you cannot threat it so therefore you put a Groove in the end of the pipe and you and use a special coupling called a Victaulic coupling and a rubber gasket to connect those two pieces of pipe
Invented 120 years ago, still cost like $6,000 dollars to get installed in a home.💰 Not sure how much it cost else where but in America it's expensive.
I think there are some sprinkers that can be activated manuall but I I thinks its only common in an industrial application if I live in a condo which I do the buildings around are mall houses theaters and hosopitals and grocery stores I think a system that would allow for manual activatiion is limited to special insdustral building maybe an aircraft hanger or something int he above metioned buildings they have an automatic sprinkler system if any most sprinkler systems do not have a method of manual activation but most building like the above mentioned may possibly be required in addtion to having automaitc sprinklers like the things metnioned above could possibly be required to have automatic fire extinguishers like over a restaurant fat fryer such a system example here these type of extingusihing systems might allow for manual activation : th-cam.com/video/Ktnc2Xsub0s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bOzksecpmp8Ki_QF
Yeah but how do you turn off the sprinklers once they start? Especially the ones connected to the town water supply. It's not like they're going to run out of water. So how do you shut off the sprinklers?
Whitney, great question - each sprinkler system will cover an area of the building from a valve station. This valve station or riser as they are also called has a shut off valve just below the alarm valve. Think of it just like your cold water supply at home, the pipe has a valve in the street, it enters the building and there is another valve just before the alarm check valve and any sprinklers. Remember a typical sprinkler will discharge 60 litres or 12 gallons of water per minute, most fires are controlled by less than 6 sprinklers, often only 1 or 2, contrast this with a fire hose that outputs 1500 litres per minute nd is not located just above the fire and needs the fire service to turn up and start fire fighting, which can be around 10 minutes after the fire starts, so a sprinkler is more water efficient and quicker operating, with less damage from fire and water if one occurs.
Only Firefighters or Fire Guard is allowed to shut off the zone valve. Everyone alse who is not authorized can not touch the valve. Beacouse each zone control valve is monitored by computer with sensors. Thats how the Fire Department know wher the fire is on.
Water is normally discharged whenever a sprinkler is broken or set off by heat, except for a dry system which is charged with air, this is to avoid frost damage, air will discharge first quickly followed by water - However I sense you are referring to a Pre-Action system, these have special control valves that only release water into pipes after a set of detectors sense a fire, normally before a sprinkler would activate - and therefor if pipe or sprinkler was damaged, these valves would still hold back the water as no fire was detected. This is explained just after the 7 minute mark in the video.
now this, this is the type of video i like to watch at 2 am
It’s actually 2am rn lol😂😊
Thanks a lot. I was stuck in understanding the working of the pre-action sprinkler system. And here I'm clear and quite satisfied.
Great Historic Review. Every new building requires this type of fire system. This is a good overview for the newly informed.
Perfect! I'll use this information in my videos in Brazil! Thank you!
Mas olha só quem encontrei por aqui!!! Sou inscrito no seu canal. Eu sou projetista desses sistemas.
One of my favorite passions while working Security was learning about fire systems. One mall I worked at had actual Fire Life Safety guys that were full time, they were a huge help. As the years go by sometimes branch lines get installed (retail suites are always changing size and location) so System 10 may now service a different suite or area than in years prior as an example. I loved draining and filling systems. I got good at panels as well. I'm usually the only non "expert" that can disable devices, figure out if a waterflow sensor is acting up, heck even filling a system correctly (if you leave too much air in a wet system you can trigger false alarms etc). That being said, I only have experience with wet systems so I still have a ton more to learn. I think I might go into the Fire Life Safety field!
You should do it! I was a security director and learned all about the trade from the engineers in the building and the contractors that came in to work. After proving my competency and good work ethic they picked me up and its been amazing. Life changing
Fire Sprinkler will protect us and the future generations, Awesome video you should've given a multiple choice test at the end of this terrific lesson
great presentation
Very informative and well-presented video. Thank you for sharing.
great video I'm in fire sprinkler business for 15 years in Massachusetts USA and all buildings are required to be sprinkled
all? i could be mistaken but i don't believe that is true
azsdfghjkl; I think other than one and two family homes under 14,400ft/2 he's right. So actually he'd be wrong then because not all buildings require sprinklers.
From 2005 to present any new buildings been build has to have a sprinkler system in it due to the NFPA
How do you like it? I'm between careers right now and I've always loved working with fire systems.
@@CamelSmokes23 I'm currently studying to become a sprinkler fitter, it's really nice so far I love it. I'm already hired by a company so when I'll graduate there's a job waiting for me. Here in Montreal (Canada) there's labor shortage in my field so it's pretty easy to find a job. All the best for to you my friend.
Excellent video!!!
Hey, thanks for making this video. It's very informative.
As a kid, I used to love watching that one show "How it works" ye I love youtube. this is awesome
Proud to be working in Fire Sprinkler Systems
Perfect information. Thank you.
Excellent video..enlightening
I am so enlightened
I saw that and I loved it!
superb content delivery thank you for this video
great video!
I will want to have sprinklers installed when I own my own house. Having them in my current apartment gives me peace of mind.
dickcheney6 try to get the pop out ones, they blend in with the ceiling and they’re way less likely to go off from something stupid like getting hit.
Just get a fire extinguisher
@@tbah9402 that’s not the same idiot
@@tbah9402 If you live in an appartement the fire can start downstairs. By the time you are aware of it, it might be too late. Most people die from the smoke caused by the fire and not the fire itself.
? That's ridiculous.
Excellent video.
Edwin Jackson
very informative
Excellent informative video without being too technical
A video from 2002 that brings back memories from that decade in so many ways XD
But this video is from 2014
this is wonderful, thank you
Love fitting fire sprinklers it's just a shame some company's don't pay the fitters on time
Mark im in jamaica we have a fire protection company. DO you do programming as well.
is through bro they don't pay us on time
Well if it was easy every body would be doing it
Then dont be a scab and go work union. I've never not been paid on thursday 10 years in the trade
nice video
Very useful video , Thank you !
its useful but what use is it if people are not going to take any precautions from it ? If they had used this in Grenfell Tower along with smoke alarms, fire alarms, fire extinguishers and fire exits, people could have survived.
I install these systems very helpful and a life saving device
4 years experience in fire fighting field. Iv done big projects in Dubai.
I adore this field ❤
What's the money like over there? I am in this field in Australia and although the money is great a new work atmosphere would be nice
@@WUSZNN you can make anywhere from 80,000$ - 120,000$ depending on experience
@@isnoozen In Dubai? As an installer or designer?
@@WUSZNN it's bad now as most projects are completed due to the expo. How is the market in Australia
Haii
V useful video
Very informative......
great video
useful video
Thanks for the video ^^
Inventor of fire sprinklers deserves a Nobel prize
Thanks a lot for this
AWESOME
Very informative!
great content for everyone thanks..
Ships fire fighting system- English
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superb video
Even though this video was created in 2014 and has poor video quality, STILL VERY GOOD INFORMATION!
Thanks, the video itself actually dates back to the mid 1990’s, although standards have updated, the basics remain the same, I am glad you found it helpful.
@@stuartlloyd2861 Thank you!
Yes I do iv been in the job just over 39 years but in the uk it's just not paying to do it
wow that is a very good video
nice video...thanks!
If only Hollywood had watched this; we would never see the myth of "all the sprinklers come on, when activated" again.
Looking at you kindergarten cop
@@heavyglassglass So did Hocus Pocus have it wrong then when the kid held the candle to the sprinkler alarm and activated it on the 3 witches?
@@kylehill3643 if he held it to one sprinkler and multiple were activated, then yes. I haven't seen that scene in a long time, if ever
Good information
Thanks useful info for my studies
Retrofitting Sprinklers is difficult or costly. Think out of box or this case out of house. Aesthetic pvc conduit maybe appearing like trim or downspout on exterior walls connected to wall mounted sprinklers. Water released into exterior pipe once smoke or heat detector triggers.
neat idea, but cpvc pipework for sprinklers needs to be listed/approved by a test lab like UL/BRE/FM/VdS etc. and listed cpvc pipes have limitations around being exposed.
Another challenge is preventing pipework from freezing which may break the pipe or impair the system if plugged with ice. Trace heating and lagging is not cheap, needs maintenance and has some running expense added to it.
Mechanical Engineers for LIFE!
what a fantastic video
Thank you
Yep I'm a twenty year journey men out of Tampa Florida love my trade
Beast Mason it’s so hard to get into Sprinkler fitting here in Canada your lucky
@@themilfologist is it because of trade unions' protectionism?
@@ericluk68 you need to know the right people. the company's throw your resume in the garbage. it all about what union people you know basically if you dont know someone in the union ur not getting hired
Great Video, thank you
Good video for every one !
Superb sir.
This good video
great sir jai frm India
thank you
I'd love to know if the attack line blew off the side of the engine after that stunt at 4:45
Old Hank Parmelee would be proud...
very great and useful vedio
realy thanks and appreciated
Good system
GREAT....
nice vido
My work I'm proud of your explanation
W done . Go ahead
i have hit one with a axe and the head did not go off. they work. had to put some heat on it to get it to trip.... Fire Department we had a small fire in a building to small to trip the sprinkle but big enough it was a problem. stupids left paint thinner in the stair well next to the ashtray.
YES
Such as everything,😊
fire and Fire and Fire
good installed
👌👌👌👍👍👍
Thanks
Mmm glass tubes, with the liquid inside, that bursts when heated....and only still the sprinklers will activate when heat is present...not when the tube gets damaged, now I know how they work! Very interesting.
Thank you sir
This is what I do for a living. Idk why I’m even watching this tbh
That's dedication.👍
I do the same thing but I'm unemployed rn.
good explane
I live in an apartment and my bedroom is right next to the fire sprinkler system I regularly hear a high pitched noise. The maintenance guy says there is nothing they can do about it. Is this true? Not easy to move but the sound gets on my nerves
Ed Fox fire panels beep it doesn’t stop
The fire panel shouldn’t beep unless there is a problem with the system
I had no idea that there were different types of sprinklers.
My 1300 sqft apartment has 8 sprinklers.
Good
What kind of pipe use for water distribution in sprinkler system its thickness and gauge?
The most common pipe used for sprinkler system is black steel and the branch lines that usually have the sprinkler heads on them the thickness of the pipe is schedule 40 and for the main pipes that's Supply those branch lines is called the main and usually that pipe is called thin wall and its scheduled 10 thickness
Schedule 40 is the thicker pipe and they make it thicker so you can use a pipe threading machine to put threads on the pipe and then attach the fitting. Thin wall pipe is too thin and you cannot threat it so therefore you put a Groove in the end of the pipe and you and use a special coupling called a Victaulic coupling and a rubber gasket to connect those two pieces of pipe
Depends on spec of job. Customers with money will install sch.40 mains and branches.....most places will install sch.10 mains and branches.
Invented 120 years ago, still cost like $6,000 dollars to get installed in a home.💰 Not sure how much it cost else where but in America it's expensive.
very very uselful
exelemt
167 pyros obviously don’t like this video.
227 now :/
Unfortunately 300 pyros don't like this video..
Can this system be activated manually?!
I think there are some sprinkers that can be activated manuall but I I thinks its only common in an industrial application if I live in a condo which I do the buildings around are mall houses theaters and hosopitals and grocery stores I think a system that would allow for manual activatiion is limited to special insdustral building maybe an aircraft hanger or something int he above metioned buildings they have an automatic sprinkler system if any most sprinkler systems do not have a method of manual activation but most building like the above mentioned may possibly be required in addtion to having automaitc sprinklers like the things metnioned above could possibly be required to have automatic fire extinguishers like over a restaurant fat fryer such a system example here these type of extingusihing systems might allow for manual activation : th-cam.com/video/Ktnc2Xsub0s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bOzksecpmp8Ki_QF
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Yeah but how do you turn off the sprinklers once they start? Especially the ones connected to the town water supply. It's not like they're going to run out of water. So how do you shut off the sprinklers?
Whitney, great question - each sprinkler system will cover an area of the building from a valve station. This valve station or riser as they are also called has a shut off valve just below the alarm valve.
Think of it just like your cold water supply at home, the pipe has a valve in the street, it enters the building and there is another valve just before the alarm check valve and any sprinklers.
Remember a typical sprinkler will discharge 60 litres or 12 gallons of water per minute, most fires are controlled by less than 6 sprinklers, often only 1 or 2, contrast this with a fire hose that outputs 1500 litres per minute nd is not located just above the fire and needs the fire service to turn up and start fire fighting, which can be around 10 minutes after the fire starts, so a sprinkler is more water efficient and quicker operating, with less damage from fire and water if one occurs.
@@stuartlloyd2861 oh wow! That's so interesting thank you for explaining that to me!
Only Firefighters or Fire Guard is allowed to shut off the zone valve. Everyone alse who is not authorized can not touch the valve. Beacouse each zone control valve is monitored by computer with sensors. Thats how the Fire Department know wher the fire is on.
Mandi Durres this is true for some countries, but not all systems have electronic monitoring.
@@stuartlloyd2861 I was just saying in general. But safety first
How many temperature need this sprinkler open
7
the answer is differernt types of sprinklers have differnt temperature settings !!!!
Sir i want to buy how much 1 sprinkler water?
An amazing invention that saves our lives everyday but yet we just find it as an ugly disturbance in our houses or workplaces
Sir,Why sprinkler head have red color and greed color and yellow color?
Indicates temperature rating of sprinkler
Thank you @@stuartlloyd2861
They don’t always active to fire dept
I love my job, 3 years ago getting into this industry installing fire systems and shit. Pays great😂
Is it your own business or you work for a company ? Because I’m thinking of starting a firefighting system business here in MENA region.
Why doesnt any water come out if the glass valve of the sprinkler is destroyed by physical impact and not by heat?
Water is normally discharged whenever a sprinkler is broken or set off by heat, except for a dry system which is charged with air, this is to avoid frost damage, air will discharge first quickly followed by water - However I sense you are referring to a Pre-Action system, these have special control valves that only release water into pipes after a set of detectors sense a fire, normally before a sprinkler would activate - and therefor if pipe or sprinkler was damaged, these valves would still hold back the water as no fire was detected. This is explained just after the 7 minute mark in the video.
Light hazards, Ordinary, & Extra high hazard.
Carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, & hydrogen chloride,
Wet system, dry system, pre action, deluge,
8:25 Why the f**k is the yellow Australia outline not lined up with the satellite picture?????
Konrad Schneider no graphics line up with the satellite pictures, they are outlines of countries or areas which jump out from the globe.
What if the sprinkler catches on fire? LOL
Fire Sprinkler Head will never catch fire. And how? If you can let me know.
I almost died