Re: Automatic fire sprinklers

[Tom Horne <hornetd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 10, 8:40=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jan 10, 7:02=A0pm, "Stormin Mormon"
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> <cayoung61**spambloc...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Years ago, I took a couple fire protection courses.
> > Sprinklers actually greatly reduce damage, as well as
> > reduced safety (fire deaths). Proper sprinklers open up only
> > on the fire. Each head has a heat sensor, which melts or
> > breaks at a certain temp. My courses were in the early
> > 1980s, but they were conclusive that sprinklers greatly
> > reduce damage.
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> > I'm curious, if you can provide some reputable web pages
> > that support what you've written.
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> > --
> > Christopher A. Young
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> > <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote in messagenews:uu2ni6pd2ck0hl9983j66vipcv0skj1sqt@xxxxxxxxxx
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> > A sprinkler system will also cause far more damage, overall.
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> > Are you stupid? =A0Do you know how much damage a sprinkler
> > going off will cause?
> > Most of the damage in a fire, that's put out by a FD is
> > caused by water. =A0If
> > they have to use more than 50gal of water the house is
> > usually a write-off.
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> I have pictures some where from when one head on an R 13 system went
> off in a town house kitchen and destroyed it and 2 rooms below it with
> water. because some one put something in a microwave they should not
> have.
> Sprinklers do work but they also cause significant damage as well.
> thats why many insurance company's will increase your premium on home
> owners insurance if you have sprinklers.
> have a customer with2 high end homes put sprinklers in both and turned
> them both off after having water damge from frozen pipes.

Name one insurance carrier that will do that nick.  Just one will
do.
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Tom Horne