In the houses we are working on just now (new council homes have to have sprinklers fitted now ) , they have sprinkler systems fitted 1000 litre watertank in the loft with a piped system to sprinkler heads in all rooms (even hall cupboards with nothing in them ?????), has a fire pump in upper hall cupboard , basically it arms when the smoke alarms go off ready to pump when pressure drops on one of the heads (ie fire detected, sprinkler activated ) then it runs, there is no off switch so it runs untill all the 1000 litres have been used up then keeps going, its a one time pump (£700 each) all its interested is to put the water on the flames.
Remember they are only designed to keep the flames down to allow people to escape , so unless your going to spend £2k-3k and are wanting a lot of disruption during fitting or building a new home and fitting them (easy option ) its not going to be an option
1000 litres of water is 1000kg , so your roof may have to be reinforced to cope with the weight .
I did ask why did they not use a rainwater harvesting tank and pump it up from there , just got blank looks , but seemed like an option , by the time you've got watertanks , uprated trusses,and the tanks need to be flushed every 6 months for legionella , then i thought it would be an easier option , especially with the sizes you get 3-4000 litres .
You could always go along the route of rainwaterharvesting tank , and a demand pump , with a hose , but to be honest , if your house is on fire , GET OUT, STAY OUT.
Home-made fire sprinkler system?
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poppypiesdad
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Re: Home-made fire sprinkler system?
Be Prepared.
Plan like its the last loaf on the shop shelves.
Plan like its the last beer in the fridge.
Plan like its the last loaf on the shop shelves.
Plan like its the last beer in the fridge.
Re: Home-made fire sprinkler system?
How interesting! This has sparked some thoughts, obviously 
In a shtf situation, there'd be very little electricity to cause fires, and probably none thats wired up to the house electrics, not for most of us - it'd be generators and batteries and whatnot. And there might be time to either chuck a fire blanket over it, or get hold of it with said fire blanket and throw it out of the house.
Once the situation stabilises, we might do what was done in many societies until very recently, including our own, of having the kitchen, or the cooking facilities at least, in a lean-to attached to the house. Or even in a separate little hut separated from the house, which I saw on my uncle's farm in Africa, and that was only built in the 1960s.
The other element is lighting - the little solar garden lights used in the house aren't going to cause any problems, nor is anything battery driven (or if it does you can chuck it out the window) - its naked flames, isn't it ... lanterns, like in any gift shop, will cut down the incidence, but some are going to happen. Rather than going hi-tech, what about buckets of sand?
In a shtf situation, there'd be very little electricity to cause fires, and probably none thats wired up to the house electrics, not for most of us - it'd be generators and batteries and whatnot. And there might be time to either chuck a fire blanket over it, or get hold of it with said fire blanket and throw it out of the house.
Once the situation stabilises, we might do what was done in many societies until very recently, including our own, of having the kitchen, or the cooking facilities at least, in a lean-to attached to the house. Or even in a separate little hut separated from the house, which I saw on my uncle's farm in Africa, and that was only built in the 1960s.
The other element is lighting - the little solar garden lights used in the house aren't going to cause any problems, nor is anything battery driven (or if it does you can chuck it out the window) - its naked flames, isn't it ... lanterns, like in any gift shop, will cut down the incidence, but some are going to happen. Rather than going hi-tech, what about buckets of sand?
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essgee23
Re: Home-made fire sprinkler system?
did make me smile, how much cheaper do you think itd be to do this rather than have a tank filled in-situ??poppypiesdad wrote:
I did ask why did they not use a rainwater harvesting tank and pump it up from there , just got blank looks , but seemed like an option , by the time you've got watertanks , uprated trusses,and the tanks need to be flushed every 6 months for legionella , then i thought it would be an easier option , especially with the sizes you get 3-4000 litres .
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makes a lot more sense doesnt it. i think (hope) my place is small enough to get out if there was a risk, and not require sprinklers. might get some uber supersoakers loaded up and mounted on rifle racks or something now
