Heat, smoke and two different jobs
A sprinkler and a smoke alarm can share a ceiling while doing different jobs. Follow the illustration to see why an alarm signal is not the same thing as a sprinkler response.
Follow the visual lesson ↗Three visual lessons for the questions owners ask: heat and smoke, wet and dry piping, and the next step after a report.
Move through one idea at a time. These illustrations make the concepts easier to see, then connect them to records and qualified conversations.
A sprinkler and a smoke alarm can share a ceiling while doing different jobs. Follow the illustration to see why an alarm signal is not the same thing as a sprinkler response.
Follow the visual lesson ↗“Dry” does not mean a system fights fire without water. Compare what is normally in the distribution piping, then take that distinction into a better records conversation.
Follow the visual lesson ↗An owner register becomes useful when each finding stays connected to the original report, the responsible people and the evidence that explains its outcome.
Follow the visual lesson ↗Play pauses on your terms. Every lesson also has written steps. The drawings explain ideas; they do not operate equipment or establish a design.