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2. Sprinkler system timer - Wikipedia

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   A sprinkler system timer is an electrical device that is used to set an irrigation sprinkler system to come on automatically at a certain time. Irrigation timers first appeared in the early 1960s to control large-radius lawn sprinklers, which at the time usually contained their own electrically operated valve (most golf-course sprinklers still use this type of actuation).

3. Irrigation controller - Wikipedia

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   Most automatic irrigation valves are diaphragm valves in which the water above the diaphragm must be discharged for the valve to open. In a hydraulic system, the controller and valves are connected via small plastic tubes approximately 4 mm (¼ in) in diameter. The controller opens the tube connected to the valve, allowing that valve to open.

4. Automatic fire suppression - Wikipedia

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   Systems are as diverse as the many applications. [4] [5] In general, however, automatic fire suppression systems fall into two categories: engineered and pre-engineered systems. [6] Engineered fire suppression systems are design specific and most commonly used for larger installations where the system is designed for a particular application ...

5. British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association - Wikipedia

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   The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) is the trade body for the fire sprinkler industry in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] Members of BAFSA install over 85% of the sprinkler installations in the United Kingdom.

6. SimplexGrinnell - Wikipedia

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   Grinnell improved Parmalee's first practical automatic sprinkler and patented his own Grinnell sprinkler in 1882. [5] Continual improvements resulted in the glass disc sprinkler in 1890. With slight modifications, this sprinkler head is still used in modern fire sprinkler systems ; sprinklers are even called le Grinnells in France. [ 6 ]

7. 6 steps to take after a natural disaster - AOL

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   According to the Insurance Information Institute, replacement costs escalated 55 percent between 2019 and 2022 due to spikes in construction materials and labor shortages.