I don't buy the 50% failure rate but any system without proper testing and maintenance is destined to fail.
I absolutely agree on single family systems. Damage exceeds their life safety benefits. Teach your family to evacuate and pay for a good fire department.
BTW, there isn't a single code in the books that somebody isn't making bank from.
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Originally Posted by kach22i
I've read that 50% of the time active fire suppression systems (sprinklers) malfunction and don't even go off.
If anyone ever gets involved with this topic at a community level please fight proposed building code changes that could add sprinklers to single family detached homes, it will only add cost and not increase safety.
Lobbyists.
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