| ▲ | lurking_swe 4 days ago | |||||||
let me help educate you. :) Most common sprinkler type used in a residential setting is “wet pipe”: https://www.nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/blogs/2021/03/2... The sprinkler is “activated” if the ambient temperature around the sprinkler head is 40C, due to the little “wet pipe” in the sprinkler bursting. 40C is HOT. Basically - when your whole apartment is beginning to catch fire. It’s designed to save lives, not your things. Newer (higher end) apartments will have the sprinkler itself hidden / recessed, this way the little wet pipe / vial can’t be accidentally damaged by force (when cleaning, painting, etc) | ||||||||
| ▲ | serf 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
40c is miserable to be in, but it's not really that hot compared to fire or combustion. The record hot day in Phoenix was 50c; miserable but livable w/ precautions. wet pipe burst temps are between 57c-75c . | ||||||||
| ▲ | prmoustache 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
While 40°C is hot, it is not insanely hot. Every summer temp goes easily above 35°C in my apartment for a number of days. | ||||||||
| ▲ | BeetleB 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
40C is not comfortable, but it's pretty normal summer weather in many parts of the world. | ||||||||
| ▲ | ErroneousBosh 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
> The sprinkler is “activated” if the ambient temperature around the sprinkler head is 40C So pretty much room temperature in central Europe in summer? | ||||||||
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