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Please enlighten us then, why do many countries require commercial kitchens have fire sprinklers if it's such a terrible and dangerous idea?
by estimator7292 5mo ago
Please enlighten us then, why do many countries require commercial kitchens have fire sprinklers if it's such a terrible and dangerous idea?
- wolrah 5mo agoMost developed jurisdictions require commercial kitchens (and commercial spaces in general) to have fire suppression systems, not necessarily fire sprinklers. Water sprinklers are a common choice for fire suppression in many spaces because they're relatively cheap, but they're not the only option. A kitchen fire suppression system will generally be a wet chemical system that will safely blanket a grease fire while still being easy to clean off of food prep surfaces unlike dry chemicals.
- ErroneousBosh 5mo agoPresumably because the regulations were written by people who have zero experience of either kitchens, fires, or kitchen fires. Do you know what happens when you put water on an oil fire, which is pretty much what you're going to have in a kitchen?
- post-it 5mo ago> Do you know what happens when you put water on an oil fire When the water is coming out of the ceiling at 25 gpm, you get a lot of slightly oily water and no fire. To answer your earlier question, the purpose of sprinklers in a house is to save my pets' lives if a fire starts while I'm away.
- ceejayoz 5mo agoYou seem to erroneously believe these are a little squirt gun pointed right at the oil pot.