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In Canada, the ULC Laboratories offer these services.

They can be contacted at:

TORONTO

• 7 Underwriters Road
• Toronto, Ontario   M1R 3A9
• Telephone : (416) 757-3611
• Fax : (416) 757-8727
• E mail : cec@ul.com

MONTREAL

• 6505 Trans-Canada Highway, suite 330
• St-Laurent, Quebec  H4T 1S3
• Telephone : (514) 363-5941
• Fax : (514) 363-7014
• Courriel : cec@ul.com

Today’s sprinklers are offered in a vast selection of finishes and material. Sprinklers offering superior corrosion resistance are usually coated or made of a corrosion resistance material.

Our partner Viking Corporation offers a specific bulletin concerning corrosion resistance for all the sprinkler finishes they offer see link). These are good guidelines to choose the best sprinkler for your application. http://www.vikinggroupinc.com/databook/bulletins/012513.pdf

Storage sprinklers are offered in a large selection of K-Factors, orifice size and types.

Typically, all sprinklers are built and tested to control a fire even if numerous fires end up being put out by proper sprinkler activation. The only exception to this ‘’control mode’’ are the sprinklers listed and tested meeting the ‘’ESFR’’ requirements. ESFR means Early Suppression Fast Response. Suppression means that these sprinklers have passed specific tests to put out a fire and not only control it.

There are also CMSA sprinklers which means Control Mode Specific Application. Always refer to the manufacturers specification sheets to identify the proper circumstances where these sprinklers are to be used.

Once again, our partner Viking Corporation offers different sprinkler Quick Reference guides to help with your choices (see link).

https://www.vikinggroupinc.com/sites/default/files/documents/Viking%20Storage%20Sprinkler%20QRG%20PMS%20287C%20-%20051419%20v2.pdf

The electrical characteristics of Protectowire Linear Heat Detector are approximately as follows.

Resistance: 0.2 Ohms per foot (0.656 Ohms per Meter)

Capacitance: 30pF per foot (98.43pF per Meter)

Inductance: 2.5uH per foot (8.2uH per Meter) (Values shown reflect twisted pair)

Reference: www.protectowire.com

No, they do not mean the same thing. NFPA 13 2010 Section 3.6.4.7 defines a quick response sprinkler as a type of spray sprinkler that meets the fast response criteria of 3.6.1(a) (1) and is listed as a quick response sprinkler for its intended use. For further information on this, please follow the link provided below to a technical article we have available that goes into much further detail on this question: https://www.vikinggroupinc.com/sites/default/files/documents/Automatic%20Sprinkler%20Thermal%20Sensitivity.pdf

Reference: www.vikingcorp.com